# sudan (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 15 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sudan. Page: Feed: --- ## [DRC gets 16,520 Ebola vaccine doses amid deadly outbreak](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/drc-gets-16520-ebola-vaccine-doses-amid-deadly-outbreak) _2026-08-22 · DAILYSABAH_ The Democratic Republic of Congo has received its first shipment of more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine as authorities race to contain an outbreak that has killed more than... ## [Terrorists kill, kidnap worshippers during Friday prayers in Nigeria](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/terrorists-kill-kidnap-worshippers-during-friday-prayers-in-nigeria) _2026-08-22 · DAILYSABAH_ Terrorists attacked two villages in central Nigeria’s Niger State during Friday prayers, killing and kidnapping an unknown number of people before a rival militant group intervened... ## [Paul Biya torna nel suo Camerun congelato](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/paul-biya-torna-nel-suo-camerun-congelato) _2026-08-21 · brando · Nigrizia_ È tornato a casa, in Camerun. Dopo 74 giorni di assenza e altrettanti di polemiche e speculazioni, il presidente Paul Biya, il capo di stato più anziano del mondo con i suoi 93 anni, ha fatto ritorno nel paese ieri 20 agosto. Il leader camerunese è giunto nella capitale Yaoundé con un volo charter partito \[…\] L'articolo Paul Biya torna nel suo Camerun congelato proviene da Nigrizia . ## [L’Etiopia ci detta l’agenda, e noi eseguiamo](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/etiopia-ambasciatore-italiano-richiamato-piano-mattei-fabrizi) _2026-08-21 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Dopo soli dieci mesi dall’inizio del suo mandato (novembre 2025), l’ambasciatore in Etiopia Sem Fabrizi è stato richiamato a Roma per termine della sua missione. Un po’ come avviene con gli allenatori di calcio mandati via quando i risultati non arrivano; in questo caso il tifoso insoddisfatto è stato il governo etiopico, ed in particolare \[…\] L'articolo L’Etiopia ci detta l’agenda, e noi… ## [Ebola spreads ‘exponentially’ in DRC as death toll hits 2,500](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/ebola-spreads-exponentially-in-drc-as-death-toll-hits-2500) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an alarming rate, with more than 5,200 cases and nearly 2,500 deaths reported as the virus overwhelms health... ## [Ebola outbreak: five big questions](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/21/ebola-outbreak-five-big-questions) _2026-08-21 · Kat Lay, Global health correspondent · Global development | The Guardian_ On 23 August, it will be 100 days since the Bundibugyo strain was first reported. How did it became the DRC’s most deadly outbreak and what must be done to stop it becoming the world’s largest? Almost 100 days ago, Africa’s public health watchdog reported an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There have now been almost 5,000 cases and more than 2,000 deaths since 15 May,… ## [Tunisia: in carcere da mesi il leader della Global Sumud Flotilla](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/tunisia-flotilla-carcere-sciopero-fame-wael-naouar) _2026-08-21 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Non si ferma la repressione dei movimenti in Tunisia. E a farne le spese è anche la grande mobilitazione internazionale per la Palestina. L’ultimo a pagare è l’attivista tunisino Wael Naouar del Comitato direttivo della Global Sumud Flotilla che ha l’obiettivo di denunciare il genodicio a Gaza e di rompere l’assedio della Striscia con la \[…\] L'articolo Tunisia: in carcere da mesi il leader della… ## [Etiopia: attacchi con droni sulla capitale del Tigray](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/etiopia-tigray-attacchi-droni-tplf-fano) _2026-08-21 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ In Etiopia si moltiplicano i segnali di pericolo di un nuovo conflitto tra il governo federale di Addis Abeba e le forze militari dello stato-regione del Tigray, guidato dal TPLF (Fronte di liberazione del popolo del Tigray). Secondo quanto dichiarato dal responsabile tigrino della comunicazione, Abraha Hagos, due droni hanno colpito il 20 agosto Makellè, \[…\] L'articolo Etiopia: attacchi con droni… ## [Death toll tops 50 as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's Sokoto](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/death-toll-tops-50-as-overloaded-boat-capsizes-in-nigerias-sokoto) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 52 people died after an overloaded boat carrying farmers and laborers to rice farms capsized in northwestern Nigeria's Sokoto state, authorities said Friday, as rescu... ## [Nigerian kidnap survivors recount ‘hellfire’ captivity, hunger, abuse](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/nigerian-kidnap-survivors-recount-hellfire-captivity-hunger-abuse) _2026-08-21 · DAILYSABAH_ Frail and malnourished women and children lay across rows of hospital beds, their weakened bodies showing the physical toll of six months held captive in Nigeria’s remote bush. Th... ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hHZ8MLk70Ubt) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [The Taliban have built a system for enslaving women in Afghanistan | Tala Elissa](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/21/taliban-built-system-enslaving-women-afghanistan) _2026-08-21 · Amanda Abou Abdallah · Global development | The Guardian_ Five years on, the regime’s chokehold has left Afghan women with almost nothing, but many are still bravely fighting for their freedom The Taliban did not just ban women from schools, impose the burqa and outlaw smartphones. The Taliban built a system that enslaves nearly half the country’s population, or according to outdated statistics: 21,701,532 women and girls. In general, the Taliban’s… ## [At least 51 dead as boat sinks in northwest Nigeria](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/at-least-51-dead-as-boat-sinks-in-northwest-nigeria) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 51 people were killed after a boat sank in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state Thursday, as rescue teams continued searching the waters for victims and possible survi... ## [Mali: la macchina dei riscatti che finanzia il terrorismo](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/mali-sequestri-riscatti-sahel-terrorismo-jihad) _2026-08-20 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Settembre 2025, Mali: un gruppo affiliato ad al-Qaida mette le mani su un ostaggio che non ha eguali rispetto ai soliti sequestri della regione. Si tratta di un membro di una famiglia reale del Golfo. Sette mesi dopo, il 25 aprile 2026, un’autobomba uccide il ministro della Difesa maliano, Sadio Camara, nell’ambito di un’offensiva coordinata \[…\] L'articolo Mali: la macchina dei riscatti che… ## [UN warns South Sudan election could reignite conflict, atrocities](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/un-warns-south-sudan-election-could-reignite-conflict-atrocities) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ A United Nations Commission warned Thursday that South Sudan's long-awaited elections set for December could reignite conflict and heighten the risk of atrocities. The warnin... ## [Sudan: il regime rafforza le alleanze con Turchia e Arabia Saudita](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/sudan-turchia-droni-arabia-saudita-guerra) _2026-08-20 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ In Sudan le Forze armate (SAF), di fatto alla guida del governo, rafforzano le alleanze strategiche con Arabia Saudita e Turchia con il triplice obiettivo di potenziare l’offensiva militare contro le Forze di supporto rapido (RSF) e garantirsi ulteriori sostegni diplomatici e finanziari. Si inquadra in questo contesto la visita ad Ankara del numero \[…\] L'articolo Sudan: il regime rafforza le… ## [The Egyptian Army Myth-Making](https://barracks.substack.com/p/the-egyptian-army-myth-making) _2026-08-20 · Hossam el-Hamalawy · State & Barracks_ How Cinema Made the Military Intimate ## [Il Sud Sudan ha il suo primo sito UNESCO](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/sud-sudan-unesco-boma-badingilo-migrazione) _2026-08-19 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Il Sud Sudan ha il suo primo sito patrimonio dell’umanità. Lo ha comunicato alla stampa, convocata all’aeroporto internazionale del paese, Sarah Nyanath Elijah Yong, ministra della Cultura, del Patrimonio culturale e dei Musei del governo di Juba. Era di ritorno da Busan, Sud Corea, dove alla fine di luglio si è svolta la 48° sessione \[…\] L'articolo Il Sud Sudan ha il suo primo sito UNESCO… ## [In Liberia 1.200 immigrati deportati dagli USA](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/liberia-immigrati-deportati-usa-africa-protezione-temporanea-tps) _2026-08-19 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Si rafforza la campagna di deportazioni di immigrati negli Stati Uniti in Africa. Grazie a un accordo firmato lo scorso anno con l’amministrazione Trump, la Liberia accoglierà 1.200 persone originarie di vari paesi africani, caraibici, nord e sud americani. Si tratta del maggior numero di persone espulse in un paese nell’ambito di questi accordi, stipulati \[…\] L'articolo In Liberia 1.200 immigrati… ## [‘We now live without this violence’: the Colombian farmers giving up coca for palm oil](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/19/colombia-farmers-coca-palm) _2026-08-19 · Suzanne Bearne in Caño Barbú, Colombia · Global development | The Guardian_ Subsidies and a crackdown on armed groups are helping smallholders rebuild their lives, leaving behind decades of conflict and fear Surrounded by towering oil palm trees on his farm in the small village of Caño Barbú, near San Pablo in northern Colombia , Yoger Payares uses a malayo – a pole-mounted iron tool with a hook – to hack at the fronds of one, freeing a bunch of its vibrant reddish-orange… ## [Tre scosse in Libia: l’attacco alla raffineria, l’omicidio di Mansouri e la crisi della Banca centrale](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/libia-attacco-raffineria-omicidio-mansouri-crisi-banca-centrale) _2026-08-18 · gianniballarini · Nigrizia_ Iniziato con la guerra civile del 2014, e ancor prima con la rivoluzione e l’intervento straniero che portò alla caduta di Muammar Gheddafi, il lento e inesorabile declino della Libia non sembra conoscere fine. Il paese resta stretto tra un regime autoritario e repressivo guidato dal generale Khalifa Haftar – autoproclamatosi comandante dell’Esercito nazionali libico \[…\] L'articolo Tre scosse in… ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LdwaAnVjkHRJ) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Mali: la mano pesante della giunta contro i dissidenti](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/mali-dissidenti-condannati-ras-bath-rose-vie-chere) _2026-08-18 · roberto.valussi · Nigrizia_ La repressione del dissenso è uno degli argomenti più gettonati dai media internazionali quando si parla di Mali. È così da quando nel 2020, due colpi di Stato in pochi mesi hanno instaurato una giunta militare che possiamo definire eufemisticamente poco avvezza alle critiche. La lista delle personalità pubbliche arrestate, condannate, o costrette all’esilio è \[…\] L'articolo Mali: la mano pesante… ## [Continua ad espandersi l’epidemia di Ebola in Rd Congo](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/ebola-congo-epidemia-contagi-bundibugyo-oms) _2026-08-18 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Continua ad aggravarsi il focolaio di Ebola da virus Bundibugyo (BVD) nella Repubblica democratica del Congo. Si tratta della diciassettesima epidemia nel paese dal 1976. Ma questa è la peggiore. L’ultimo Disease Outbreak News dell’OMS conferma che si tratta ormai del focolaio di Ebola più esteso mai documentato nel paese, con una velocità di diffusione \[…\] L'articolo Continua ad espandersi… ## [Zambia: secondo mandato per Hichilema tra accuse di brogli e intimidazioni](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/zambia-elezioni-hichilema-mundubile-arresti-oppositori) _2026-08-18 · michelatrevisan · Nigrizia_ Alla fine, come previsto, l’ha spuntata lui. In Zambia il presidente Hakainde Hichilema ha ottenuto un secondo mandato quinquennale con il 60,49% dei consensi espressi da 5 milioni di elettori, su una popolazione di 22 milioni di abitanti, 8,7 dei quali iscritti nelle liste elettorali. Hichilema diventa così per la settima volta presidente del paese \[…\] L'articolo Zambia: secondo mandato per… ## [Samira’s story: the Sudanese refugee who has known no peace since she was 10](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/18/sudanese-refugee-samira-war-injury) _2026-08-18 · Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Korsi refugee camp, Central African Republic · Global development | The Guardian_ Since civil war first reached her village in 2003, Samira has been displaced seven times, enduring devastating losses and injuries along the way Every morning, she spreads small piles of rice and spices on an aluminium tray in the market of Korsi refugee camp. Some of it comes from her monthly food ration, already meagre, distributed by the UN’s World Food Programme; some she buys when she can and… ## [Iraq’s ghost villages: Islamic State drove people away – now a new enemy is preventing their return](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/18/northern-iraq-villages-islamic-state-climate-crisis) _2026-08-18 · Chris Huby, in Sinjar · Global development | The Guardian_ Nearly a decade after fighting ended in northern Iraq, the climate crisis has brought extreme heat and a water shortage, making life almost impossible The first thing that strikes visitors arriving in Faka, a small village in Sinjar district, northern Iraq, is the silence. No children play in the streets. No shops are open. Roofless houses stretch across the hillside, their walls pockmarked by… ## [Che Ciad sarà dopo la grazia a Succés Masra](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/ciad-grazia-succes-masra-scarcerato-deby) _2026-08-17 · brando · Nigrizia_ Per il Ciad si è aperto “un nuovo capitolo”. Il leader dell’opposizione ed ex primo ministro Succés Masra lo ha detto a una folla di suoi sostenitori nella capitale N’Djamena poche ore dopo essere stato liberato dal carcere per effetto della grazia concessa dal presidente Mahamat Dèby Itno, nel fine settimana. Parlando ai suoi supporter, \[…\] L'articolo Che Ciad sarà dopo la grazia a Succés Masra… ## [Pirates seize cargo ship off Somalia amid renewed maritime attacks](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/pirates-seize-cargo-ship-off-somalia-amid-renewed-maritime-attacks) _2026-08-17 · DAILYSABAH_ Pirates seized a cargo ship off Somalia on Monday, monitors said, marking the latest attack amid a resurgence of piracy around the Horn of Africa. Eight people boarded and took co... ## [L’acqua come bene comune](https://www.nigrizia.it/notizia/acqua-pubblica-bene-comune-privatizzazione-napoli-chiesa) _2026-08-17 · roberto.valussi · Nigrizia_ L’acqua non è una merce qualsiasi; è un bene comune. E non va privatizzata. In questo secondo video della rubrica ”Giustizia e Pace”, Padre Dario Bossi parla dell’impegno dei Missionari Comboniani su questo tema, anche in Italia. Nello specifico, a Napoli, i Comboniani fanno parte di un Forum di cittadini che supporta la gestione dell’acqua \[…\] L'articolo L’acqua come bene comune proviene da… ## [DR Congo Ebola outbreak deadliest ever in country's history](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-deadliest-ever-in-countrys-history) _2026-08-17 · DAILYSABAH_ An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the country’s deadliest, killing over 2,300 people in three months, officials said Monday. The United Nations says... ## [Strategic Weightlessness](https://barracks.substack.com/p/strategic-weightlessness) _2026-08-17 · Hossam el-Hamalawy · State & Barracks_ Egypt Security Sector Report ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZpB78ZvJCLuL) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Coping with 54C heat: Delhi slum diaries detail living in extreme temperatures](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/17/india-disasters-heatwaves-slum-diaries-delhi-vulnerable-temperatures) _2026-08-17 · Suchitra in Delhi · Global development | The Guardian_ With heatwaves now recognised as disasters, personal testimonies are key to a new project that looks to protect those living in the most cramped districts of India’s capital Every summer evening, Gulshan follows the same routine. She washes the floor of her one-room home several times so it cools a little for her four children to sleep on. Last summer, the family saved enough to buy a desert… ## [Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse – visualised](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/15/five-years-taliban-rule-afghanistan-collapse-visualised) _2026-08-15 · Harriet Barber, Zuhal Azad and Tamanna Taban; graphics by Ana Lucía González Paz · Global development | The Guardian_ The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty is forcing hopeless families to marry off their daughters and healthcare is on the brink of failure ‘I married off my daughter so that none of us would die of hunger.” Malika hesitated before saying the words aloud. The 46-year-old lives with her husband and four youngest… ## [UN warns food aid for South Sudan refugees could halt within weeks](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/un-warns-food-aid-for-south-sudan-refugees-could-halt-within-weeks) _2026-08-14 · DAILYSABAH_ A funding shortfall could leave South Sudan’s most vulnerable refugees without U.N. food aid within weeks, the world body warned Friday. 'Without immediate and urgent funding, the... ## [‘What’s happened to us? Where did we get lost?’ Zimbabwe reckons with the reality of violence against women](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/14/whats-happened-to-us-where-did-we-get-lost-zimbabwe-reckons-with-the-reality-of-violence-against-women) _2026-08-14 · Tendai Marima in Bulawayo · Global development | The Guardian_ The deaths of a Bulawayo mother and her daughters spark calls for an urgent action on gender-based violence The three white coffins were draped in white lace and topped with small sprays of flowers. The mourners who filled a Bulawayo church last week to pay their respects to Zandile Tshuma and her daughters, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, had not engaged in the usual tradition of first viewing the… ## [DRC’s Ebola outbreak hits 6th province as death toll tops 2,100](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/drcs-ebola-outbreak-hits-6th-province-as-death-toll-tops-2100) _2026-08-14 · DAILYSABAH_ Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a man died in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Preven... ## [‘We feared we’d all be drowned’: the Indian floods that killed more than 100 and left thousands homeless](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/14/india-assam-climate-disaster-floods-brahmaputra-homeless-deaths) _2026-08-14 · Maitreyee Boruah in Guwahati, Assam · Global development | The Guardian_ More than 2,600 villages have been flooded in Assam this year, in a climate disaster made worse by uncontrolled deforestation and mining in the region It was a normal July morning in the Indian state of Assam. After finishing her chores and eating breakfast, Gitali Phukon, a resident of the town of Gaurisagar, left her home to buy groceries. After two days of rainfall that had made the unpaved… ## [‘Everyone is scared’: flood-hit Porto Alegre braces for another El Niño](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/13/porto-alegre-brazil-2024-floods-el-nino-climate-crisis-injustice) _2026-08-13 · Alass Derivas and Sara Van Horn in Porto Alegre, Brazil · Global development | The Guardian_ Two years after southern Brazil’s worst climate disaster ravaged the city, and with poor areas still recovering, many fear official neglect has left them exposed once again In the backstreets of Porto Alegre, a state capital in southern Brazil , you can still see signs of the devastating flood that swept through the city two years ago: scattered debris, waterlogged homes and destroyed businesses.… ## [The Farmer Behind the Tank Hunter](https://barracks.substack.com/p/the-farmer-behind-the-tank-hunter) _2026-08-13 · Hossam el-Hamalawy · State & Barracks_ A Conscript, a Village, the Making of a War Hero ## [Morocco moves to curb new migrant influx toward Spain's Ceuta](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/morocco-moves-to-curb-new-migrant-influx-toward-spains-ceuta) _2026-08-12 · DAILYSABAH_ Morocco stepped up measures Wednesday to prevent a fresh surge of migrants attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after authorities detected a new wave of online disinfor... ## [Halting the march of the African armyworm: a natural cure offers hope to farmers](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/12/african-armyworm-crop-pest-discovery-fungus-science-hope-farmers) _2026-08-12 · Kaamil Ahmed · Global development | The Guardian_ South African scientist’s breakthrough research shows soil fungus could be used in fight against devastating crop pest Hearing about fields full of dead caterpillars enveloped in a mysterious white substance intrigued the South African scientist Letodi Luki Mathulwe. Something was killing off the African armyworm – one of the most devastating pests for farmers in east and southern Africa. The… ## [Ferry disaster on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba kills at least 44](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/ferry-disaster-on-zimbabwes-lake-kariba-kills-at-least-44) _2026-08-12 · DAILYSABAH_ At least 44 people drowned when an overcrowded ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba, police said Wednesday, updating the toll a day after the disaster. A witness said soon aft... ## [Drowned the day her visa came through: the tragedy of a Moroccan footballer trying to reach Ceuta](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/12/drowned-the-day-her-visa-came-through-the-tragedy-of-a-moroccan-footballer-trying-to-reach-ceuta) _2026-08-12 · Soraya Aybar Laafou in Tétouan, Morocco · Global development | The Guardian_ Struggling on her meagre pay, Faten Ben Omar El Azizi dreamed of reaching Europe. Then she joined thousands trying to reach a better life in Spain Football was the life Faten Ben Omar El Azizi had wanted. She had long played in Morocco’s regional league for Moghreb Atlético Tetuán, whose striking kit replicates the colours of the famous Spanish club Atlético Madrid. And in the cruellest of… ## [Congo’s Ebola outbreak surpasses 2,000 deaths as cases surge](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/congos-ebola-outbreak-surpasses-2000-deaths-as-cases-surge-245846) _2026-08-11 · DAILYSABAH_ More than 2,000 people have died among confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which is spreading at the fastest pace recorded in the country, according to government data relea... ## [‘The payment is small and the paths are steep’: the women saving India’s remotest people from polio](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/11/health-disease-polio-vaccination-india-immunisation-women-remote-children-kashmir) _2026-08-11 · Kamran Yousuf in Pulwama, Kashmir · Global development | The Guardian_ Shameema and Tanzeela trek for miles in summer heat to vaccinate children in Kashmir’s highlands as part of a vast national programme Before sunrise, Shameema slips on her worn rubber sandals and checks the insulated box – the ice packs inside must maintain the crucial cold chain at between 2C and 8C (35.6-46.4F). She hoists the container on one shoulder and steps out into the dark. Tanzeela… ## [‘We are still here’: a day in the life of 12 Afghan women](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/day-in-the-life-of-12-afghanistan-women-taliban) _2026-08-11 · Guardian Staff · Global development | The Guardian_ In the five years since the Taliban’s return to power, the walls have been closing in on the women and girls of Afghanistan. As the regime has tightened its grip, it has banned girls from education after the age of 12, ejected many women from the workplace and created legal frameworks for child marriage and husbands beating their wives. Taliban rule has ushered in a new era of women being whipped… ## [Congo's Ebola outbreak began months before it was declared: WHO](https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/congos-ebola-outbreak-began-months-before-it-was-declared-who) _2026-08-10 · DAILYSABAH_ The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record took off in February, months before it was officially declared in mid-May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday as responder... ## [‘Reaching 50 is a success story’: how one trans woman survived HIV and stigma in Latin America](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/10/hiv-aids-trans-activists-fear-rolling-back-progress) _2026-08-10 · John Musenze in Rio de Janeiro · Global development | The Guardian_ Erika Castellanos has beaten the life expectancy of 35 for a transgender woman in the region, but warns aid cuts and a rollback in human rights risk reversing efforts to end Aids Erika Castellanos has outlived what she describes as one of the cruellest statistics in Latin America. The life expectancy of a transgender woman in the region is estimated to be 35 years. “I am 50 years old. A lot of… ## [Transport General Presides Over Debt and Disaster](https://barracks.substack.com/p/transport-general-presides-over-debt) _2026-08-10 · Hossam el-Hamalawy · State & Barracks_ Egypt Security Sector Report ## [Cockroach protests: parents of Indian students who took their own lives reveal pressure of leaked exam papers and resits](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/09/cockroach-protests-parents-of-indian-students-who-took-their-own-lives-reveal-pressure-of-leaked-exam-papers-and-resits) _2026-08-09 · Cheena Kapoor · Global development | The Guardian_ The number of student suicides in the country has risen steeply in the past 10 years and many families blame education system mismanagement as a contributing factor When the Indian government announced the resignation of its education minister in late July after weeks of protest, there were widespread celebrations. Students from across the country had joined the mass demonstrations led by the… ## [‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/07/afghanistan-women-taliban-violence-battered-beaten) _2026-08-07 · Khadija Haidary, Zahra Nader, Hura Omar\* & Atousa Azar\* for Zan Times · Global development | The Guardian_ An investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while their crimes are covered up by the state In a voice message recorded weeks before she died, Liza Shams, 33, asks a relative to pray for her. “There’s no end to my days of misfortune,” she says. “Pray that God shames Hasib \[her husband, Hasibullah…