David Mutua News Today

13 months since the start of a horrific conflict, Sudan now faces the risk of further deterioration in crisis as fighting intensifies in El Fasher, North Darfur.

One year on, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the conflict in Sudan is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued today by CARE and some of its partners, titled “Because They Are Women: How the Sudan conflict has created a war on women and girls.

After 12 months of a devastating conflict, the pervasive use of sexual violence as a weapon of war is laid bare in a new advocacy brief issued today by CARE and partners.

The ongoing conflict in Sudan is rapidly pushing millions of people already facing hunger, further toward the brink of famine. Shockingly, estimates suggest that severe malnutrition threatens at least 730,000 children who could die in the coming months.

The humanitarian crisis in Chad, currently hosting the largest number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan, has reached a critical juncture. The humanitarian needs for the refugees, returnees, and host communities are rising every day against the backdrop of a lack of global attention and financial support.

From Angola to Zambia: The 2023 top ten forgotten humanitarian crises all took place in Africa, says Care International, and climate change played a huge role. The organization's takeaway: More media attention is needed.

Care International has listed the ten forgotten humanitarian crises of last year — all of them in Africa. Climate change plays a huge role, the aid organization says, and more media attention is needed.

Somalia has vowed to defend its territory after a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded an “aggression”.The government in Mogadishu also said it had recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia and issued an appeal to the international community to stand by its side over the “blatant assault” on its sovereignty.The deal was announced in Addis Ababa on Monday only days after Mogadishu agreed to resume dialogue with the separatist northern region ...

Intense rainfall, fueled by the El Niño weather pattern, has led to extensive flooding throughout the Horn of Africa.

CARE raises the alarm at the deteriorating and deplorable healthcare situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).