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Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching

The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

Sudanese Seek Refuge Underground In Besieged Darfur City

Beneath the broken earth of the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher in the western region of Darfur, Nafisa Malik clutches her five children close.

International Business Times

Video of Burkina Faso massacre appears to implicate government-allied militia, watchdog says

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia

The Independent UK

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Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts

The Guardian - UK

UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls

The Independent UK

MSF warns of ‘rapidly spreading’ outbreak as cholera kills 31 in Ethiopia

The charity says the situation has worsened with the arrival of refugees from South Sudan, where thousands are infected.

Al Jazeera

UN chief describes aid cuts as 'a crime' during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries as “a crime”

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UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as hunger fears rise

Antonio Guterres’ visit comes after WFP says it may have to halve food vouchers for Rohingya starting next month.

Al Jazeera

WFP Says Funding Shortfall Forces It To Cut Food Aid To 1 Mn People In Myanmar

The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said on Friday.

International Business Times

East DR Congo Mines Mint Rwanda-backed M23's Fortune

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for the Rwanda-backed M23.

International Business Times

TV tonight: an essential report on the civil war in Sudan

Krishnan Guru-Murthy reports from an African disaster zone. Plus: ballet superstar Steven McRae’s gruelling road to recovery. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

UN: Sudan war is world's worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids

The head of the U.N. children's agency says the war in Sudan has created the world’s largest and most devastating humanitarian crisis, with over 30 million people needing aid this year – 16 million of them children

The Independent UK

Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

International Business Times

Footage shows UN judge claiming ‘immunity’ to police before slavery conviction

Lydia Mugambe was found guilty of all four charges at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

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UN judge ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules

Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found guilty of forcing someone to work and conspiring to breach UK immigration law

Salon

USAID cuts mean starving kids will die

Former USAID chief Andrew Natsios told Salon that the Trump-Musk cuts will directly and immediately cost lives

The Independent UK

US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options

The Independent UK

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe forced the young woman to work as her maid and provide free childcare

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The Independent UK

UN judge convicted of forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim in the ‘most egregious way’, prosecutors said.

The Independent UK

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year

Radio France Internationale

Angola indicates M23 rebels are ready to begin direct peace talks on 18 March

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.

Al Jazeera

Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance

The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops.

Radio France Internationale

France's foreign ministry warns tourists to steer clear of Tigray in Ethiopia

France's foreign ministry on Thursday warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Tigray in northern Ethiopia following clashes between factions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the capital Mekele and the second city Adigrat.

The Independent UK

UN secretary-general arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and push for aid

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Bangladesh on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the fear of aid cuts that could seriously affect them

International Business Times

Fears Grow Of Renewed Conflict In Ethiopia's Tigray

Infighting between rival factions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray has raised the spectre of a fresh war between Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea, analysts and residents said Thursday.

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