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Kenya court denies bail for suspected death cult leader

A Kenyan court on Wednesday denied bail for cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who authorities say ordered followers to starve their children and themselves to death, and extended his detention by 30 days.

Reuters

Conflict in disputed Las Anod dims Somaliland’s diplomatic dreams

Analysts say the crisis is damaging foreign perception of Somaliland, long seen as relatively more stable than Somalia.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's people toppled a dictator – despite the war they’re still working to bring about democratic change

While Sudan’s generals have unleashed indiscriminate destruction and occupation on wide swaths of the capital, Khartoum, neighbourhood resistance committees and pro-democracy activists have stepped up to respond to the needs of citizens.

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Horrors of Kenyan starvation cult worsen as victims' bodies found to be missing organs

The partial remains of 133 parishioners were discovered in burial pits dotted around the Shakahola Forest in Kilifi, eastern Kenya - but several hundred are still missing with police finding new sites every day

Daily Mirror

Sudan fighting in its 26th day: A list of key events

Heavy air raids and looting reported in central Khartoum as truce talks in Jeddah target a short-term ceasefire.

Al Jazeera

Battles shake Sudan's capital, ceasefire talks reported to make progress

Fighting in Sudan's capital escalated on Wednesday with fierce clashes and air strikes, but rival military factions were reported to be close to a ceasefire agreement in talks in Saudi Arabia.

Reuters

South Sudanese flee Sudan's conflict yet return to crisis

More than 40,000 people have crossed into South Sudan since neighboring Sudan erupted into conflict nearly one month ago

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Solving the hunger crisis

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The Guardian - AU

Sudan’s doctors turn to social media as health infrastructure crumbles

With hospitals struggling amid the violence, medics are using helplines on messaging platforms to reach those in need

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of sex crime victims treated in Congo displacement camps, MSF says

More than 670 women, or 48 new victims per day, have been treated for sexual violence in displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the last two weeks, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Sudan doctors targeted with threats and smear campaigns

Medics say they are been labelled traitors by the army and accused of treating paramilitary fighters.

Al Jazeera

US families struggle following end of pandemic-era food benefits

The US Congress has cut back expanded COVID-era food assistance benefits, creating strain for some low-income families.

Al Jazeera

United Nations says over 700,000 people displaced within Sudan since mid-April

Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding the figure had doubled in a week.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan's death toll rises as warring sides continue talks

The death toll from the ongoing clashes in Sudan has risen to 604 people, including civilians

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Food banks are taking over from the welfare state, warns Gordon Brown

Former Labour PM, writing in the Observer, calls for action as charities increasingly take over role of social security system

The Conversation

Kenya cult deaths: a new era in the battle against religious extremism

More than a hundred people in Kenya – among them children – have been found dead close to a small village in the south-east of the country. Most of the deceased were reportedly followers of pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie. While starvation appears to be the main cause of death, some…

Reuters

Sudan capital rocked by air strikes, looting

Residents of Sudan's capital reported heavy air strikes in central Khartoum on Tuesday amid a surge in looting while Saudi Arabia said negotiators were working toward a short-term ceasefire.

Reuters

More bodies found in search for Kenyan forest death cult followers

Kenyan investigators exhumed 21 more bodies on Tuesday as they resumed a search for followers of a doomsday cult, who the interior minister described as victims of a "highly organised crime".

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Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 25th day: A list of key events

Air raids shake the capital as truce talks stall in Saudi Arabia.

Radio France Internationale

Southern African forces set to deploy in eastern DRC to quell M23 rebel militia

Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help subdue violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'squared up' to King Charles over Rwanda policy, ex-spin doctor claims

The former No10 Director of Communications Guto Harri claimed the former PM 'went in quite hard' on the then-Prince over his alleged criticism of government policy

Reuters

Factbox-How big is the aid crisis caused by the Sudan fighting?

Aid workers say fighting between rival military factions in Sudan is pushing poorly-funded humanitarian programmes in the region to a breaking point.

Reuters

Sudan deepens crisis in Africa as UN sees 5 million more needing aid

When a power struggle between Sudan's rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace in her village in Sudan's western region of Darfur, Halime Yacoub Issac's first instinct was to take her five children and run.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘squared up’ to King Charles over Rwanda policy

Former PM disputes his long-standing ally’s account of ‘showdown’ meeting as ‘inaccurate’

Reuters

Global push to tackle maternal and newborn deaths has stalled, WHO report finds

Progress in reducing deaths during pregnancy and childbirth and among newborn infants has stalled since 2015, and over 60 countries are on track to miss 2030 targets at current rates, a World Health Organization report released on Tuesday found.

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