As the U.N. urges greater participation of women in international peace and security efforts, West African women are playing a more significant role in the region’s military campaign to combat extremism. In order win hearts and minds in terrorist hot spots, order to win over people in terrorist hotspots, U.S.-led training is helping in putting more women on the front lines.
After a break of three years due COVID pandemic,the Mogadishu Book Fair, an annual literary event that launched in 2015, was held last week. The fair, which brought together literary artists and young people meant to promote reading and Somali culture and history. It was held in the National Theatre of Somalia.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees are being moved by the UNHCR to new camps away from the border with Sudan. According to the visiting UNHCR deputy,concerns regarding security and access to aid are increasing along with the number of refugees.
Fighting that broke out in Khartoum on April 15 shows no sign of stopping, and citizens are paying a big price. Residents of the capital city of Sudan are enduring constant fear, power outages, and food shortages.
According to the UN Children’s Fund, the war in Sudan has displaced at least 450 000 children from their homes, with tens of thousands of them fleeing into neighboring countries. The lack of education, according to aid organisations, puts these refugee children at greater risk of exploitation, child marriage, and joining armed organisations.
It can be difficult for girls in rural Africa, especially those with disabilities, to study STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, maths).The Action Foundation, an aid group in Kenya, helps in changing this.
Sudanese Security officers tell VOA that they left their country and are now at Chad’s border because they lack supplies and ammunition to combat their opponent, paramilitary Rapid Support personnel. Analysts and relief organisations say that the risk of the conflict spreading to neighbouring countries is high as the rule of law deteriorates in Sudan’s Darfur region.
In April, Bilan Media, an all-female media outlet in Somalia, celebrated its first anniversary, bucking societal expectations about what a woman’s role should be.
On Sunday, the first international cargo shipment carrying medical supplies landed in Port Sudan. It is a glimmer of hope in a country where conflict between the armed forces and a paramilitary group has put thousands of innocent civilians at risk, including children who are already severely malnourished.
The cease-fire in Sudan was extended for another 72 hours on Thursday, but it’s still unclear whether the country will soon experience lasting peace.