Almost two dozen countries at high risk of acute hunger, UN report reveals
Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Palestine and Haiti rated at level of highest concern in latest six-monthly analysis Acute food insecurity is expected to worsen in...
Category : South Sudan
Ex-LRA commander convicted of crimes against humanity in landmark Ugandan trial
Court to sentence Thomas Kwoyelo for 44 offences committed during militia’s 20-year rebellion and reign of terror A former commander in the feared Lord’s Resistance...
Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report
More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine Attacks on health workers,...
UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group
Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes Inside South Sudan’s worsening refugee crisis – in pictures...
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation...
Weather tracker: cyclone warning in Australia while Finland freezes in -16C lows
Meanwhile, South Sudan has ordered schools to shut amid extreme heatwave A cyclone warning has been issued in northern Australia for coastal communities from the...
South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak
MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women A push to tackle an outbreak...
Irish woman inspired to return African and Aboriginal antiquities by Guardian article
Isabella Walsh has contacted embassies and consulates to repatriate 10 objects that her father wanted to be returned An Irish woman has been inspired by...
Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN
Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials The UN is in a...
‘A deadly trip’: Sudanese refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border
People fleeing fighting in Khartoum left waiting for days at sparsely staffed crossing after costly and dangerous journeys Thousands of people have fled fierce street...
