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“Without medicine, what can the doctor do?”
Devastating global cuts to humanitarian aid have forced widespread clinic closures across Sudan, leaving millions without access to basic medicine, vaccines, and essential…
Congo remembers as the world forgets
Decades after the outbreak of the Second Congo War, the victims of relentless conflict in eastern Congo remain largely forgotten by the international community. Yet local heroes…
Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance
The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…
Global wars and fuel shocks are putting pregnant women at greater risk of dying in childbirth
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Morocco welcomes UN support for Western Sahara talks
Despite the positive developments, the King assured that his country remains committed to finding a solution where there are no winners or losers – a solution that preserves the…
Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home
Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa
Curatorship: A cause of or cure for conflict?
The court can step in and help protect the interests of vulnerable people like older people with conditions such as dementia.
G20 meetings will go on with or without the US, says Ramaphosa
At the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Johannesburg, the president also stressed the need for inclusivity in tackling pressing global problems, from geopolitical tensions to…
South African filmmakers call for cultural boycott against Israel
Media groups urge action to protect those risking their lives to document the crisis in Gaza
Israel marks first anniversary of Hamas’s 7 October attack
The attack claimed more than 1 200 lives, while more than 41 000 people, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza
Fifty wild animals rescued from Sudanese war zone
Local wildlife groups and an international organisation work together to save 50 animals trapped in a conflict area This content is restricted to registered users and…
How South Sudan downplays gross human rights’ violations
The lead-up to next year’s first-ever elections will likely see heightened political disputes, competition and defections – developments that can quickly turn deadly
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: Reflections on the state of conflict after five years
Military interventions will not solve the underlying problems that caused the ‘insurgency’ in the first place
Water shortages cause conflicts across Africa
With 700 million people at risk of being displaced by water scarcity by 2030, and no way to increase the world’s potable water supply, the continent must mitigate the risk via…
Defence minister Thandi Modise in Moscow for security conference
Discussions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are absent from the official programme