Adut's spine juts through his skin. At half the size of a healthy baby his age, he can't walk. He is one of 2mil infants in need of malnutrition treatment in South Sudan. Reporting for @apnews.com on how gov. corruption, aid cuts & violence are driving a hunger crisis ⬇️ apnews.com/article/sout...

Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have fled #Sudan’s war, only to be faced with violence again in #Chad. Read their stories and join @unfpa.org to help ensure justice for the survivors of sexual violence: https://unf.pa/srv ✍ @caitlin-kelly.bsky.social 🗞 @aljazeera.com#Sudan#Chad#EndRapeInWar

Since April 2023, nearly a million refugees have crossed into Chad, fleeing deadly violence in Sudan. One town — Adré — has become a fragile frontline for an estimated quarter of a million refugees. My report on the situation in Eastern Chad for @apnews.com ⬇️ apnews.com/article/suda...

Last year, Sierra Leone triggered a public health emergency over Kush - an addictive synthetic drug that has quickly spread across West Africa. Despite efforts, treatment remains limited. Women have been less visible in the crisis. My report for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sier...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion - a move health workers say could save the lives of women and girls. But the proposed Safe Motherhood Bill has been met with fierce opposition. My report for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sier...

Over the past four years, an unbroken chain of coups has swept across 4,000 miles of Sub-Saharan Africa. With extremism rising & new regimes driving repression, @rchason.bsky.social daring project is essential reading for understanding the crisis unfolding in the volatile Sahel.

In Togo, Irish citizen Abdoul Aziz Goma has been sentenced to 10 years in prison over alleged ties to 2018 protests. Campaigners, NGOs and @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social say he's been wrongfully detained & tortured, now left unable to walk. Reporting for @news.rte.ie ⬇️ www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Despite the failure of international plans to cut plastics pollution, the Gambia is redoubling its efforts. A new bold roadmap hopes to eliminate plastic over the next decade. As experts believe the world will soon be “unable to cope” with the volume of plastic waste. My latest @theguardian.com ⬇️

“The Russian and Burkinabe people need each other.” Shifting dynamics in the Sahel are not just military. The African Initiative is one group helping to boost the Kremlin's image. As Russia increases effort to garner soft power in the region. Fascinating report from @rchason.bsky.social ⬇️

Today marks 80 years since the Thiaroye Massacre in Senegal. On 1 December 1944, West African infantry who fought for France during World War Two, were killed by French troops for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return to the region. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7cV...

Hundreds gathered in Senegal to commemorate the Thiaroye Massacre. Powerful speeches demanded transparency & recognition for the fallen troops. President Faye said events will be added to the curriculum & an int. committee established “to remember against forgetting.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wJz...

While Israel and Hezbollah were finalizing a cease-fire to halt the fighting in Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed 33 people in Gaza, according to local health authorities.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is a major diplomatic breakthrough that follows 13 months of escalating conflict, upheaval and displacement in Lebanon.

One of the most moving stories out of Ukraine this year. Sonya is one of many children whose life-saving treatment was put on hold because of the war, with consequences that proved fatal. Check out @lynseyaddario.bsky.social's visual story @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/w...

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