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Mali insurgents attack multiple towns and a prison, army says

Insurgents in ​Mali staged attacks in at least five locations ‌early ⁠on ‌Saturday, including at a prison in Kenieroba, according to an army statement. The fighting comes more than two months after the country’s defence minister was killed. 

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Au Mali, nouvelles attaques coordonnées dans des localités et contre une prison

De nouvelles attaques coordonnées sont en cours au Mali, menées par des jihadistes et leurs alliés indépendantistes touareg, dans les localités de Gao, Anefis, Aguelhoc (nord), Sévaré (centre) et contre la prison de Kéniéroba à 70 kilomètres de la capitale, selon l’armée, des sources sécuritaires et civiles. 

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More than 400 dead in DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak

In tonight’s edition, Ebola is spreading beyond its original hotspot in the DRC as a new case has been detected nearly 600 kilometers away. And another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in Sudan around the besieged city of al-Obeid, the UN says. 

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De nouvelles provinces de la RDC touchées par le virus Ebola

L’épidémie d’Ebola s’étend. Les autorités dénombre 3 provinces concernée par le virus : l’Ituri, épicentre de l’épidémie, le Nord et le Sud-Kivu. Côté culture, Yatou Baldé, autrice de livres jeunesse, nous raconte comment accompagner les enfants dans leurs premières années, et leur permettre de se reconnaître dans les histoires qu’ils …

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Putin & The ‘Drowning Man Syndrome’ Sudan

From intensifying drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia to mounting fears of a humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, anti-immigration protests in South Africa and a landmark ruling by the US Supreme Court, this week has been shaped by conflicts over power, identity and international law.

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‘Not a proxy war’: Sudan civil war ‘would not go on like this’ without role of international players

Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Jan Pospisil, Sudan Affairs Analyst at the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform. He says the siege has been going on for almost a year, and the RSF seems committed to seizing el-Obeid. While Pospisil explains that Sudan’s civil war is not a proxy …

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Au Bénin, des potagers scolaires pour lutter contre le changement climatique

Au Bénin, le changement climatique frappe d’abord les régions agricoles du Nord. Dans l’Atacora, avec l’appui de l’UNICEF, des écoles ont décidé de répondre à leur échelle en mettant en place des potagers. Une première école a servi de test. Le modèle doit maintenant s’étendre à tout le département.

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UN issues ‘red alert’ over human rights catastrophe in Sudan’s El-Obeid

The UN on Friday warned that a « human rights catastrophe » was unfolding in Sudan’s El-Obeid where experts have warned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) may be about to stage an offensive. Civilians in the city have already been subjected to « siege-like conditions » for the past 18 months, UN rights chief Volker Turk said.

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International Red Cross: ‘Civilian suffering in Sudan is not inevitable’

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Mateo Jaramillo Ortega, ICRC Regional Spokesperson for Eastern Africa. He asserts that ‘ »civilian suffering in Sudan is not inevitable: much of the harm over the past three years, since the beginning of combat in Khartoum, and nowadays in al-Obeid, could have been prevented had …

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