Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/women-bearing-brunt-sudans-acute-hunger-crisis-un-says-2026-01-09/ Female-headed households are three times more likely to struggle for food and about 3/4ths don’t have enough to eat. Societal gender inequalities have been compounded by years of civil war, making food insecurity an even greater issue. UN agencies are desperately calling for help, especially in cities on the forefront of conflict and also in those which serve… Read more »
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/attack-refugee-camp-militia-central-african-republic-alindao-seleka-anti-balaka-a8639206.html%3Famp At least 42 people were killed in an attack on a Catholic mission sheltering 20,000 refugees in the Central African Republic, according to officials. The camp in the town of Alindao, around 300km east of the capital Bangui, was set on fire on Thursday following clashes between two rival armed groups. Thousands were forced to flee their homes during… Read more »
Abiy Ahmed, the progressive Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has made major changes to the African state in the last two months. In mid-October, Ahmed filled half of Parliment’s seats with women in an effort to combat Ethiopia’s long-standing patriarchy. More recently, Ahmed elected the nation’s first female president Sahle-Work Zewde, former Peacekeeper of the United Nations. Prime Minister Ahmed has… Read more »
