Israel Suspends Aid; Strikes Gaza After truce Violated
Israel said Palestinian militants attacked its forces across cease-fire lines and launched a wave of attacks on Gaza. Both sides still say they are committed to the truce. Smoke rising in southern Gaza after airstrikes on Sunday. Ramadan Abed/Reuters By Isabel Kershner October 19, 2025 Israel on Sunday launched its heaviest wave of attacks on Gaza since a fragile cease-fire took hold a week ago and said it was suspending humanitarian aid to the territory after accusing Hamas
The New York Times
Oct 19
Senegal hopes for truth on French massacre in Thiaroye
A long-awaited report commissioned by Senegal into the 1944 killing of dozens of African soldiers by French forces was to be handed to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday. Officials hope it will clarify the disputed death toll from the Thiaroye massacre. Issued on:16/10/2025 A general view shows the graves of the Senegalese infantrymen killed on 1 December, 1944 by the French army at the Thiaroye military cemetery in Dakar, on 26 November, 2024. AFP - SEYLLOU The shoo
Guinea votes to move from military to civilian rule
Guinea’s 6.7 million voters eligible to cast a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on a new constitution. Sept. 21, 2025 A polling official holds referendum ballots at a polling station in Conakry, Guinea [Misper Apawu/AP] Guinea is holding a long-awaited referendum on a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president and would transition the African nation from military to civilian rule. Polls opened and will close later on Sunday for the 6.7 million eligi
Al Jazeera
Oct 18
Saudi Arabia, Togo Back Morocco’s Western Sahara Plan
Morocco continues to gain international backing for its Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. By: Sara Zouiten The initiative has been recognized by many countries as a realistic and peaceful framework for resolving the decades-long dispute. Rabat – Saudi Arabia and Togo have both renewed their strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most credible and realistic solution to end the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. The two countries voiced their positions on Mond
Morocco World News
Oct 18
Croatian program to protection children from sexual abuse
By: Republic of Croatia: Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation On 8 October 2025, the training was presented at the premises of the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation as part of the joint project of the EU, the Council of Europe and the Ministry "Implementing the Barnahus Model in Croatia" The event brought together the first group of twenty experts, including advisers, judges and state attorneys at county and
Protests against corruption and inequality shake Morocco
Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change By: Sam Metz , Akram Oubachir Morocco Youth Protests. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. Demonstrations in more than a dozen cities have jolted Morocco for weeks, with the young people behind them showing they can translate digital discontent into a real-world movement that authorities can’t ignore. The North African nation is the latest to be rocked by “Gen Z” protests against corruption, lack of op
The Independent
Oct 18
Iran Prisoners Hunger Strike Against Executions
By Stuart Williams Inmates detained inside one of Iran's largest prisons have for the last two days staged a sit-in protest and a hunger strike against the growing number of executions in the Islamic republic, rights groups said Wednesday. Ghezel Hesar is notorious for the large numbers of hangings inside the prison. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The protest at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran was triggered by the transfer of up to 16 inmates to solitary con
Case filed against Sudan leader at ICC
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The Independent Nigeria. The Sudanese Alliance for Rights has filed a legal case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against four senior leaders of the Port Sudan Authority, including Chairman of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing them of using chemical weapons and committing serious violations against civilians. The lawsuit targets army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Yasser al-Atta, Shams al-Din al-Kabashi, and Major Gener
The Independent Nigeria
Oct 16
UN Experts Demand Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Intensifies
GENEVA (3 October 2025) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern at reports of indiscriminate killings, mass displacement, sexual violence, enforced disappearance and obstruction of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, warning that the scale and severity of the violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. “We cannot allow Sudan to descend further into a nightmare of violence, hunger, and despair,” the experts said. “The deliberate targeting of civilians, c
United Nations
Oct 16
Houthis rule: prisons, personality cult, pilfered aid
By Maggie Michael and Amr Alfiky . Yemenis who have fled the Houthi-controlled area of this divided country paint a grim picture of life under the militant group. People are forced to attend rallies and chant death to America and Israel, pay crippling taxes and hand children over to become soldiers, they say. A Yemeni man walks past buildings on the outskirts of Aden damaged during the civil war. The most populated areas of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, are controlled
Reuters
Oct 15
The world notices the persecution of Nigerian Christians
At last, the world notices persecution of Nigerian Christians The Washington Post October 10, 2025 By Robert Royal Massacres of Christians merit U.S. pressure on Nigeria’s government for strong countermeasures. A Catholic worshiper during a 2020 march in Abuja, Nigeria. Bishops gathered Catholics and members of other denominations to pray for security and to protest violence against Christians. (Kola Sulaimon / AFP) The world tends not to pay much attention to the persecuti
Sudan Govt. uses chlorine gas in attack - a war crime
Videos show Sudanese Army's use of chlorine gas, a war crime France 24 October 9, 2025 By: The FRANCE 24 Observers / Quentin PESCHARD Khartoum, Sudan The FRANCE 24 Observers team verified videos and photos documenting chemical weapons attacks by the Sudanese army. They were filmed in September 2024 at the al-Jaili oil refinery north of Khartoum, occupied at the time by the Rapid Support Forces militia. © Observers On May 22, 2025, the US accused the Sudanese army of using ch
