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Congolese hopes that conflict would end this year were dashed after M23 advanced on key city Uvira despite US and Qatari peace efforts.When Qatar helped secure a peace deal to end ongoing conflict between the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) government last month, there was hope among many Congolese that a permanent ceasefire would soon emerge to end the fighting that has uprooted close to a million people in the country’s troubled east, and give war-racked communities some respite as the new year rolls in.Since late 2021, the group, which the United States and the…
I met displaced people who had experienced unimaginable horrors – horrors that the world failed to stop.I was about 13 years old when the conflict in Darfur began in 2003. As a teenager reading and listening to the news before the dawn of social media, I didn’t fully understand the historical or political context, but I understood there was a need to act. A need to put an end to a humanitarian crisis. It is one of the events that ultimately led me to become a physician and work in areas of conflict and natural disasters.In the first two weeks…
Mohamed Salah puts Liverpool controversy behind him with dramatic winner against Zimbabwe in their AFCON opener.Mohamed Salah snatched a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Egypt came from behind to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in their first fixture at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco on Monday.Egypt’s captain, starting his first game after four successive matches on the bench at Liverpool, fired home a left-footed effort in the 91st minute to earn the seven-time champions a late victory after Zimbabwe had stunned them by going ahead in the first half.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3After World Cup…
At least two people killed in clashes in northern city of Aleppo during Turkish FM Fidan’s visit to Syria.Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to stop fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, after a wave of attacks left at least two civilians dead.Syria’s state news agency SANA cited the defence ministry as saying that the army’s general command issued an order to stop targeting the SDF’s fighters after the deadly clashes erupted during a visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3At least two killed in Aleppo clashes…
Deadly attack comes as Gaza government media office says Israel violated ceasefire 875 times since it began in October.Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to violate a ceasefire agreement and block desperately needed humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged coastal enclave.The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday that two people were killed after Israeli troops opened fire in the Shujayea neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Turning Point USA held its AmericaFest conference. Here’s what happenedlist 2 of 3Sudan’s Darfur grapples with severe measles outbreak…
Lyle Foster’s match-winning 79th-minute strike allowed South Africa to win first opening match at AFCON since 2004.Lyle Foster scored a superb winner from outside the box as South Africa defeated Angola 2-1 in Africa Cup of Nations Group B in Marrakesh on Monday, the first time they have won their opening match at the continental finals in 21 years.South Africa also had a goal disallowed and struck the crossbar, just about deserving the nervy victory. Angola also had chances and will be disappointed not to have gotten something from the game.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2After World…
MSF official tells media South Darfur hospital ‘overwhelmed’ by rapid increase in measles cases.Displaced Sudanese families in the war-torn Darfur region are grappling with a dangerous measles outbreak that is spreading rapidly, a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) official warns.Dr Ali Almohammed, an MSF emergency health manager, told media on Monday that the group has been “overwhelmed” by measles cases arriving each day at the Nyala Teaching Hospital in South Darfur, where MSF provides paediatric and maternal healthcare.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4RSF artillery strikes kill 16 civilians in Sudan’s embattled Kordofanlist 2 of 4US pushes for ceasefire…
Deadly Israeli air strike is latest in Israel’s near-daily violations of 2024 ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.At least three people have been killed in an Israeli attack near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) is reporting, in the latest Israeli breach of a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.Lebanon’s Ministry of Health said on Monday that the three people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a vehicle on Quneitra Road in the southern Sidon district, according to NNA.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Syria’s government curbing once-booming Captagon industry: UN reportlist 2 of…
Israel’s approval of 19 new settlements stands to redraw the occupied West Bank, undermining prospect of two-state solution.The Israeli security cabinet has approved 19 new settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank as the right-wing government headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves to prevent the formation of a viable Palestinian state.As Netanyahu’s government has made the annexation of occupied Palestinian territory a priority, the United Nations has said Israeli settlement expansions in 2025 have reached their highest level since 2017.“These figures represent a sharp increase compared to previous years,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, noting an average of 12,815…
Violence comes as top Syrian and Turkish officials held talks on integrating SDF forces into Syria’s new army.At least two people have been killed after clashes broke out between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, as a deadline to integrate the SDF into Syria’s state institutions looms.A medical source told media that two civilians were killed and 11 others wounded after SDF forces opened fire on Syrian security force positions near the Sheihan and Lairmoun roundabouts in Aleppo on Monday.Dozens of families and local workers were also seen fleeing the area amid the violence,…