- Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts
A UN official warns that hundreds of thousands in the sprawling camp are "slowly starving".
- Kenyan blogger was hit and assaulted to death, autopsy reveals
Albert Ojwang did not die of self-inflicted injuries, pathologists say, contradicting the police.
- UK soldier accused of raping British woman in Kenya
The alleged rape is the latest allegation of misconduct made against soldiers at a controversial base in Kenya.
- Nearly 50 people killed in South Africa floods
At least 49 people have been killed in the floods, including several children who were on a bus.
- Funeral row causes chaos for mourners of Zambia's ex-president
Clashing ideas over how Edgar Lungu should be honoured have led to a political standoff.
- Deadly Floods Devastate South Africa’s Eastern Cape: At Least 49 Dead, More Missing
Eastern Cape is one of South Africa’s most impoverished regions, and officials say the impact has been especially severe in areas with informal housing. Rescue operations are set to continue Thursday as authorities work to account for the missing.
- Israel deports Greta Thunberg, other activists from Gaza aid flotilla
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrived in her home country Sweden on Tuesday after having been deported from Israel following the attempt by her and several other activists to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza via boat. Some activists from the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" were detained by Israeli forces.
- 138 million child workers globally in 2024, number down from 2020
Child labour rates have fallen by almost half since the year 2000, but the world has missed the global target of eliminating child labour by 2025.
- Several Western governments sanction two far-right Israeli ministers
Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- USA: Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump
Early Wednesday morning, he posted “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”