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Zoleka Mandela was interviewed as part of the BBC's 100 Women series in 2016
Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka dies in South Africa at 43
JOHANNESBURG — Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43.She passed away on Monday evening surrounded by friends and family, a spokesperson said.In recent years, Ms Mandela became well-known for detailing her cancer treatment. She was also open about her history of drug addiction.The Nelson Mandela Foundation said her work was inspirational.It said that she raised "awareness about cancer prevention" as well as "breaking down the stigma surrounding the disease".Ms Mandela also spoke candidly about her struggles with depression and the fact that she had been sexually abused as a child.In addition, she campaigned for better road safety after her 13-year-old daughter was...
September 26, 2023

Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka dies in South Africa at 43

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Sudan leader warns war could spill over into neighbors
NEW YORK — Sudan's leader has warned the United Nations his country's war could spill over into neighboring African nations.In a speech, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also urged the international community to designate his opponents, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a terrorist group.Meanwhile, RSF leader Hamdan Dagalo said he was prepared for a ceasefire.Since April, Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war that has killed thousands of people.Back in 2021, the two generals staged a coup, but in recent months a power struggle between them has led to their men taking up arms against each other.Speaking to the UN on Thursday, Gen Burhan said his party was open to peace talks, and wanted to "put an end to this war and to alleviate the suffering of our people", but said the...
September 22, 2023

Sudan leader warns war could spill over into neighbors

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. — courtesy UN Photo/Cia Pak
Debt crisis in developing countries weighing down SDG push, Rwanda’s Kagame warns
NEW YORK — In his address to the UN General Assembly in New York, Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the lack of progress toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reducing conflict around the globe, and finding ways to boost international cooperation.The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Kagame.He commended the Secretary-General’s focus on the issue and emphasized that slow progress toward achieving SDGs would exacerbate economic disparities between countries.“This year’s SDG Summit has once again raised alarm about the slow pace of SDG implementation,” he said.“Developing countries are constrained by a debt crisis including higher costs of...
September 20, 2023

Debt crisis in developing countries weighing down SDG push, Rwanda’s Kagame warns

President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. — courtesy UN Photo/Cia Pak
Mozambique calls for trust and mutual respect between UN members
NEW YORK — In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the president of Mozambique said that the main reason for lack of progress on the 2030 Agenda is similar lack of trust and solidarity “between those who have a lot and those who have little or almost nothing at all”.“Even among those who have a lot, rather than building trust and solidarity they spend their resources by investing in a competition fueled by mistrust,” said Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.With this in mind, he highlighted three areas that require urgent action:“First, we need to renew our political will and redouble efforts to accelerate the achievement of targets of the Agenda 2030.Secondly, we must intensify integrated policies with concrete actions to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and preserve...
September 20, 2023

Mozambique calls for trust and mutual respect between UN members

A child is assessed for malnutrition at a health facility in Um Sagour camp in Sudan's White Nile State. — courtesy UNHCR/Ala Kheir
Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse
KHARTOUM —In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under five have died in camps in the space of four months from a combination of measles and malnutrition, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.According to the UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the children were refugees living in nine camps in Sudan’s White Nile state.UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi insisted that the world had “the means and the money” to prevent every one of those deaths.He called for an end to the fighting and for more financial support for the emergency response in the country. The UN’s 2023 Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan launched in May remains only 30 percent funded.UNHCR said that over 3,100 suspected measles cases and more than 500 suspected cholera cases were reported...
September 19, 2023

Sudan: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

The aftermath of the flood in the Libyan city of Derna. — courtesy UNHCR/Ahmed Al Houdiri
Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage
BENGHAZI — UN teams are working tirelessly to deliver vital assistance to communities devastated by the unprecedented floods that hit eastern Libya.Over the weekend, agency staff led missions into Derna, Shahat, Soussa and Al Bayda, delivering emergency medical supplies, food, water purification kits and shelter material.The situation is “horrific” in Derna, said Rana Ksaifi, leading a UN refugee agency (UNHCR) team to the city.Derna bore the brunt of the floods after two dams on the city’s outskirts collapsed, sending a torrent of water through the streets that swept entire buildings out to sea.“I cannot explain what I saw on the way coming to Derna: roads split in half, massive rocks moved from the mountains to coastal areas, and destroyed homes,” she said.According to the...
September 18, 2023

Libya floods aftermath: Response continues amid the wreckage

The UN continues to provide life-saving assistance in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. — courtesy WFP/Claire Nevill
Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities grows
ADDIS ABABA — In Ethiopia, war crimes have continued unabated almost a year after a ceasefire was agreed between the country’s government and forces from the northern Tigray region, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Monday.The latest report from the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia documents atrocities perpetrated “by all parties to the conflict” since Nov. 3, 2020 — the start date of the armed conflict in Tigray — including mass killings, rape, starvation, destruction of schools and medical facilities, forced displacement and arbitrary detention.Commission Chair Mohamed Chande Othman said that violent confrontations were now “at a near-national scale” and highlighted “alarming” reports of violations against civilians in the...
September 18, 2023

Ethiopia: Mass killings continue, risk of further ‘large-scale’ atrocities grows

Zandile Dabula at Operation Dudula conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
Why South African vigilante group hates foreigners
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members of the country's most prominent anti-migrant street movement.JOHANNESBURG — In a school kitchen in Kwa Thema, a township east of Johannesburg, Dimakatso Makoena is busy making sandwiches. The 57-year-old single parent of three has been a cook there for more than 10 years."To tell you the truth, I hate foreigners. How I wish they could just pack and go and leave our country," she says, fighting back tears.It is hard to understand the strength of this hate until Ms Makoena pulls out her phone to show a picture of her son. Emaciated with a glazed look in his eyes, angry burn scars...
September 18, 2023

Why South African vigilante group hates foreigners

Flames and dark smoke rise from the iconic Khartoum skyscraper. — courtesy AFP
Landmark skyscraper in Khartoum engulfed in flames
KHARTOUM — Buildings have caught fire in Sudan’s capital after heavy fighting between the army and rival forces.Videos posted online on Sunday showed the iconic Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower engulfed in flames.“This is truly painful,” said Tagreed Abdin, an architect of the building, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.Air strikes and ground battles have continued in Khartoum and other towns and cities since fighting broke out in April.Over one million people have been forced to flee the country, the UN has said.Located near the River Nile, the 18-story oil firm skyscraper is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Khartoum.Abdin said it defined the skyline of the city, and lamented “such senseless destruction”.It is not yet clear what caused the building’s...
September 17, 2023

Landmark skyscraper in Khartoum engulfed in flames

The BBC’s Anna Foster walks along a “wasteland” that used to be a riverbed. — courtesy
Libya floods: A barren wasteland with a lingering smell of death
DERNA — The journey to the Libyan city of Derna takes twice as long now.Driving along the road from Benghazi, fields turn into rust-red lakes. As you get closer, the traffic begins to slow.Telegraph poles pulled from the ground by the floodwaters now lie haphazardly. Cars creep around holes in the highway, on hastily dug detours carved out by diggers.One of the closest bridges to Derna has been washed away completely. Locals stand near the ragged tarmac precipice, peering over and taking photos.Not far beyond, soldiers hand out face masks to every car - for the driver, and each passenger. Everyone driving in the other direction is wearing them, and you soon realize why.The smell of death in parts of the city feels almost impossible to describe. It fills your nostrils, part the scent of...
September 17, 2023

Libya floods: A barren wasteland with a lingering smell of death

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