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SA government warned not to ignore root causes of GBV

Activists have warned the South African (SA) government not to ignore the root causes of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, (GBVF) which include unemployment, poverty, and financial inequality

Militant attacks in Nigeria blamed for record hunger levels

A surge in militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria is driving hunger to record levels according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

UN warns recent violence is threatening fragile Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations (UN) has cautioned that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza is at growing risk as fresh violence by Israel and Palestinian militants threatens to derail the truce.

UN Country Team Returns to Khartoum as humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan

The United Nations (UN) Country Team in Sudan has convened in Khartoum for the first time since the conflict erupted in April 2023.

Court refuses bail application of British murder-accused former soldier

A former British soldier accused of the murder of a Kenyan woman over a decade ago, has been refused bail pending extradition proceedings next month

Nigeria’s NNPC posts 64% rise in annual net profit to $3.6 bln

NNPC has been profitable since 2020.