Rwanda Receives First Migrants Deported From the U.S. Seven migrants deported from the United States arrived in Rwanda in mid-August. This marked the first group under a deal made with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. The agreement is expected to relocate 250 migrants to Rwanda. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said the group…
Sudan’s El Fasher Becomes ‘Epicentre of Child Suffering’ as Siege Enters 500th Day After 500 days under siege, the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur has become an epicentre of child suffering, with UNICEF reporting that malnutrition, disease, and violence were claiming young lives daily. About 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, were…
One in Four People Globally Still Lack Safe Drinking Water – Report A new report shows that even though there has been progress in expanding access to water and sanitation over the last decade, one in four people globally still lack safely managed drinking water. The report, titled “Progress on Household Drinking Water and…
Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Over Severe Medicine Shortage Botswana declared a public health emergency after facing severe shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko announced the decision in a televised address, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving military oversight. Boko said that managing shortages would be…
U.S. Threatens to Deport Salvadoran Man to Uganda After He Rejected Plea Deal Less than 24 hours after his release, U.S. authorities told Kilmar Ábrego García that he could be deported to Uganda, according to his lawyers. The Salvadoran national had turned down a plea deal. The deal would have required him to plead…
Uganda Reaches Controversial Resettlement Deal With U.S. Uganda reached an agreement with the U.S. to take in deportees from third countries who may not get asylum but are “reluctant” to go back to their own countries. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, said that the country will not accept people with criminal records…
Trump’s Policies Threaten African Trade as AGOA Nears Expiration Since returning to office, U.S. President Donald Trump has cut key aid to Africa and imposed new tariffs on exports, raising fears of another setback with the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In 2000, former President Bill Clinton established AGOA to…
Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Official Over Child Conflict Report Burkina Faso’s military junta expelled the UN’s top official, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Flore-Smereczniak was declared “persona non grata” because of her role in drafting the report that came out in March. The report revealed more than…
DR Congo Peace Talks Collapse as M23 Rebels Pull Out The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew from peace talks with the government, saying it will not return unless the authorities adhere to a previous ceasefire deal. The fighting between the two sides escalated in January after the M23 captured large…
Washington — President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday as the U.S. pursues a long-lasting peace agreement to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump announced the meeting early Saturday, following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. In…
