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49,000 from January to May 2023.\u00a0Most of those travelling across the central Mediterranean route come from sub-Saharan countries and are leaving from Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p>Our reporter Monica Pinna travels there to tell you the stories of those who are fleeing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rising hostilities<\/strong><\/h2><p>Tunisia has traditionally been used as a transit route by migrants. But recent flares in conflicts and growing insecurity in Libya have boosted the numbers of sub-Saharan migrants arriving in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Tunisian government responded with a crackdown on illegal migrants. Then in February, President Kais Saied delivered a speech in which he claimed that sub-Saharan migrants threaten the country\u2019s identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We are dying here. We need a safe place. We don't care if that place is in Africa or anywhere else. We want to go<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n South Sudanese migrant\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This triggered a wave of xenophobia against foreigners that made life almost impossible for most migrants.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7613398\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//19//why-tunisias-political-and-economical-crisis-is-europes-problem-too/">Why Tunisia\u2019s political and economical crisis is Europe\u2019s problem too<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI lost my job. I lost my house. All citizens in Tunisia, started to kick us out,\u201d revealed a South Sudanese migrant who has lived in Tunisia since 2016.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7534722222222222\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//62//50//66//808x608_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/384x289_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/640x482_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/750x565_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/828x624_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1080x814_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1200x904_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1920x1447_cmsv2_ef307026-658b-56e4-8f33-e3d50883b244-7625066.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Migrant camp in front of the UN's migration agency, the International Organization for Migration, (IOM), Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are dying here. We need a safe place. We don't care if that place is in Africa or anywhere else. We want to go,\u201d said another South Sudanese refugee.<\/p>\n<p>These refugees are part of a group of about 150 who have been camping for months in front of the UN's migration agency, the International Organization for Migration, (IOM).\u00a0They want an urgent evacuation to a third country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.7527675276752768\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//62//50//66//808x608_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/384x289_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/640x482_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/750x565_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/828x623_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1080x813_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1200x903_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/66\/1920x1445_cmsv2_65e48222-ae4b-5f4b-8ba3-d3cf3b8fe879-7625066.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Migrants show their refugee cards in Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Migrants hasten to Europe<\/strong><\/h2><p>There are thought to be around 21,000 Sub-Saharans in Tunisia, including migrants, asylum seekers and refugees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some have already gone back to their countries through voluntary repatriations. But experts say what is happening in Tunisia is causing a spike in the kinds of tragedies that continue to occur in the Mediterranean Sea, and which are shocking the whole of Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the President's speech, many decided to speed up their departure,\"\u00a0explained Romdhane Ben Amor, spokesperson for the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Justice. \"They have fled without caring too much about the consequences.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//62//50//58//808x454_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_833b35e2-9075-577b-8c6c-dab7153bee4f-7625058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Romdhane Ben Amor, Spokesperson for the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Justice<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since the end of last year, Tunisia has become the main country of embarkation for migrants travelling to Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it is not only sub-Saharan migrants embarking on the Central Mediterranean crossing. Tunisians are also leaving but for different reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political instability following the dissolution of the parliament in 2020, youth unemployment, rising inflation and food prices are driving increasing numbers of Tunisians to migrate to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\"There's a big difference if you compare living today to two, or three years ago,\" says Bechir, a father of two who is saving up his money in hopes of being able to leave the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//62//50//58//808x454_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/62\/50\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_f1342350-0c99-5a97-af60-989a4454670c-7625058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Bechir Haj Mohamed, Tunisian father of two hoping to flee his country<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"I was paid less but was able to save up more. Nowadays you can't save up anything you just work to eat and live.\"<\/p>\n<p>The EU and Italy have reacted by giving Tunisia more financial and technical help for border control.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups say Tunisia as it is not a safe country for migrants, and accuse Brussels and Rome of trying to contain illegal migration to Europe at any cost.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch Monica Pinna's full report from Tunisia in the video player 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race-based election law is threatening to push the country over the brink","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"DRC's racist election law threatens to push the country over the brink","titleListing2":"VIEW | If the legislation barring anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency existed in Europe, it would make a number of the continent's leaders unelectable, Duggan Flanakin writes.","leadin":"If the legislation barring anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency existed in Europe, it would make a number of the continent's leaders unelectable, Duggan Flanakin writes.","summary":"If the legislation barring anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency existed in Europe, it would make a number of the continent's leaders unelectable, Duggan Flanakin writes.","url":"drcs-race-based-election-law-is-threatening-to-push-the-country-over-the-brink","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"After two major wars, three million dead, and 18 years of strongman rule by President Joseph Kabila (now a senator for life), the Democratic Republic of the Congo held its first presidential election in December 2018. \n\nThe inauguration of Felix Tshisekedi, son of 1980s dissident and three-time Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi, as president in January 2019 marked the young nation\u2019s first peaceful transfer of power. \n\nAs Tshisekedi seeks reelection in December, the nation remains plagued by internal conflict. \n\nThe UN estimates there are 4.5 million internally displaced persons in the DRC and another 800,000-plus who have sought refuge outside the country.\u00a0 \n\nMoreover, the DRC is under international scrutiny for allowing very young children to engage in life-threatening work at artisanal cobalt mines. \n\nMeanwhile, Tshisekedi has resurrected the careers of convicted war criminal Jean-Pierre Bemba and convicted embezzler Vital Kamerhe and sought to bar, through spurious legislation, likely main rival Moise Katumbi from running for the presidency. \n\nTo run in the DRC election, both of your parents have to be Congolese?\u00a0 \n\nThis latter move, which has been in the works since 2021, was recently again condemned by the Congolese Association for Access to Justice (ACAJ). \n\nThis sinister campaign, which still awaits a final vote, specifically targets Katumbi, the popular former Governor of Katanga Province, who did not announce his candidacy for president until December 2022.\u00a0 \n\nThe legislation would bar anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency, thereby excluding Katumbi, whose father was a Greek-born Jew of Sephardic descent. \n\nThe ACAJ claims that the so-called \u201celection reform\u201d violates the spirit of the DRC\u2019s Fundamental Charter, which states that \u201cWe, the Congolese People ... affirm our determination to safeguard and consolidate national independence and unity while respecting\u00a0 our diversities and positive particularities.\u201d \n\nMoreover, notes ACAJ president Georges Kapiamba, this ill-advised move would undermine the nation\u2019s democratic gains and risk generating frustration and possible violence that the DRC does not need.\u00a0 \n\nIn many nations, he added, leaders from immigrant backgrounds who acquired nationality have served their adopted states with dedication and patriotism.\u00a0 \n\nAlso worth noting is that Katumbi\u2019s mother was a member of the royal family of the Native Lunda people. \n\nKabila's influence on politics is still significant \n\nThe hidden hand of Joseph Kabila cannot be ignored here.\u00a0 \n\nKabila had barred Katumbi from even entering the country prior to the 2018 election, and many claim that Kabila\u2019s interference with the voting that year kept \u201crightful\u201d winner Martin Fayulu from victory.\u00a0 \n\nAfterwards, Fayulu called the decision to award his opponent victory an \u201celectoral coup.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nF ayulu and former DRC Prime Minister Augustin Matatma are also expected to join the 2023 race. \n\nSince then, though, Tshisekedi distanced himself from Kabila. Last spring, after 14 of the nation\u2019s 24 provincial governors were dismissed, candidates from Tshisekedi\u2019s Sacred Union of the Nation (SUN) coalition won nearly all of those seats.\u00a0 \n\nTogether with the move to bar Katumbi, one begins to wonder if Tshisekedi envisions holding the kind of power long wielded by his father\u2019s rival, Mobutu Sese Seko, half a century ago. \n\nTainted elections and billions of euros in untapped resources \n\nThe 2022 elections, many observers claim, were tainted by irregularities that they predict could reoccur on a grander scale this December.\u00a0 \n\nGoma-based researcher and activist Stewart Muhindo made the accusation that \u201cthe gubernatorial elections have been characterised by votes motivated by corruption or political injunctions.\u201d \n\nLosing candidate Diomi Ndongala from Kongo-Centrale province claimed that several local members of parliament received hundreds of thousands of dollars as a condition to participating in the governor\u2019s vote.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWhere is the future of these people when elections are tainted with such ignominy? They [politicians] have bought the conscience ... to colonise this province and bring it under the control of dark forces.\u201d \n\nYet dark forces have long been operating in the former Belgian Congo. Also formerly known as Zaire, the DRC is estimated to hold \u20ac22.5 trillion of untapped mineral resource wealth \u2014 including the child-killing cobalt fields.\u00a0 \n\nAnd as with Rwanda, the DRC has both Hutu and Tutsi tribespeople whom politicians have played against each other for political and economic gain. \n\nViolence, massive human rights violations, and extreme poverty \n\nThings were so bad that in 2010 the US passed legislation to reduce its purchase of \u201cconflict minerals\u201d and prevent the funding of armed militias.\u00a0 \n\nThis, however, opened the door for China to enter the Congolese minerals market, and that has resulted in supply chain confusion that have led many multinational companies to stop buying from the DRC altogether.\u00a0 \n\nThis only complicates the problems in a nation with perhaps the world\u2019s poorest people. \n\nThe Center for Preventive Action also said that the nation\u2019s weak governance and prevalence of many armed groups have subjected Congolese civilians to widespread rape and sexual violence, massive human rights violations (including the exploitation of child labour), and extreme poverty.\u00a0 \n\nThere are ongoing concerns that this violence might spread to neighbouring countries unless the nation can be brought under the rule of law. \n\nIf it existed in Europe, this law would make many leaders unelectable \n\nThe effort to bar Katumbi from candidacy is especially egregious in light of his Jewish heritage.\u00a0 \n\nRabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association, called it \u201can outrage that \u2026 a person can be disqualified for having a Jewish parent.\" \n\n\"This is a cynical political move aimed at manipulating the will of the people and imposing on them candidates they don\u2019t want,\u201d he added. \n\nThe Katumbi campaign, which early on picked up speed with the decisions by Christian Mwando, Ch\u00e9rubin Okende, and V\u00e9ronique Kilumba to leave the Tshisekedi government to support Katumbi, is equally outraged.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cThis law is going to bring about discrimination. Let the people vote. They should be allowed to choose their leaders \u2013 that\u2019s democracy and not changing the law,\u201d said a campaign spokesperson. \n\nIf such a law existed anywhere in Europe, several other key leaders could not have run for office. \n\nDuggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n\n","htmlText":"<p>After two major wars, three million dead, and 18 years of strongman rule by President Joseph Kabila (now a senator for life), the Democratic Republic of the Congo held its first presidential election in December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration of Felix Tshisekedi, son of 1980s dissident and three-time Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi, as president in January 2019 marked the young nation\u2019s first peaceful transfer of power.<\/p>\n<p>As Tshisekedi seeks reelection in December, the nation remains plagued by internal conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The UN estimates there are 4.5 million internally displaced persons in the DRC and another 800,000-plus who have sought refuge outside the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the DRC is under international scrutiny for allowing very young children to engage in life-threatening work at artisanal cobalt mines.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tshisekedi has resurrected the careers of convicted war criminal Jean-Pierre Bemba and convicted embezzler Vital Kamerhe and sought to bar, through spurious legislation, likely main rival Moise Katumbi from running for the presidency.<\/p>\n<h2>To run in the DRC election, both of your parents have to be Congolese?<\/h2><p>This latter move, which has been in the works since 2021, was recently again condemned by the Congolese Association for Access to Justice (ACAJ).<\/p>\n<p>This sinister campaign, which still awaits a final vote, specifically targets Katumbi, the popular former Governor of Katanga Province, who did not announce his candidacy for president until December 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7512182\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//05//a-resurrected-conflict-is-raging-in-the-drc-europe-should-be-paying-attention/">A resurrected conflict is raging in the heart of Africa. Europe should be paying attention<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The legislation would bar anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency, thereby excluding Katumbi, whose father was a Greek-born Jew of Sephardic descent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.66796875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//30//58//808x539_cmsv2_8c65b5c2-c7ef-5771-a066-33da5e99238a-7643058.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/384x257_cmsv2_8c65b5c2-c7ef-5771-a066-33da5e99238a-7643058.jpg 384w, 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<span class=\"widget__captionText\">Soldiers rest at the Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa during the visit of Pope Francis in February 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ACAJ claims that the so-called \u201celection reform\u201d violates the spirit of the DRC\u2019s Fundamental Charter, which states that \u201cWe, the Congolese People ... affirm our determination to safeguard and consolidate national independence and unity while respecting\u00a0our diversities and positive particularities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, notes ACAJ president Georges Kapiamba, this ill-advised move would undermine the nation\u2019s democratic gains and risk generating frustration and possible violence that the DRC does not need.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In many nations, he added, leaders from immigrant backgrounds who acquired nationality have served their adopted states with dedication and patriotism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also worth noting is that Katumbi\u2019s mother was a member of the royal family of the Native Lunda people.<\/p>\n<h2>Kabila's influence on politics is still significant<\/h2><p>The hidden hand of Joseph Kabila cannot be ignored here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kabila had barred Katumbi from even entering the country prior to the 2018 election, and many claim that Kabila\u2019s interference with the voting that year kept \u201crightful\u201d winner Martin Fayulu from victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, Fayulu called the decision to award his opponent victory an \u201celectoral coup.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Together with the move to bar Katumbi, one begins to wonder if Tshisekedi envisions holding the kind of power long wielded by his father\u2019s rival, Mobutu Sese Seko, half a century ago.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6689453125\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//30//58//808x542_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Themba Hadebe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/384x257_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/640x428_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/750x502_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/828x554_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1080x722_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1200x803_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1920x1284_cmsv2_6736987a-f0bb-5de0-8076-51d8d8f24c0c-7643058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Congolese opposition leader, Moise Katumbi, during their three-day forum at a resort hotel near Johannesburg, March 2018<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Themba Hadebe<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Fayulu and former DRC Prime Minister Augustin Matatma are also expected to join the 2023 race.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, though, Tshisekedi distanced himself from Kabila. Last spring, after 14 of the nation\u2019s 24 provincial governors were dismissed, candidates from Tshisekedi\u2019s Sacred Union of the Nation (SUN) coalition won nearly all of those seats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Together with the move to bar Katumbi, one begins to wonder if Tshisekedi envisions holding the kind of power long wielded by his father\u2019s rival, Mobutu Sese Seko, half a century ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Tainted elections and billions of euros in untapped resources<\/h2><p>The 2022 elections, many observers claim, were tainted by irregularities that they predict could reoccur on a grander scale this December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Goma-based researcher and activist Stewart Muhindo made the accusation that \u201cthe gubernatorial elections have been characterised by votes motivated by corruption or political injunctions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Losing candidate Diomi Ndongala from Kongo-Centrale province claimed that several local members of parliament received hundreds of thousands of dollars as a condition to participating in the governor\u2019s vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The DRC is estimated to hold \u20ac22.5 trillion of untapped mineral resource wealth \u2014 including the child-killing cobalt fields.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//30//58//808x539_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Marc Hofer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/384x256_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/640x427_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/750x500_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/828x552_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1080x720_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1200x800_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1920x1281_cmsv2_30c90583-c601-585f-a94f-787a6fa40888-7643058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Congolese miner digs for cassiterite, the major ore of tin, at Nyabibwe mine, in eastern DRC, August 2012<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Marc Hofer<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere is the future of these people when elections are tainted with such ignominy? They [politicians] have bought the conscience ... to colonise this province and bring it under the control of dark forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet dark forces have long been operating in the former Belgian Congo. Also formerly known as Zaire, the DRC is estimated to hold \u20ac22.5 trillion of untapped mineral resource wealth \u2014 including the child-killing cobalt fields.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And as with Rwanda, the DRC has both Hutu and Tutsi tribespeople whom politicians have played against each other for political and economic gain.<\/p>\n<h2>Violence, massive human rights violations, and extreme poverty<\/h2><p>Things were so bad that in 2010 the US passed legislation to reduce its purchase of \u201cconflict minerals\u201d and prevent the funding of armed militias.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This, however, opened the door for China to enter the Congolese minerals market, and that has resulted in supply chain confusion that have led many multinational companies to stop buying from the DRC altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">There are ongoing concerns that this violence might spread to neighbouring countries unless the nation can be brought under the rule of law.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//30//58//808x539_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/384x256_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/640x427_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/750x500_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/828x552_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1080x720_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1200x800_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1920x1281_cmsv2_86130543-ac8c-56b4-b24e-1b75bb826427-7643058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Forensics workers search for human remains at a mass grave in the village of Ndoma, near Beni in North Kivu, May 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This only complicates the problems in a nation with perhaps the world\u2019s poorest people.<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Preventive Action also said that the nation\u2019s weak governance and prevalence of many armed groups have subjected Congolese civilians to widespread rape and sexual violence, massive human rights violations (including the exploitation of child labour), and extreme poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are ongoing concerns that this violence might spread to neighbouring countries unless the nation can be brought under the rule of law.<\/p>\n<h2>If it existed in Europe, this law would make many leaders unelectable<\/h2><p>The effort to bar Katumbi from candidacy is especially egregious in light of his Jewish heritage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the European Jewish Association, called it \u201can outrage that \u2026 a person can be disqualified for having a Jewish parent.\"<\/p>\n<p>\"This is a cynical political move aimed at manipulating the will of the people and imposing on them candidates they don\u2019t want,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">If such a law existed anywhere in Europe, several other key leaders could not have run for office.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//30//58//808x539_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/384x256_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/640x427_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/750x500_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/828x552_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1080x720_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1200x800_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/30\/58\/1920x1281_cmsv2_36ae6cd3-a9cc-516b-ac02-fb6fc0c750e2-7643058.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French President Emmanuel Macron, left, is greeted by Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, March 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Katumbi campaign, which early on picked up speed with the decisions by Christian Mwando, Ch\u00e9rubin Okende, and V\u00e9ronique Kilumba to leave the Tshisekedi government to support Katumbi, is equally outraged.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis law is going to bring about discrimination. Let the people vote. They should be allowed to choose their leaders \u2013 that\u2019s democracy and not changing the law,\u201d said a campaign spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>If such a law existed anywhere in Europe, several other key leaders could not have run for office.<\/p>\n<p><em>Duggan Flanakin is a senior policy analyst for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. 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","summary":"Russia's president was granted diplomatic immunity to attend a BRICS summit in August, despite being wanted for his involvement in alleged war crimes in Ukraine. ","url":"south-africa-grants-putin-immunity-despite-international-arrest-warrant","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Confusion surrounding Vladimir Putin's visit to South Africa for a BRICS Summit, which brings together the world's major southern economies, seems to have been resolved. \n\nIn a statement published in the South African official gazette, Minister for International Relations Naledi Pandor announced he had approved diplomatic immunity for all participants at the event.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to the Department of International Relations, conferring immunity is standard practice for all international conferences and summits held in South Africa, regardless of participation levels. \n\nThey claim immunities apply to the conference and not to specific individuals. \n\n\u201cThese immunities do not override any warrant that may have been issued by any international tribunal against any attendee at the conference,\u201d said the department. \n\nIn politics and diplomacy, immunity means being exempt from the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or from prosecution abroad. \n\nDespite being a member of the ICC and subject to its treaties, Putin would not face arrest during his stay in South Africa. \n\nSeveral solutions were considered for accommodating Putin's visit during this crucial event, with South Africa's ruling party seeking to chart its own path geopolitically and ward off Western influence. \n\nBesides economic representatives, the BRICS summit will bring together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -- all countries that have opposed the united Western front against the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. \n\nAn arrest warrant for Putin was issued in March by the International Criminal Court (ICC), putting South Africa in an unfavourable position with its trade partners in the West. \n\nIt is expected that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the BRICS meeting this week in Cape Town and Pretoria will again discuss Putin's visit. \n\nLavrov rejected a proposal made by his South African counterpart for Putin to virtually attend the leadership summit scheduled for August. \n\nRussia's state-owned TASS news agency reported Moscow had no intention of reneging on its plans to participate in the summit, and that it fully expects Pretoria to deal with issues involving the ICC. \n\nIn April, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the ruling African National Congress or ANC party would be withdrawing from the ICC due to the \u201ccourt\u2019s partiality in relation to certain situations\u201d. \n\nHowever, his office then walked back the statement and claimed it was \u201can error in comment\u201d. \n\n\u201cSouth Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th National Conference of the ANC \u2013 held in December 2022 \u2013 to rescind an earlier decision to withdraw from the ICC.\u201d \n\nIn the past, Pretoria failed to act on its commitment to the ICC when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir evaded arrest in the country during Jacob Zuma's presidency.\u00a0 \n\nThe ICC had a standing warrant of arrest against Al Bashir. \n\nSouth Africa's relationship with the US, a key trade partner, has been strained since Pretoria took what it calls a \"non-aligned stance\" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \n\nThe situation has been exacerbated by recent public statements by US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, claiming South Africa sold arms to Russia. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Confusion surrounding Vladimir Putin's visit to South Africa for a BRICS Summit, which brings together the world's major southern economies, seems to have been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement published in the South African official gazette, Minister for International Relations Naledi Pandor announced he had approved diplomatic immunity for all participants at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the Department of International Relations, conferring immunity is standard practice for all international conferences and summits held in South Africa, regardless of participation levels.<\/p>\n<p>They claim immunities apply to the conference and not to specific individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese immunities do not override any warrant that may have been issued by any international tribunal against any attendee at the conference,\u201d said the department.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//64//33//80//808x539_cmsv2_43f9559d-bc80-5655-b78b-a3e30d377703-7643380.jpg/" alt=\"Eraldo Peres/Copyright 2019 The AP. 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All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In politics and diplomacy, immunity means being exempt from the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or from prosecution abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a member of the ICC and subject to its treaties, Putin would not face arrest during his stay in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Several solutions were considered for accommodating Putin's visit during this crucial event, with South Africa's ruling party seeking to chart its own path geopolitically and ward off Western influence.<\/p>\n<p>Besides economic representatives, the BRICS summit will bring together the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa -- all countries that have opposed the united Western front against the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest warrant for Putin was issued in March by the International Criminal Court (ICC), putting South Africa in an unfavourable position with its trade partners in the West.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend the BRICS meeting this week in Cape Town and Pretoria will again discuss Putin's visit.<\/p>\n<p>Lavrov rejected a proposal made by his South African counterpart for Putin to virtually attend the leadership summit scheduled for August.<\/p>\n<p>Russia's state-owned TASS news agency reported Moscow had no intention of reneging on its plans to participate in the summit, and that it fully expects Pretoria to deal with issues involving the ICC.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7471762,7471368\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//17//international-criminal-court-issues-arrest-warrant-for-russian-president-vladimir-putin/">International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//18//russia-will-have-to-make-a-stop-in-the-hague-on-their-way-to-hell-after-icc-arrest-warrant/">Russia 'will have to make a stop in The Hague on their way to hell' after ICC arrest warrant<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In April, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the ruling African National Congress or ANC party would be withdrawing from the ICC due to the \u201ccourt\u2019s partiality in relation to certain situations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, his office then walked back the statement and claimed it was \u201can error in comment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th National Conference of the ANC \u2013 held in December 2022 \u2013 to rescind an earlier decision to withdraw from the ICC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the past, Pretoria failed to act on its commitment to the ICC when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir evaded arrest in the country during Jacob Zuma's presidency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ICC had a standing warrant of arrest against Al Bashir.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa's relationship with the US, a key trade partner, has been strained since Pretoria took what it calls a \"non-aligned stance\" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The situation has been exacerbated by recent public statements by US Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, claiming South Africa sold arms to Russia.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685534289,"publishedAt":1685546116,"updatedAt":1685546119,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/31\/south-africa-grants-putin-immunity-despite-international-arrest-warrant","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/05\/54\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3498f14f-1cc9-5b49-a365-4c5771d66119-7640554.jpg","altText":"South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arriving at a BRICS even in Brazil. 14 November 2019","caption":"South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia's President Vladimir Putin arriving at a BRICS even in Brazil. 14 November 2019","captionCredit":"Eraldo Peres\/Copyright 2018 The AP. All rights reserved","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5184,"height":3456},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/64\/33\/80\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_43f9559d-bc80-5655-b78b-a3e30d377703-7643380.jpg","altText":"South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian PM Narendra Modi, China's President Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, 14 November 2019","caption":"South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian PM Narendra Modi, China's President Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, 14 November 2019","captionCredit":"Eraldo Peres\/Copyright 2019 The AP. 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ceasefire fails to hold despite truce extension","titleListing2":"The latest ceasefire in Sudan between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces fails to hold as fighting flared in the capital on Tuesday, despite the truce being extended.","leadin":"The latest ceasefire in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces fails to hold as fighting flared in the capital on Tuesday despite the truce being extended.","summary":"The latest ceasefire in Sudan between the army and the Rapid Support Forces fails to hold as fighting flared in the capital on Tuesday despite the truce being extended.","url":"sudans-latest-ceasefire-fails-to-hold-despite-truce-extension","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The latest violence comes despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desperately needed aid to reach besieged civilians. \n\nUS and Saudi mediators said late Monday the army and the paramilitary RSF had agreed to extend by five days the humanitarian truce they frequently violated over the past week. \n\nSince the announcement, residents reported \"clashes with various kinds of weapons in southern Khartoum\", and fighting in Nyala, South Darfur's state capital. \n\n\"The army is ready to fight until victory,\" army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared during a visit to troops in the capital Khartoum. \n\nIt was in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that mediators brokered the truce between Burhan and his rival, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. \n\nThe mediators admitted the truce had been \"imperfectly observed\" but said the extension \"will permit further humanitarian efforts\". \n\nThe RSF said they will \"exercise their right to defend themselves\" and accused the army of violating the truce. \n\nThe war has killed more than 1,800 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. \n\nThe United Nations says more than a million people have been internally displaced and nearly 350,000 have fled abroad, including over 170,000 to Egypt. \n\n\"Looting and robbery have become commonplace in Khartoum, with some areas being entirely stripped of possessions,\" Ahmed Omer from the Norwegian Refugee Council said. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The latest violence comes despite the latest ceasefire pledges of the two warring generals, meant to allow desperately needed aid to reach besieged civilians.<\/p>\n<p>US and Saudi mediators said late Monday the army and the paramilitary RSF had agreed to extend by five days the humanitarian truce they frequently violated over the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Since the announcement, residents reported \"clashes with various kinds of weapons in southern Khartoum\", and fighting in Nyala, South Darfur's state capital.<\/p>\n<p>\"The army is ready to fight until victory,\" army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared during a visit to troops in the capital Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>It was in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that mediators brokered the truce between Burhan and his rival, RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan 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and RSF agree five day extension of truce in Sudan","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Army and RSF agree five day extension of truce in Sudan","titleListing2":"Sudan\u2019s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.","leadin":"Sudan\u2019s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.","summary":"Sudan\u2019s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.","url":"army-and-rsf-agree-five-day-extension-of-truce-in-sudan","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan\u2019s military and its rival, the 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All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The fighting has killed at least 866 civilians and wounded thousands more, according to the Sudan Doctors\u2019 Syndicate, which tracks civilian casualties. The toll could be much higher, the medical group said.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has turned the capital, Khartoum, and other urban areas into battlefields, forcing nearly 1.4 million people to flee their homes to safer areas inside Sudan or cross into neighbouring countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Early on, foreign governments raced to evacuate their diplomats and nationals as thousands of foreign residents scrambled to get out of the African nation.<\/p>\n<p>For weeks, the United States and Saudi Arabia have been mediating talks between the military and the RSF in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. 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Only inclusive and equitable socio-economic development will.\u00a0 \n\nToday, EU member states are falling into the old tropes, seeing Tunisians as the border police and Tunisia as an open-sky prison for migrants. \n\nInvesting in Saied\u2019s regime is not an investment in regional stability.\u00a0 \n\nWhile tapping into real and legitimate frustrations with previous coalition governments\u2019 inability or unwillingness to address economic woes, Saied now faces a choice \u2014 manage expectations while accepting painful reforms or risk further economic decline and instability.\u00a0 \n\nTo date, his crude consolidation of power has not produced any meaningful policy to address longstanding economic grievances.\u00a0 \n\nHis disorderly decisions, hate speech, and racist discourse, sow instability in Tunisia and undermine its relations in Africa and beyond.\u00a0 \n\nIt's time for the West to reassert itself \n\nThe EU and US should reassert themselves with the Saied regime, balancing confidence with humility \u2014 leading with values, acknowledging their colonial past, and conditioning economic aid on the respect of democratic and human rights values. \n\nThe $1.9 billion (\u20ac1.77bn) IMF loan that Tunisia has been eyeing is presented as a rescue package.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, the austerity measures and reforms have the potential to harm people, especially the working class and poor communities, and strip the state of its responsibilities to provide a social safety net.\u00a0 \n\nThe EU and US have the leverage to direct the IMF to put social and economic rights front and centre in its policy and practice, with assistance conditioned and supporting a path to good governance and democratic institutions.\u00a0 \n\nReforms are indispensable and urgent.\u00a0 \n\nTheir success depends entirely on local ownership and sharing the temporary social cost across the population \u2014 a genuine national dialogue, including all political and social actors, is essential. \n\nRecalibrating foreign policy to underwrite democracy \n\nThe US has a particular role to play in helping turn the tide. The Biden administration has said that its foreign policy is \u201ccentred on the defence of democracy and the protection of human rights.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nAt the second Summit for Democracy, President Biden reiterated the need \u201cto continually renew our commitment, continually strengthen our institutions, root out corruption where we find it, seek to build consensus, and reject political violence, give hate and extremism no safe harbour.\u201d \n\nHowever, the administration\u2019s foreign assistance 2024 budget request sends a concerning message.\u00a0 \n\nAssistance to the Tunisian military, which helped Saied consolidate power, is maintained at past levels, while economic and civil society support is being slashed by 65%.\u00a0 \n\nThe US should be transparent about why and how those decisions were made and to whom the assistance is destined so civil society can monitor the funding. \n\nDelayed actions only embolden the Saied regime \n\nAs it conditions aid, the US should use routine diplomatic meetings and consultations with civil society actors to laud advances or push Tunisian leaders to do more. This requires renewed political will on the part of Washington, DC. \n\nThe US should also accelerate calls for the release of political detainees and respect for human rights protocols to which Tunisia is a signatory while calling out all attacks on freedom of the press and expression.\u00a0 \n\nMuddled or delayed statements deflate Tunisian democracy advocates and embolden the Saied regime to continue with their campaign with impunity. \n\nNext year, Tunisia should hold presidential and local elections.\u00a0 \n\nTunisian civil society and public independent institutions need support to ensure the polls are transparent and voters have viable political alternatives to consider while feel safe to vote for their choice.\u00a0 \n\nThis will require revisions to the current election law, establishment of the constitutional court and re-establishment of genuine independence of the election commission, at a minimum. \n\nThe fierce urgency of now \n\nWhen we first met in 2009, we understood that democracy is not just an aspirational set of values \u2014 it is a necessary condition for prosperity and stability.\u00a0 \n\nThe policy solution to the long-standing economic grievances and democratic backsliding in Tunisia is not to recycle failed partnerships reminiscent of the Ben Ali era.\u00a0 \n\nIt is to urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisia\u2019s leaders accountable and help make sure that good governance and democracy deliver for citizens.\u00a0 \n\nThis must be done with the fierce urgency of now. \n\nIkram Ben Said is an award-winning feminist activist, and Nicole Rowsell is an international democracy, governance, and peacebuilding expert and scholar. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n\n","htmlText":"<p>In 2009, while\u00a0Zine El Abidine\u00a0Ben Ali\u2019s dictatorial regime ruled from Tunis,\u00a0dozens of human rights and feminist defenders gathered in a neighbouring country for a dialogue which couldn\u2019t take place inside Tunisia at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We got together to imagine what a democratic future for Tunisia could entail.<\/p>\n<p>The 2011 revolution gave us, and millions of others, hope for new beginnings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But today, as we witness the dream of Tunisian democracy collapse, we are calling for value-based international solidarity with Tunisians to keep the flame of progress alive \u2014 for Tunisia and the entire Arab region.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning from the past<\/h2><p>The argument of a bygone era of autocrats, including Ben Ali, has proven false time and time again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A relationship based on security and centralized power did not address the economic and political aspirations of Tunisians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supporting an oppressive regime won\u2019t solve the flow of irregular migration to Europe. Only inclusive and equitable socio-economic development will.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today, EU member states are falling into the old tropes, seeing Tunisians as the border police and Tunisia as an open-sky prison for migrants.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Investing in Saied\u2019s regime is not an investment in regional stability.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6748046875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//74//52//808x546_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg/" alt=\"STR via AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/384x259_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/640x432_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/750x506_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/828x559_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1080x729_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1200x810_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1920x1296_cmsv2_0953fa20-01f8-51dd-b864-1b2408660efc-7637452.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A migrant from sub-Saharan Africa is stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, April 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">STR via AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Investing in Saied\u2019s regime is not an investment in regional stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While tapping into real and legitimate frustrations with previous coalition governments\u2019 inability or unwillingness to address economic woes, Saied now faces a choice \u2014 manage expectations while accepting painful reforms or risk further economic decline and instability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To date, his crude consolidation of power has not produced any meaningful policy to address longstanding economic grievances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His disorderly decisions, hate speech, and racist discourse, sow instability in Tunisia and undermine its relations in Africa and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>It's time for the West to reassert itself<\/h2><p>The EU and US should reassert themselves with the Saied regime, balancing confidence with humility \u2014 leading with values, acknowledging their colonial past, and conditioning economic aid on the respect of democratic and human rights values.<\/p>\n<p>The $1.9 billion (\u20ac1.77bn) IMF loan that Tunisia has been eyeing is presented as a rescue package.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7444226,7462062\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//14//tunisia-misleading-and-racist-content-goes-viral-on-social-media-leading-to-attacks-on-mig/">Tunisia: Misleading and racist content goes viral on social media leading to attacks on migrants<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//06//tunisians-defy-protest-ban-and-rally-against-president/">Tunisians defy protest ban and rally against president<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, the austerity measures and reforms have the potential to harm people, especially the working class and poor communities, and strip the state of its responsibilities to provide a social safety net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//74//52//808x539_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg/" alt=\"Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/384x256_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/640x427_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/750x500_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/828x552_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1080x720_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1200x800_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1920x1281_cmsv2_3a8bfde5-3a78-5381-9a2c-a95faab2d6a1-7637452.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Tunisian boy cycles past street art in Erriadh, a village on the resort island of Djerba, south of Tunis, October 2015<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The EU and US have the leverage to direct the IMF to put social and economic rights front and centre in its policy and practice, with assistance conditioned and supporting a path to good governance and democratic institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reforms are indispensable and urgent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their success depends entirely on local ownership and sharing the temporary social cost across the population \u2014 a genuine national dialogue, including all political and social actors, is essential.<\/p>\n<h2>Recalibrating foreign policy to underwrite democracy<\/h2><p>The US has a particular role to play in helping turn the tide. The Biden administration has said that its foreign policy is \u201ccentred on the defence of democracy and the protection of human rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7613398,7502388\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//19//why-tunisias-political-and-economical-crisis-is-europes-problem-too/">Why Tunisia\u2019s political and economical crisis is Europe\u2019s problem too<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//31//the-eu-should-know-the-rise-of-autocracy-in-tunisia-wont-be-fixed-with-short-term-band-aid/">The EU should know the rise of autocracy in Tunisia won't be fixed with short-term band-aids<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the second Summit for Democracy, President Biden reiterated the need \u201cto continually renew our commitment, continually strengthen our institutions, root out corruption where we find it, seek to build consensus, and reject political violence, give hate and extremism no safe harbour.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6865234375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//74//52//808x553_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg/" alt=\"Slim Abid/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/384x264_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/640x439_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/750x515_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/828x568_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1080x741_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1200x824_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1920x1318_cmsv2_5524bfdf-e34e-5b71-8091-0658a2b757f8-7637452.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Tunisian President Kais Saied shakes hand with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Jeddah during the Arab Summit, May 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Slim Abid/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, the administration\u2019s foreign assistance 2024 budget request sends a concerning message.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Assistance to the Tunisian military, which helped Saied consolidate power, is maintained at past levels, while economic and civil society support is being slashed by 65%.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The US should be transparent about why and how those decisions were made and to whom the assistance is destined so civil society can monitor the funding.<\/p>\n<h2>Delayed actions only embolden the Saied regime<\/h2><p>As it conditions aid, the US should use routine diplomatic meetings and consultations with civil society actors to laud advances or push Tunisian leaders to do more. This requires renewed political will on the part of Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>The US should also accelerate calls for the release of political detainees and respect for human rights protocols to which Tunisia is a signatory while calling out all attacks on freedom of the press and expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Muddled or delayed statements deflate Tunisian democracy advocates and embolden the Saied regime to continue with their campaign with impunity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Tunisian civil society and public independent institutions need support to ensure the polls are transparent and voters have viable political alternatives to consider while feeling safe to vote for their choice.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.654296875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//74//52//808x528_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Hassene Dridi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/384x251_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/640x419_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/750x491_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/828x542_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1080x707_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1200x785_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/74\/52\/1920x1256_cmsv2_f5330aae-d6f9-597a-a2d3-71a526b65f0c-7637452.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People take part in a protest against president Kais Saied policies, in Tunis, March 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Hassene Dridi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next year, Tunisia should hold presidential and local elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tunisian civil society and public independent institutions need support to ensure the polls are transparent and voters have viable political alternatives to consider while feel safe to vote for their choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This will require revisions to the current election law, establishment of the constitutional court and re-establishment of genuine independence of the election commission, at a minimum.<\/p>\n<h2>The fierce urgency of now<\/h2><p>When we first met in 2009, we understood that democracy is not just an aspirational set of values \u2014 it is a necessary condition for prosperity and stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The policy solution to the long-standing economic grievances and democratic backsliding in Tunisia is not to recycle failed partnerships reminiscent of the Ben Ali era.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is to urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisia\u2019s leaders accountable and help make sure that good governance and democracy deliver for citizens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This must be done with the fierce urgency of now.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ikram Ben Said is an award-winning feminist activist, and Nicole Rowsell is an international democracy, governance, and peacebuilding expert and scholar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. 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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. \n\nAmid the reported calm on Thursday, humanitarian missions were able on to deliver \"urgently needed medical supplies to several locations in Sudan,\u201d the joint statement said. \n\nEfforts were also underway to restore telecommunications services in Khartoum and other parts of the country. \n\nUnited States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned both parties of possible sanctions if the latest cease-fire was not adhered to. \n\nThe UN says that more than a million Sudanese have been internally displaced, while some 300,000 have fled to neighbouring countries. \n\nThe conflict has killed more than 860 civilians, including at least 190 children, according to the most recent numbers from the Sudanese Doctors\u2019 Syndicate. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The World Food Programme (WFP) has now reached more than 600,000 vulnerable people with food and nutrition aid since restarting distributions in Sudan, a United Nations spokesperson said in New York on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said, \u201cIn three states in the Darfur region - North, South and East - the WFP has now reached some 180,000 people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to St\u00e9phane Dujarric, the agency is planning to start distributions in Central Darfur in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of today, the WFP has resumed distributions in Blue Nile State,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the World Health Organization has confirmed eight new reports of attacks on healthcare facilities in the last two weeks, which brings the total number of verified attacks since the latest round of fighting broke out in Sudan to 38.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7620272,7611010\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//22//pope-prays-for-peace-in-sudan-as-fighting-continues-despite-imminent-ceasefire/">Pope prays for peace in Sudan as fighting continues despite imminent ceasefire<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//17//what-is-at-stake-for-europe-as-war-in-sudan-rages-on-and-a-regional-crisis-looms/">What is at stake for Europe as war in Sudan rages on and a regional crisis looms?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, fighting continues in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and the Western Darfur region despite reports from Saudi Arabia and the US that the warring sides are adhering better to a new, weeklong cease-fire following days of sporadic fighting.<\/p>\n<p>The latest pause is the seventh attempt at a truce after the others were violated.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in Sudan erupted in mid-April after months of escalating tensions between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary commanded by Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the reported calm on Thursday, humanitarian missions were able on to deliver \"urgently needed medical supplies to several locations in Sudan,\u201d the joint statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts were also underway to restore telecommunications services in Khartoum and other parts of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//62//62//808x539_cmsv2_68498fb0-2473-5575-9bbf-ce31ba8684be-7596262.jpg/" alt=\"Amr Nabil/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned both parties of possible sanctions if the latest cease-fire was not adhered to.<\/p>\n<p>The UN says that more than a million Sudanese have been internally displaced, while some 300,000 have fled to neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict has killed more than 860 civilians, including at least 190 children, according to the most recent numbers from the Sudanese Doctors\u2019 Syndicate.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685187801,"publishedAt":1685195736,"updatedAt":1685196183,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/27\/sudan-600000-people-have-received-aid-from-wfp-un-spokesperson-says","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/43\/82\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_550cb6e4-3291-5f5c-8a55-660ef9948fb8-7634382.jpg","altText":"Sudanese Ayoub Abu Fatema, head of an NGO organisation, receives aid from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre at Port Sudan airport, Thursday, May 11, 2023. 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Rwandan genocide fugitive appears in Cape Town court","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Top Rwandan genocide fugitive appears in Cape Town court","titleListing2":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","leadin":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","summary":"One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run.","url":"top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"A man suspected of playing a key role in the Rwandan genocide appeared in court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after his arrest on a South African farm and more than two decades after he first went on the run. \n\nFulgence Kayishema, 62, is one of the last four fugitives wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide that led to the deaths of some 800,000 Rwandans.\u00a0 \n\nThe majority of victims belonged to the Tutsi minority, at the hands of extremists in the Hutu majority. \n\nHe appeared impassive in the dock, clad in a blue parka and\u00a0surrounded by armed officers wearing helmets and bullet-proof waistcoats, as he admitted he was the man wanted by the courts and international police. \n\nKayishema is accused of genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity.\u00a0 \n\nHe was the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), which was set up by the UN Security Council to complete the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). \n\nInvestigators say that in his effort to evade justice, he benefited from the help of both relatives and members of the former Rwandan Armed Forces and the Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda, as well as people who adhere to the genocidal ideology of Hutu Power. \n\nA master at impersonating others, he had most recently been using the name Donatien Nibashumba. After being spotted on a farm in Paarl, some 60km from Cape Town, he was arrested on Wednesday with the help of Interpol. \n\nThe UN chief's spokesman, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, said the arrest sent\u00a0\"a powerful message showing that those suspected of committing such crimes cannot escape justice.\" \n\nPlanning and execution \n\nKayishema was a judicial police inspector during the genocide in Rwanda.\u00a0 \n\nAccording to the IRMCT, he\u00a0is specifically accused of taking part in a notorious massacre of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering in a Catholic church in Nyange. \n\n\"Kayishema directly participated in the planning and execution of this massacre, including by procuring and distributing petrol to burn down the church with the refugees inside,\"\u00a0the IRMCT's chief prosecutor said in a statement .\u00a0 \n\n\"When this failed, Kayishema and others used a bulldozer to collapse the church, burying and killing the refugees inside. \n\n\"Kayishema and others then supervised the transfer of corpses from the church grounds into mass graves over the next approximately two days.\" \n\nHis first court appearance did not feature any discussion\u00a0of potential extradition to Rwanda. Kayishema has been remanded in custody in Pollsmoor high-security prison near Cape Town, and his next hearing is scheduled for 2nd June. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A man suspected of playing a key role in the Rwandan genocide appeared in court in Cape Town on Friday, two days after his arrest on a South African farm and more than two decades after he first went on the run.<\/p>\n<p>Fulgence Kayishema, 62, is one of the last four fugitives wanted for their role in the 1994 genocide that led to the deaths of some 800,000 Rwandans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The majority of victims belonged to the Tutsi minority, at the hands of extremists in the Hutu majority.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared impassive in the dock, clad in a blue parka and\u00a0surrounded by armed officers wearing helmets and bullet-proof waistcoats, as he admitted he was the man wanted by the courts and international police.<\/p>\n<p>Kayishema is accused of genocide, complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and crimes against humanity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was the target of an arrest warrant issued by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), which was set up by the UN Security Council to complete the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say that in his effort to evade justice, he benefited from the help of both relatives and members of the former Rwandan Armed Forces and the Forces D\u00e9mocratiques de Lib\u00e9ration du Rwanda, as well as people who adhere to the genocidal ideology of Hutu Power.<\/p>\n<p>A master at impersonating others, he had most recently been using the name Donatien Nibashumba. After being spotted on a farm in Paarl, some 60km from Cape Town, he was arrested on Wednesday with the help of Interpol.<\/p>\n<p>The UN chief's spokesman, St\u00e9phane Dujarric, said the arrest sent\u00a0\"a powerful message showing that those suspected of committing such crimes cannot escape justice.\"<\/p>\n<h2>Planning and execution<\/h2><p>Kayishema was a judicial police inspector during the genocide in Rwanda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the IRMCT, he\u00a0is specifically accused of taking part in a notorious massacre of more than 2,000 Tutsi refugees sheltering in a Catholic church in Nyange.<\/p>\n<p>\"Kayishema directly participated in the planning and execution of this massacre, including by procuring and distributing petrol to burn down the church with the refugees inside,\"\u00a0the IRMCT's chief prosecutor <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.irmct.org//en//news//ictr-fugitive-fulgence-kayishema-arrested/">said in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"When this failed, Kayishema and others used a bulldozer to collapse the church, burying and killing the refugees inside.<\/p>\n<p>\"Kayishema and others then supervised the transfer of corpses from the church grounds into mass graves over the next approximately two days.\"<\/p>\n<p>His first court appearance did not feature any discussion\u00a0of potential extradition to Rwanda. Kayishema has been remanded in custody in Pollsmoor high-security prison near Cape Town, and his next hearing is scheduled for 2nd June.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685106191,"publishedAt":1685112018,"updatedAt":1685112021,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/26\/top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/28\/12\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d73810b4-19b0-5dbf-835b-07a7b96d8258-7632812.jpg","altText":"Fulgence Kayishema, center, enters the Magistrate's Court in Cape Town, South Africa","caption":"Fulgence Kayishema, center, enters the Magistrate's Court in Cape Town, South Africa","captionCredit":"AP 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these photos from the Contemporary African Photography prize","titleListing2":"Take a look at the stunning nominees for the Contemporary African Photography prize ","leadin":"As we anticipate the announcement of the five winners of the Contemporary African Photography prize, we've handpicked a selection of our favourite projects.","summary":"As we anticipate the announcement of the five winners of the Contemporary African Photography prize, we've handpicked a selection of our favourite projects.","url":"take-a-look-at-these-awe-inspiring-photos-from-the-contemporary-african-photography-prize","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"25 incredibly talented photographers have been shortlisted for the Contemporary African Photography (CAP) prize.\u00a0 \n\nThe CAP prize, an esteemed accolade, is bestowed annually upon five photographers whose creations either originate in Africa or explore the rich tapestry of the African diaspora. \n\nAs we await the announcement of the winners, set to take place in Arles, France, on 7 July, we've selected a few of our favourites.\u00a0 \n\nFrom the profoundly impactful 'Dark Memories' project by Emeke Obanor, which sheds light on the harrowing tales of child trafficking victims in Nigeria, to Jonathan Jasberg's unflinchingly honest exploration of the vibrant streets of Cairo, these photographs are bound to astound and mesmerise you.\u00a0 \n\n'Reaching for Dawn' - Elliott Verdier \n\n' Another Tale By Moonlight' - Yagazie Emezi \n\n'The Women's War' - Bright Charles \n\n'Mapalakata' - Robin Bernstein \n\n'Burger Movement' - Kwasi Darko \n\n'Hond' - Nadia Ettwein \n\n'This is a story about my family' - Yassmine Forte \n\n'Sunday Special' - Carlos Idun-Tawiah \n\n'Cairo: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect' - Jonathan Jasberg \n\n'From Here, the doors don't know me' - Mohamed Mahdy \n\n'Aimless Wanderings' - Merji \n\n'From Genetic Bomb' \u00a0- Kriss Munsya \n\n'From Dark Memories' - Emeke Obanor \n\n","htmlText":"<p>25 incredibly talented photographers have been shortlisted for the Contemporary African Photography (CAP) prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The CAP prize, an esteemed accolade, is bestowed annually upon five photographers whose creations either originate in Africa or explore the rich tapestry of the African diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>As we await the announcement of the winners, set to take place in Arles, France, on 7 July, we've selected a few of our favourites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the profoundly impactful 'Dark Memories' project by Emeke Obanor, which sheds light on the harrowing tales of child trafficking victims in Nigeria, to Jonathan Jasberg's unflinchingly honest exploration of the vibrant streets of Cairo, these photographs are bound to astound and mesmerise you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7625440,7581166\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//05//09//you-see-a-dead-man-legendary-photographer-michel-haddi-recalls-working-with-tupac/">/"You see a dead man\": Legendary photographer Michel Haddi recalls working with Tupac <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2023//05//26//priceless-and-fragile-marta-syrko-on-her-portraits-of-ukraines-war-wounded/">Priceless and fragile: Marta Syrko on her portraits of Ukraine's war-wounded<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Reaching for Dawn'<\/em> - Elliott Verdier<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.25\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1600_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x480_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x800_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x938_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1035_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1350_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1500_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2400_cmsv2_ce82f3f0-7a6c-5089-a065-47a3e1946fe9-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Boys on concert, Westpoint. From Reaching for Dawn. (Elliott Verdier)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Of the bloody civil war (1989-2003) that decimated Liberia, its population does not speak. No proper memorial has been built, no day is dedicated to commemoration. The country, still held by several protagonists of the carnage, refuses to condemn its perpetrators. <br><br>This deafening silence, which resonates internationally, denies any possibility of social recognition or collective memory of the massacres, immersing Liberia in an endless feeling of abandonment and drowsy resignation. The trauma carved into the population\u2019s flesh is crystallised in the society\u2019s weak foundations, still imbued with an unsound Americanism, and bleeds onto a new generation with a hazy future. Liberia is suffering a long, anonymous night, a decaying sludge of existence miring pain and innate loneliness. <br><br>This photographic and audio work explores the mechanisms of its resilience and the invisible resorts of psychic trauma in war.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>'<em>Another Tale By Moonlight'<\/em> - Yagazie Emezi<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.3250517598343685\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1707_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x509_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x848_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x994_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1097_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1431_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1590_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2544_cmsv2_aa4c7df6-50ad-5555-9a60-517cddcaac76-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Pay the Piper. From Another Tale By Moonlight (Yagazie Emezi)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Another Tale by Moonlight is an acute photographic re-imagination of European fairy tales that juxtaposes Nigeria's historical, cultural, environmental and contemporary socio-political realities. This project illuminates obscured narratives and the intertwined moral complexities of both cultures.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'The Women's War'<\/em> - Bright Charles<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x853_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_7543401c-ea5f-5692-9f14-8b478a4a331c-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Dying To Live. From The Women\u2019s War (Bright Charles)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">'The Women\u2019s War' (based on true events) brings us a history of the exploits of the women who fought in the Aba Women\u2019s Riot of 1929.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Mapalakata'<\/em> - Robin Bernstein<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.8\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1024_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x307_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x512_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x600_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x662_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x864_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x960_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1536_cmsv2_8106d9f0-0217-5412-b7d1-eb53b7ab2782-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Untitled. From Mapalakata by Robin Bernstein (2023)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">'Mapalakata' is a word recorded in oral traditions of the area meaning \u2018visitors\u2019, that was used to describe Arab and Indian traders who moved through Southern Africa before the time of European colonisation. The word is not commonly used today. <br><br>This project looks at the transient nature of \u2018visitors\u2019 to the landscape, via a visual reassessment of this key historical and geographical region in Southern Africa. It intends to comment on the broader South African social condition \u2014 particularly the relationship South African people maintain with the land they inhabit and narratives of cyclical decay and rebirth.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Burger Movement'<\/em> - Kwasi Darko<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x719_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_0359f5b9-148a-50a8-82e4-3708a3635d12-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Eli & Sons. From Burger Movement (Kwasi Darko)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Burger in Ghanaian pidgin language means to relocate\/elope to another place or country, typically one with better or higher living conditions than where one's from. It also originates from the high migration of people from Ghana to Hamburg, Germany, from the late 70s to the '80s. Scaling down to local usage, the rampant movement of people from other regions and rural areas in Ghana to more urban centres like Accra, Kumasi and Tamale and from these urban areas to other parts of the world is not strange. Continuous uneven distribution of development and resources across the country ensures this movement continues across generations. <br><br>This photo series documents one fishing community, Senchi, in the Volta Region of Ghana that is heavily affected by this phenomenon.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Hond'<\/em> - Nadia Ettwein<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.4014598540145986\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1803_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x538_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x897_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x1051_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1160_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1514_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1682_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2691_cmsv2_4b0b5474-09d3-55c4-b10b-094565980cb3-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Pienk Baba. From Hond. (Nadia Ettwein)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">I was told my mother threw me away like a dog - I\u2019ve never stopped believing that.<br>We were discarded children in a time when my country was struggling with its demons.<br><br>I\u2019m Nadia. Born in 1984 and raised all over South Africa.<br>My sister was three when mom left dad in 1989. <br>We were raised by parents who fought private battles within a faltering political ideology.<br>There was sickness outside and at home.<br><br>My work relates to dissociating from painful memories, trauma, rejection, and my current experiences. You find yourself in a situation of instability and displacement of post-apartheid, religion, and child welfare, trying to grow up as a solid human in-between the neglect.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'This is a story about my family'<\/em> - Yassmine Forte<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x853_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_2af91082-21dc-50bb-9bd5-9c54e21d3811-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">History repeats itself. From This is a story about my family. (Yassmine Forte)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">My images attempt to dissect and navigate the effects of colonialism and migration from my family's history. It addresses three aspects, family, migration and the story of Africans, using family archives and my images. I attempt to investigate how Africans have become the result of mixtures, migrations and colonisation, histories mixed and patterns repeated, and in this way, unpack my own African identity.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Sunday Special'<\/em> - Carlos Idun-Tawiah<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.25\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1600_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x480_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x800_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x938_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1035_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1350_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1500_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2400_cmsv2_6cf8e364-2a52-5799-be58-e26de2a77ce6-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Untitled. From Sunday Special. (Carlos Idun-Tawiah)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">I photographed this series as a requiem of my memories. <br><br>I was inspired by a close study of the family album and my recollection of growing up in a Christian home. I highlighted the ethos of Sundays from a much more vernacular perspective. I played with visual nostalgia, juxtapositions, colour and gesture to fully extract the roundedness of the traditions of what Sundays typically felt like in Ghana. Also, being conscious of blurring the lines between sanctity and our humanity and underscoring how community and divinity could exist in one place.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'Cairo: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect' -<\/em> Jonathan Jasberg<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6671875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x853_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x721_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x801_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1281_cmsv2_6da6a63d-164e-5377-b7d0-67d0572af5cf-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">El Fishawy. From Cairo: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The project's title borrows from an ancient Egyptian proverb, \"A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect\". Cairo was named \u201cMost Beautiful City In The World\u201d in 1925 but has gone through a very turbulent century since and thus is not often explored or photographed beyond the tourist sights. <br><br>These candid photographs are far from perfect, sometimes messy, grainy, and rushed. Through the spontaneity of a mix of classic and contemporary candid street photography techniques and styles, I aim to show moments of joy, sadness, quirkiness, and hope.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'From Here, the doors don't know me'<\/em> - Mohamed Mahdy<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x853_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8bb8017d-6c87-572d-a96d-2e42b6aaefc1-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Untitled. From Here, the doors don't know me. (Mohamed Mahdy)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">This Village is a community of fishers in Al Max, my neighbourhood in Alexandria, Egypt. It was called the Middle East's Venice because it had the same vibes and beauty as Venice, Italy.<br><br>One day residents woke up to the news that they had to leave their houses, their history, and possibly their lives as fishers. Now, One-third of the village is gone, and they are like fish in the sea, with nowhere and anywhere to go but no place they can call home. It led me to wonder: What does a home mean? What does displacement mean? And how does it feel just waiting for something to come and change your life forever?<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>'Aimless Wanderings'<\/em> - Merji<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.362668559261888\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1753_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x523_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x872_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x1022_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1128_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1472_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1635_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2616_cmsv2_8bc05c4b-9211-56ba-b197-a6b0a5b40ae3-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Parking. From Aimless Wanderings (Merji)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">For a very long time, with my series \"Diary of the Bled\" and then with \"Aimless Wanderings\", I created photographic illusions by transforming reality with my camera and my retouching without ever really understanding why, as if the world bored me, as if it was not enough for itself, as if it was only a veil put in front of my eyes to hide the real world, a more magical and intense world. <br><br>And then later, I understood in pain that it was linked to a visceral fear of the outside world, which I was trying to avoid by \"building imaginary worlds for myself, by tending to be elsewhere, to dream\".<br><br>The fascinating question that haunts me is whether these photos are a curse because they keep me in my illusions or a blessing because they represent the last little window on the world of my childlike soul. I hope to find the answer to this question one day.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'From Genetic Bomb'<\/em>\u00a0- Kriss Munsya<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.25\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x1600_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x480_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x800_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x938_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x1035_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x1350_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x1500_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x2400_cmsv2_58839b1c-b702-5f36-9279-7216ebae5a6b-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Fading Frontier. String Theory. From Genetic Bomb. (Kriss Munsya)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Genetic Bomb is a photographic project shot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November and December 2022.<br><br>I was born in Kinshasa, DRC and moved to Belgium when I was two years old with my parents. Like many people who have experienced similar emigrations, I carry generational guilt, confusion and disenchantment. The guilt of being a chosen one, one who was granted the opportunity to escape poverty, insecurity and war that colonialism created. The confusion stemmed from the realisation that the warmth, love and energy of my family's native land could never be replaced, no matter where we went. And disenchantment from realising the place we grew up upheld, and continues to uphold, racism and white supremacy directed against us. These realisations raised several questions.<br><br>How are we supposed to come together with our homeland? How can we embrace our roots and, at the same time, live in a system that is poisoning them? How can we love if we are a product of hate? Are we doomed to reproduce the same colonial patterns, or do we have the ingredients within ourselves to create a change... a GENETIC BOMB.<br><br>This project is approaching those questions from a visual and poetic angle.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><em>'From Dark Memories'<\/em> - Emeke Obanor<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-extended widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//86//1280x853_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg/" alt=\"Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_0410956e-6e53-58ca-bb42-bd8ea7287a20-7632086.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">From Dark Memories. (Emeke Obanor)<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Credit: Contemporary African photography prize 2023<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The Dark Memories Project is a thought-provoking photograph that tells the stories of victims of child trafficking in Nigeria, who have overcome unimaginable adversities, forced labour, domestic slavery, and sexual exploitation and now seek to rebuild their lives.<br><br>The girls and I collaborated in this project to reveal their shared experiences of being exploited by their wards and traffickers and the inhumane treatment in the hands of their \"buyers\".<br><br>This partnership reveals their courage to speak out after escaping the grasp of their handlers, to provide insight into the abuses that they have experienced, and to raise awareness about the issue of trafficking and the need to take action to prevent it and support victims, as well as their motivation to set out on the quest to reclaim their lives through counselling and their dignity through formal-education.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1685093880,"publishedAt":1685103626,"updatedAt":1685103631,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/05\/26\/take-a-look-at-these-awe-inspiring-photos-from-the-contemporary-african-photography-prize","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f4a8db14-4234-5a85-9eb5-cae8bed62bc2-7632086.jpg","altText":"The 25 shortlisted projects were chosen by a panel of 20 international judges. 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EU would be wise to invest in African aquaculture and fisheries","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"The EU would be wise to invest in African aquaculture and fisheries","titleListing2":"VIEW | Investing in African aquaculture is not just about unlocking a new frontier with enormous potential, but it is also about addressing the pressing challenges of today, Essam Yassin Mohammed and Lindiwe Majele Sibanda write.","leadin":"Investing in African aquaculture is not just about unlocking a new frontier with enormous potential, but it is also about addressing the pressing challenges of today, Essam Yassin Mohammed and Lindiwe Majele Sibanda write.","summary":"Investing in African aquaculture is not just about unlocking a new frontier with enormous potential, but it is also about addressing the pressing challenges of today, Essam Yassin Mohammed and Lindiwe Majele Sibanda write.","url":"the-eu-would-be-wise-to-invest-in-african-aquaculture-and-fisheries","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"With a water border three times greater than its landmass, the African continent is prime territory for fishing and aquaculture and all the benefits this brings for nutrition, livelihoods and economic growth. \n\n\nYet the vast majority of fish and seafood produced in Africa comes from Egypt, with all other countries accounting for just 6.6% of global production.\u00a0 \n\nNigeria imports almost half of its fish supply to meet rising demand despite being Africa\u2019s second-largest aquaculture market.\u00a0 \n\nAsia, by comparison, produces almost half of global production, without even counting China, the top producing country. \n\nAfter the African Union\u2019s Trade Commissioner made clear during the G7 Summit that the continent would no longer accept a one-way relationship with the world\u2019s largest economies, supporting the development of African aquaculture is an opportunity for the EU and partners to help realise untapped potential for shared prosperity. \n\nAfrica's aquatic foods sector remains unutilised \n\nAn additional investment of about \u20ac11.1 billion in Africa\u2019s aquaculture sector would generate an estimated revenue of \u20ac19bn and jobs for 58 million people in 2050. \n\nSustainably increasing the supply of aquatic foods could also make them affordable enough to prevent some 166 million micronutrient deficiencies around the world by 2030.\u00a0 \n\nMalnutrition is particularly severe in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost a quarter of its population undernourished. \n\nThe need is made even more critical by the disproportionate impact of climate change that Africa faces, adding pressure to all aspects of its food production. \n\nOver the weekend, the EU joined other G7 economies by committing to the Hiroshima Action Statement for Resilient Global Food Security, as well as pledging to deliver \u20ac560bn for infrastructure projects in developing countries.\u00a0 \n\nGrowing and inspiring an underutilised sector in Africa, such as aquaculture, provides an opportunity to make good on both. \n\nLessons could be learned from Asia \n\nThe EU has already recognised the benefits of investing in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for Africa with its \u20ac40 million FISH4ACP initiative.\u00a0 \n\nBut the route towards more equitable economic development, as well as nutritionally diverse and resilient food systems, is made considerably more achievable thanks to the lessons of Asia\u2019s aquaculture sector. \n\nEfforts to increase South-South cooperation and innovation are already underway, with the recently launched UK-backed Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway program aimed at strengthening aquatic food systems in Africa and Asia.\u00a0 \n\nBut many more opportunities exist for the EU to support greater collaboration across the Global South, especially under the Japanese presidency of the G7. \n\nFor example, tools and solutions that have driven the growth of Asian aquaculture and fisheries can also benefit Africa, such as improved breeds of common species, including Nile tilapia, carp and catfish. \n\nWhile originally native to Africa, genetically improved tilapia varieties that grow up to 85% faster and need fewer resources have been developed by WorldFish scientists with funding from the EU\u00a0\u2014 a breakthrough that is now starting to go full circle to benefit African producers.\u00a0 \n\nHaving been introduced and farmed in the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Vietnam, these varieties can be adopted by African producers with confidence in benefits ranging from increased output to a 36% lower impact on the environment compared to conventional breeds. \n\nGender-transformative approaches could help, too \n\nAnother opportunity for compounding South-South benefits is the development and widescale adoption of integrated and sustainable production systems, such as rice-fish systems.\u00a0 \n\nBoth commodities play a key role in African and Asian diets, food sectors and economies, and practices tried and tested in one region can be customised for the other. Such an approach can streamline innovation and reduce the risk of failure. \n\nFinally, facilitating a greater exchange of knowledge between Asia and Africa can improve the capabilities of both, with training and education programs, technical assistance, and mentoring and coaching all ways to improve the skills of local actors in the sector. \n\nIn particular, gender transformative approaches can help close the gender gap in food systems.\u00a0 \n\nLearnings from Africa can help Asia to increase the empowerment of women in the sector, leading to increased productivity, efficiency and innovation.\u00a0 \n\nWorldFish has already piloted such approaches in Bangladesh and Zambia, which increased women\u2019s participation in fishing from 5% to 75%. \n\nAfrica could become another big fish with help from Brussels \n\nInvesting in African aquaculture and fisheries is not just about unlocking a new frontier with enormous potential, but it is also about addressing the pressing challenge of climate change, creating shared prosperity, and tackling malnutrition for millions of people. \n\nAsia has much to share from its own ongoing experience of tackling similar challenges with similar conditions and resources.\u00a0 \n\nWith support from the EU and the rest of the international community\u00a0\u2014 along with greater South-South collaboration\u00a0\u2014 Africa, too, can become another big fish in a big pond. \n\nEssam Yassin Mohammed is the Director General of WorldFish, and\u00a0 Lindiwe Majele Sibanda is the Chair of the System Board at CGIAR,\u00a0 a global partnership that unites international organisations engaged in research about food security. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>With a water border three times greater than its landmass, the African continent is prime territory for fishing and aquaculture and all the benefits this brings for nutrition, livelihoods and economic growth. <\/p>\n<p>Yet the vast majority of fish and seafood produced in Africa comes from Egypt, with all other countries accounting for just 6.6% of global production.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria imports almost half of its fish supply to meet rising demand despite being Africa\u2019s second-largest aquaculture market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7616406,7512182\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//19//its-2023-and-europe-and-the-world-continue-to-overlook-africa/">It/u2019s 2023, and Europe and the world continue to overlook Africa<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//04//05//a-resurrected-conflict-is-raging-in-the-drc-europe-should-be-paying-attention/">A resurrected conflict is raging in the heart of Africa. Europe should be paying attention<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Asia, by comparison, produces almost half of global production, without even counting China, the top producing country.<\/p>\n<p>After the African Union\u2019s Trade Commissioner made clear during the G7 Summit that the continent would no longer accept a one-way relationship with the world\u2019s largest economies, supporting the development of African aquaculture is an opportunity for the EU and partners to help realise untapped potential for shared prosperity.<\/p>\n<h2>Africa's aquatic foods sector remains unutilised<\/h2><p>An additional investment of about \u20ac11.1 billion in Africa\u2019s aquaculture sector would generate an estimated revenue of \u20ac19bn and jobs for 58 million people in 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainably increasing the supply of aquatic foods could also make them affordable enough to prevent some 166 million micronutrient deficiencies around the world by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Malnutrition is particularly severe in sub-Saharan Africa, with almost a quarter of its population undernourished.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The need is made even more critical by the disproportionate impact of climate change that Africa faces, adding pressure to all aspects of its food production.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/1200x800_cmsv2_ec8b1379-f267-5fad-881a-7c6a43462924-7632068.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/1920x1281_cmsv2_ec8b1379-f267-5fad-881a-7c6a43462924-7632068.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A fisherman stands above docked fishing boats on the Oubangi River, in Bangui, CAR, December 2013<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Rebecca Blackwell/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The need is made even more critical by the disproportionate impact of climate change that Africa faces, adding pressure to all aspects of its food production.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, the EU joined other G7 economies by committing to the Hiroshima Action Statement for Resilient Global Food Security, as well as pledging to deliver \u20ac560bn for infrastructure projects in developing countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Growing and inspiring an underutilised sector in Africa, such as aquaculture, provides an opportunity to make good on both.<\/p>\n<h2>Lessons could be learned from Asia<\/h2><p>The EU has already recognised the benefits of investing in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for Africa with its \u20ac40 million FISH4ACP initiative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the route towards more equitable economic development, as well as nutritionally diverse and resilient food systems, is made considerably more achievable thanks to the lessons of Asia\u2019s aquaculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to increase South-South cooperation and innovation are already underway, with the recently launched UK-backed Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway program aimed at strengthening aquatic food systems in Africa and Asia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Tools and solutions that have driven the growth of Asian aquaculture and fisheries can also benefit Africa, such as improved breeds of common species, including Nile tilapia, carp and catfish.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5234375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//63//20//68//808x423_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg/" alt=\"Schalk van Zuydam/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/384x201_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/640x335_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/750x393_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/828x433_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/63\/20\/68\/1080x565_cmsv2_8003723b-a5fe-5213-ac2a-53e3cafc7aa8-7632068.jpg 1080w, 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that have driven the growth of Asian aquaculture and fisheries can also benefit Africa, such as improved breeds of common species, including Nile tilapia, carp and catfish.<\/p>\n<p>While originally native to Africa, genetically improved tilapia varieties that grow up to 85% faster and need fewer resources have been developed by WorldFish scientists with funding from the EU\u00a0\u2014 a breakthrough that is now starting to go full circle to benefit African producers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having been introduced and farmed in the Philippines, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Vietnam, these varieties can be adopted by African producers with confidence in benefits ranging from increased output to a 36% lower impact on the environment compared to conventional breeds.<\/p>\n<h2>Gender-transformative approaches could help, too<\/h2><p>Another opportunity for compounding South-South benefits is the development and widescale adoption of integrated and sustainable production systems, such as rice-fish systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both commodities play a key role in African and Asian diets, food sectors and economies, and practices tried and tested in one region can be customised for the other. 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April 2022<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Grace Ekpu/GRACE EKPU<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Finally, facilitating a greater exchange of knowledge between Asia and Africa can improve the capabilities of both, with training and education programs, technical assistance, and mentoring and coaching all ways to improve the skills of local actors in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, gender transformative approaches can help close the gender gap in food systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learnings from Africa can help Asia to increase the empowerment of women in the sector, leading to increased productivity, efficiency and innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WorldFish has already piloted such approaches in Bangladesh and Zambia, which increased women\u2019s participation in fishing from 5% to 75%.<\/p>\n<h2>Africa could become another big fish with help from Brussels<\/h2><p>Investing in African aquaculture and fisheries is not just about unlocking a new frontier with enormous potential, but it is also about addressing the pressing challenge of climate change, creating shared prosperity, and tackling malnutrition for millions of people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">With support from the EU and the rest of the international community ... 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2023, and Europe and the world continue to overlook Africa","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"It\u2019s 2023, and Europe and the world continue to overlook Africa","titleListing2":"VIEW | Africa is an amazing, exciting, and challenging continent which will shape our shared destiny, and the sooner we all recognise this, the better, Yaron Tchwella writes.","leadin":"Africa is an amazing, exciting, and challenging continent which will shape our shared destiny, and the sooner we all recognise this, the better, Yaron Tchwella writes.","summary":"Africa is an amazing, exciting, and challenging continent which will shape our shared destiny, and the sooner we all recognise this, the better, Yaron Tchwella writes.","url":"its-2023-and-europe-and-the-world-continue-to-overlook-africa","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Last month, there was widespread excitement at the news that India had overtaken China as the world\u2019s most populous country.\u00a0 \n\nThere was a lively debate about the consequences of this development, both for the countries concerned and for the world at large. \n\nAmidst the discussions about Asia, though, the demographic future of another continent, Africa, was completely overlooked.\u00a0 \n\nEurope would be wise to turn its glance also to the continent whose dilemmas are hugely significant for the future of Europe and, indeed, the world. \n\nA quarter of the world's population will be African soon \n\nA recent study by the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) found that Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia will be the three most populous countries on the continent with a combined population of 600 million by 2035 and 800 million by 2050.\u00a0 \n\nBy the late 2030s, sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s working-age population will be one billion strong (the size of the working-age population in India today), and it will be home to over 50% of the world\u2019s young people.\u00a0 \n\nBy 2050, about every fourth person living on this planet will be African. \n\nDemographic growth led to great social and economic development in China and India. Will this be the case in Africa?\u00a0 \n\nLike young people anywhere else in the world, Africa\u2019s youth deserve decent education and employment, safety, and healthy environmental conditions.\u00a0 \n\nSub-Saharan Africa still faces immense challenges with regard to food security, water access, energy, education, housing, healthcare, job creation, infrastructure, urbanisation and civil services. \n\nLarge working-age population is beneficial to investments \n\nThe silver lining is that places where most people are of working age are always the best for investment. \n\nInvestment and development are, of course, crucial to ensure that the pace of population growth does not undermine existing efforts to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger.\u00a0 \n\nTechnology and innovation will be critical to address these challenges and to ensure that Africa reaps the same economic benefits of its demographic shift as China and, to an extent, parts of India have in the past. \n\nThis is why innovation and leadership can bring this to fruition. In partnership with the world\u2019s major food companies, solutions need to be developed and implemented in the areas of agri-tech and food-tech.\u00a0 \n\nHealth-tech solutions and innovative telemedicine must be used to address challenges in the healthcare arena.\u00a0 \n\nFinally, technological infrastructure must be harnessed to reduce gaps and boost economic growth, for example, by using AI-based technologies to promote agriculture, water, and energy.\u00a0 \n\nAfrica must itself become a new centre for start-ups, with the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs emanating from the continent. \n\nAfrica is set to shape our shared destiny \n\nWe call on EU decision-makers to join Africa\u2019s leaders to tackle the challenges of the continent head-on and reap the benefits of African population growth, creating new jobs and securing long-term economic and social growth. \n\nThe Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), Prosper Africa, Power Africa, and Feed the Future are just a few of the international initiatives that are beginning to facilitate foreign investment and innovation in Africa. But we have much more work to do. \n\nIn recent years, Europe\u2019s leaders, business communities, and social organisations have woken up to the realisation that what happens in Africa has a direct impact on their own countries. \n\nWe have already been working in Africa for ten years, and we have no intention of slowing down as we believe that Africa is the future.\u00a0 \n\nIt is an amazing, exciting, and challenging continent which will shape our shared destiny. The sooner we all recognise this, the better. \n\nYaron Tchwella is the CEO of the Mitrelli Group,\u00a0an organisation that focuses on improving the quality of life in developing countries. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Last month, there was widespread excitement at the news that India had overtaken China as the world\u2019s most populous country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was a lively debate about the consequences of this development, both for the countries concerned and for the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the discussions about Asia, though, the demographic future of another continent, Africa, was completely overlooked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Europe would be wise to turn its glance also to the continent whose dilemmas are hugely significant for the future of Europe and, indeed, the world.<\/p>\n<h2>A quarter of the world's population will be African soon<\/h2><p>A recent study by the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) found that Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia will be the three most populous countries on the continent with a combined population of 600 million by 2035 and 800 million by 2050.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the late 2030s, sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s working-age population will be one billion strong (the size of the working-age population in India today), and it will be home to over 50% of the world\u2019s young people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By 2050, about every fourth person living on this planet will be African.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Sub-Saharan Africa still faces immense challenges with regard to food security, water access, energy, education, housing, healthcare, job creation, infrastructure, urbanisation and civil services.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//64//06//808x539_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Sophie Garcia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/384x256_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/640x427_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/750x500_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/828x552_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1080x720_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1200x800_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1920x1281_cmsv2_28b0c28f-391e-551d-8628-6971d1759bae-7616406.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Malnourished children wait for treatment in the paediatrics department of Boulmiougou hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, April 2022<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Sophie Garcia<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Demographic growth led to great social and economic development in China and India. Will this be the case in Africa?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like young people anywhere else in the world, Africa\u2019s youth deserve decent education and employment, safety, and healthy environmental conditions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sub-Saharan Africa still faces immense challenges with regard to food security, water access, energy, education, housing, healthcare, job creation, infrastructure, urbanisation and civil services.<\/p>\n<h2>Large working-age population is beneficial to investments<\/h2><p>The silver lining is that places where most people are of working age are always the best for investment.<\/p>\n<p>Investment and development are, of course, crucial to ensure that the pace of population growth does not undermine existing efforts to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, including eradicating poverty and hunger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Technology and innovation will be critical to address these challenges and to ensure that Africa reaps the same economic benefits of its demographic shift as China and, to an extent, parts of India have in the past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Africa must itself become a new centre for start-ups, with the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs emanating from the continent.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.640625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//64//06//808x518_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg/" alt=\"Manish Swarup/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/384x246_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/640x410_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/750x480_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/828x530_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1080x692_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1200x769_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1920x1230_cmsv2_f2471e2f-88b4-5f93-8bb4-e5e8eb270525-7616406.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Dancers perform during the opening of the India Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, October 2015<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Manish Swarup/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is why innovation and leadership can bring this to fruition. In partnership with the world\u2019s major food companies, solutions need to be developed and implemented in the areas of agri-tech and food-tech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Health-tech solutions and innovative telemedicine must be used to address challenges in the healthcare arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finally, technological infrastructure must be harnessed to reduce gaps and boost economic growth, for example, by using AI-based technologies to promote agriculture, water, and energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Africa must itself become a new centre for start-ups, with the next generation of world-changing entrepreneurs emanating from the continent.<\/p>\n<h2>Africa is set to shape our shared destiny<\/h2><p>We call on EU decision-makers to join Africa\u2019s leaders to tackle the challenges of the continent head-on and reap the benefits of African population growth, creating new jobs and securing long-term economic and social growth.<\/p>\n<p>The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII), Prosper Africa, Power Africa, and Feed the Future are just a few of the international initiatives that are beginning to facilitate foreign investment and innovation in Africa. But we have much more work to do.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">In recent years, Europe\u2019s leaders, business communities, and social organisations have woken up to the realisation that what happens in Africa has a direct impact on their own countries.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6673427991886409\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//64//06//808x539_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg/" alt=\"GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT/AFP or licensors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/384x256_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/640x427_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/750x501_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/828x553_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1080x721_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1200x801_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/1920x1281_cmsv2_073a56a2-118e-5a6d-b57f-72be2f5f8634-7616406.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">European Council President Charles Michel<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT/AFP or licensors<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In recent years, Europe\u2019s leaders, business communities, and social organisations have woken up to the realisation that what happens in Africa has a direct impact on their own countries.<\/p>\n<p>We have already been working in Africa for ten years, and we have no intention of slowing down as we believe that Africa is the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is an amazing, exciting, and challenging continent which will shape our shared destiny. The sooner we all recognise this, the better.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yaron Tchwella is the CEO of the Mitrelli Group,\u00a0an organisation that focuses on improving the quality of life in developing countries.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/\"mailto:view@euronews.com\">view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684497441,"publishedAt":1684505068,"updatedAt":1684505122,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/its-2023-and-europe-and-the-world-continue-to-overlook-africa","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/64\/06\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_09ac0eb5-3cfb-530f-8ac0-b30fad891a80-7616406.jpg","altText":"European Union ministers for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell gives a press conference on EU's new strategy with Africa, March 2020","caption":"European Union ministers for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell gives a press conference on EU's new strategy with Africa, March 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says it is 'ready to assist' to resolve the war in Sudan","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Russia says it is 'ready to assist' to resolve the war in Sudan","titleListing2":"Moscow's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikail Bogdanov, announced that Russia is prepared to act as a mediator in the conflict in Sudan, in which around 1,000 people have been killed since April.","leadin":"Moscow's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikail Bogdanov, announced that Russia is prepared to act as a mediator in the conflict in Sudan, in which around 1,000 people have been killed since April.","summary":"Moscow's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikail Bogdanov, announced that Russia is prepared to act as a mediator in the conflict in Sudan, in which around 1,000 people have been killed since April.","url":"russia-says-it-is-ready-to-assist-to-resolve-the-war-in-sudan","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Russia has announced it is prepared to act as a possible mediator in the war in Sudan. \n\nSpeaking on the sidelines of the 'Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum', in Russia's southwestern city of Kazan,\u00a0Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Moscow is ready to provide warring parties with a platform for negotiations. \n\n\"They must sort out their own problems, and we are ready to assist in this since we have long-standing ties,\"\u00a0Bogdanov declared. \n\n\"Agreements on a ceasefire are being violated. We empathise, and we are in touch with our ambassador in Khartoum,\" he added. \n\nAfter more than a month of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, the UN says the country needs \u20ac2.7 billion euros in emergency aid. \n\nAround 1,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in April this year, and one million others have been displaced. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia has announced it is prepared to act as a possible mediator in the war in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the sidelines of the 'Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum', in Russia's southwestern city of Kazan,\u00a0Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Moscow is ready to provide warring parties with a platform for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\"They must sort out their own problems, and we are ready to assist in this since we have long-standing ties,\"\u00a0Bogdanov declared.<\/p>\n<p>\"Agreements on a ceasefire are being violated. We empathise, and we are in touch with our ambassador in Khartoum,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>After more than a month of fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, the UN says the country needs \u20ac2.7 billion euros in emergency aid.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7610556,7604114\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//15//sudanese-continue-to-flee-the-country-as-fighting-in-khartoum-enters-fifth-week/">Sudanese continue to flee the country as fighting in Khartoum enters fifth week<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//17//un-says-it-needs-close-to-3-billion-euros-for-humanitarian-aid-for-sudan/">UN says it needs close to 3 billion euros for humanitarian aid for Sudan<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Around 1,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in April this year, and one million others have been displaced.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684455995,"publishedAt":1684481437,"updatedAt":1684482244,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/russia-says-it-is-ready-to-assist-to-resolve-the-war-in-sudan","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/47\/62\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5236f9f6-b61a-5ce8-b65d-9a9dac7a45da-7614762.jpg","altText":"Sudanese, who had been stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, arrive at Port Sudan airport, Thursday, May 11, 2023.","caption":"Sudanese, who had been stranded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, arrive at Port Sudan airport, Thursday, May 11, 2023.","captionCredit":"Amr Nabil\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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","leadin":"Following President Kais Saied\u2019s political crackdown on dissent in Tunisia, Europe has been cautious about condemning his authoritarian descent, fearful of risking instability in a country which plays a key role in stopping illegal migration. ","summary":"Following President Kais Saied\u2019s political crackdown on dissent in Tunisia, Europe has been cautious about condemning his authoritarian descent, fearful of risking instability in a country which plays a key role in stopping illegal migration. ","url":"why-tunisias-political-and-economical-crisis-is-europes-problem-too","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"More than 2,000 kilometres away from the political heart of the European Union in Brussels, Tunisia\u2019s fragile democracy is being eroded and the country\u2019s stability is starting to shake. \n\nThe democracy which the country has taken more than a decade to build after the Arab Spring is being dismantled by Tunisia\u2019s current president Kais Saied, who\u2019s shrunk the power of parliament and the judiciary since taking office in 2019, and has recently crackdown on the opposition. \n\nMeanwhile, Tunisia\u2019s economy is on the verge of collapse as the country scrambles to find enough foreign funding to sustain its massive external debt. \n\nBut what happens in Tunisia doesn\u2019t happen in a vacuum, and the physical distance between Europe and Tunisia is unlikely to shield the continent from the consequences of the North African country\u2019s authoritarian descent and the unravelling of its democracy. Political and economic turmoil in the North African country is likely to have a significant impact on Europe - and especially Italy. \n\nThat is not only because parts of Italy, like the island of Sardinia, are actually closer to the Tunisian coast than they are to the country\u2019s mainland. But also because Italy has recently become Tunisia\u2019s number one trading partner, and the country increasingly relies on Tunisian authorities to discourage the growing migratory pressure on the Italian coasts. \n\nWhat is happening in Tunisia? \n\nOn 10 April, in the Tunisian town of Haffouz, history almost repeated itself when 35-year-old footballer Nizar Issaoui set himself on fire to protest against what he called \u201cthe police state.\u201d \n\nIssaoui, a former player for US Monastir and a father of four, was accused of terrorism after complaining about the rising price of bananas - 10 dinars, the equivalent of \u20ac3.05 - with a fruit seller. \n\nHis desperate gesture was almost identical to that of fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation on 17 December 2010 started off a series of uprisings throughout the Arab world which became known as the \"Arab Spring.\"\u00a0 \n\nTunisia was the country where the Arab Spring started, and the only success story of the uprising. While in other countries the protests didn\u2019t achieve much real change, Tunisia emerged from the revolutionary times with an apparently stable multi-party democracy led by a new government which took the place of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.\u00a0 \n\nBen Ali had been Tunisia\u2019s president since 1987, but resigned in 2011 and fled to Saudi Arabia after weeks of protests. \n\nIn the years that followed, Tunisia introduced a constitution that enshrined civil rights and made sure that no other strongman could take the lead of the country. It was a huge success for Tunisians - but the initial excitement soon turned into disillusionment as a series of governments failed to bring to life the dream of economic growth and improved living conditions that came with the uprisings. \n\nTunisia is now much poorer than it was in 2010, partly because of the devastating impact the pandemic had on its economy and rising inflation. The disappointment with the new democratic system led to the landslide victory of Kais Saied in 2019, which turned the previously unknown constitutional law expert into Tunisia\u2019s sixth president in the last 12 years. \n\nDuring his campaign, Saied said that the democratic system wasn\u2019t working, claiming that political parties in parliament had too much power. \n\nWhen during the pandemic Saied was given emergency powers to try and rescue the country\u2019s severely hit economy and struggling health services, he used these powers to fire the prime minister, close the National Assembly and suspend the constitution - reversing a decade of democratic reforms. \n\nThose who criticised and opposed him, from politicians to journalists, were detained or jailed. In July last year, Saied won a referendum which allowed him to introduce a new constitution, increasing his power at the detriment of the parliament and the judiciary. \n\nOn April 17, the arrest of the leader of the opposition Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi sparked an outcry from critics of Saied accusing his government of taking an increasingly authoritarian turn. \n\nA similarly outraged reaction has been triggered by Saied\u2019s hateful comments on migrants coming from sub-Saharan Africa . Saied said they\u2019re part of a \u201cconspiracy\u201d aimed at changing the demographic composition of Tunisia and has blamed them for the problems of the country. \n\nBut Tunisia\u2019s political turmoil isn\u2019t the only crisis the country is facing. \n\n\u201cParallel to that there\u2019s an economic crisis linked to Tunisia\u2019s significant external debt, which is reliant on foreign funding to continue to effectively meet these external liabilities,\u201d Riccardo Fabiani , North Africa Project Director at the think tank the International Crisis Group , told Euronews. \n\nTunisia right now doesn\u2019t have enough money to pay its significant debt, and it needs to find a source of financing to avoid a default. \u201cThe big risk right now is that at some point Tunisia might have to default on its debt with a series of consequences - politically, socially and economically - that we can\u2019t fully anticipate,\u201d Fabiani said. \n\nThe EU is the biggest foreign investor in Tunisia, accounting for 85% of the foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in the country. \n\nWhy does this matter for Europe - and Italy? \n\n\u201cThe Europeans feel that they are on the front line of instability in North Africa and in the Mediterranean,\u201d Fabiani said. \u201cAnd they feel that what happens in Tunisia has direct consequences for them.\u201d \n\nFrom a migration perspective, particularly in Italy, \u201cthere is a strong fear that not only that economic or political instability in Tunisia may trigger a new wave of migration, including irregular departures from Tunisia to Europe,\u201d Fabiani said. \n\n\u201cAnd we have already seen over the past months an increase in the number of departures and regular departures from Tunisia because of the economic crisis.\u201d \n\nSome 18,893 migrants have reached the Italian coasts from the North African country since the beginning of the year and as of 18 April, 2,764 of whom held a Tunisian passport. \n\nSaied\u2019s attacks against sub-Saharan Africans in the country are likely to have caused a surge in the number of people willing to leave Tunisia, and Tunisian nationals are just as eager to leave. According to a recent survey by the Observatoire National de la Migration , 65% of Tunisians say they\u2019re willing to leave the country at whatever cost. Among those under 30, the percentage goes up to 90%. \n\nThe number of arrivals from Tunisia has significantly increased compared to the same timeframe last year, when less than 2,000 migrants reached Italy\u2019s coasts. \n\n\u201cItaly has never criticised Kais Saied, because for Italy the most important thing is that Saied can keep things under control, in terms of migration, in his country. This is the most important thing, even if it means that Italy has to interact with and foster a long-term friendship with a leader as problematic as Saied,\u201d Alissa Pavia , associate director for the North Africa Program within the Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs at the Atlantic Council , told Euronews. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s understandable that Italy and the European governments might be concerned that instability could trigger migration, but they\u2019re also concerned that instability in Tunisia could make the situation worse. For example, in some of the neighbouring countries, like Libya, where there is already a crisis that has been going on for many years. So, you know, there are concerns about regional stability and migration that are very high, I would say, in the list of priorities of the Europeans.\u201d \n\nThere are also purely economic reasons why the unfolding political situation in Tunisia is important for Europe, and especially Italy - the same reasons why Giorgia Meloni\u2019s government is more interested in maintaining stability in the North African country than protecting its democracy. \n\nLast year, Italy became Tunisia\u2019s number one trading partner, overtaking France - though France remains the North African country\u2019s leading export market. Germany follows the two Mediterranean countries in third place. \n\nThe Algerian gas supplies - which Italy started relying on in 2022 to replace Russian imports - go across Tunisia before reaching Italy, through the Enrico Mattei pipeline, also known as the Trans-Med pipeline. \n\nIs stability in the region worth turning a blind eye to Saied\u2019s authoritarian turn? \n\nThe European Parliament has already made two statements about Tunisian in 2023: one condemning President Saied and the way he has used the worsening socio-economic situation to reverse the country\u2019s historic democratic transition; and the other urging Tunisian authorities to immediately release Noureddine Boutar, director of Tunisia\u2019s largest independent radio station, who was arrested by counter-terrorist units on politically motivated grounds and unfounded allegations. \n\nIn February, Wolfgang B\u00fcchner , a German government spokesperson,\u00a0said that Berlin was looking at the arrests of the Tunisian opposition, journalists, and activists with \u201cgreat concern.\"\u00a0 \n\nIn April, Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that \u201cTunisia\u2019s democracy must not be lost\u201d after Rached Ghannouchi, head of the opposition, was arrested. \n\n\u201cYet, we have yet to see a strong and cohesive European condemnation of President Saied\u2019s ongoing power grab,\u201d said the Atlantic Council's Alissa Pavia.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cWe have yet to see any concrete actions taken by either the EU or other EU Countries. Europe must decide whether it intends to support Tunisia\u2019s democracy, or whether it will allow it to descend back into authoritarianism.\u201d \n\nEurope, and especially Italy, have an interest in maintaining stability in the country - which in this case means not exerting pressure on Saied to rein in its political crackdown on dissent. But Saied's political crackdown risks having the same effect which Europe and Italy wish to avoid. \n\n\u201cWe can see a positive correlation between dictators taking power and an increase of persecution against political opposition and other people, for example, people of minorities and so on, increasingly migrating and trying to reach Europe and Italy,\u201d Pavia said. \n\n\u201cGenerally it\u2019s better to have open communication with democratic rulers rather than be at the behest of tyrants and dictators who we can\u2019t trust.\"\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>More than 2,000 kilometres away from the political heart of the European Union in Brussels, Tunisia\u2019s fragile democracy is being eroded and the country\u2019s stability is starting to shake.<\/p>\n<p>The democracy which the country has taken more than a decade to build after the Arab Spring is being dismantled by Tunisia\u2019s current president Kais Saied, who\u2019s shrunk the power of parliament and the judiciary since taking office in 2019, and has recently crackdown on the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Tunisia\u2019s economy is on the verge of collapse as the country scrambles to find enough foreign funding to sustain its massive external debt.<\/p>\n<p>But what happens in Tunisia doesn\u2019t happen in a vacuum, and the physical distance between Europe and Tunisia is unlikely to shield the continent from the consequences of the North African country\u2019s authoritarian descent and the unravelling of its democracy. Political and economic turmoil in the North African country is likely to have a significant impact on Europe - and especially Italy.<\/p>\n<p>That is not only because parts of Italy, like the island of Sardinia, are actually closer to the Tunisian coast than they are to the country\u2019s mainland. But also because Italy has recently become Tunisia\u2019s number one trading partner, and the country increasingly relies on Tunisian authorities to discourage the growing migratory pressure on the Italian coasts.<\/p>\n<h2>What is happening in Tunisia?<\/h2><p>On 10 April, in the Tunisian town of Haffouz, history almost repeated itself when 35-year-old footballer Nizar Issaoui set himself on fire to protest against what he called \u201cthe police state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Issaoui, a former player for US Monastir and a father of four, was accused of terrorism after complaining about the rising price of bananas - 10 dinars, the equivalent of \u20ac3.05 - with a fruit seller.<\/p>\n<p>His desperate gesture was almost identical to that of fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation on 17 December 2010 started off a series of uprisings throughout the Arab world which became known as the \"Arab Spring.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia was the country where the Arab Spring started, and the only success story of the uprising. While in other countries the protests didn\u2019t achieve much real change, Tunisia emerged from the revolutionary times with an apparently stable multi-party democracy led by a new government which took the place of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ben Ali had been Tunisia\u2019s president since 1987, but resigned in 2011 and fled to Saudi Arabia after weeks of protests.<\/p>\n<p>In the years that followed, Tunisia introduced a constitution that enshrined civil rights and made sure that no other strongman could take the lead of the country. It was a huge success for Tunisians - but the initial excitement soon turned into disillusionment as a series of governments failed to bring to life the dream of economic growth and improved living conditions that came with the uprisings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//33//98//808x454_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/384x216_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/640x360_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/750x422_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/828x466_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1080x608_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1200x675_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1920x1080_cmsv2_be871e95-b89b-523c-bec3-f1af48bdfee7-7613398.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People shop at a supermarket, in Tunis, Tunisia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Hassene Dridi, File<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tunisia is now much poorer than it was in 2010, partly because of the devastating impact the pandemic had on its economy and rising inflation. The disappointment with the new democratic system led to the landslide victory of Kais Saied in 2019, which turned the previously unknown constitutional law expert into Tunisia\u2019s sixth president in the last 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>During his campaign, Saied said that the democratic system wasn\u2019t working, claiming that political parties in parliament had too much power.<\/p>\n<p>When during the pandemic Saied was given emergency powers to try and rescue the country\u2019s severely hit economy and struggling health services, he used these powers to fire the prime minister, close the National Assembly and suspend the constitution - reversing a decade of democratic reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Those who criticised and opposed him, from politicians to journalists, were detained or jailed. In July last year, Saied won a referendum which allowed him to introduce a new constitution, increasing his power at the detriment of the parliament and the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>On April 17, the arrest of the leader of the opposition Ennahda party Rached Ghannouchi sparked an outcry from critics of Saied accusing his government of taking an increasingly authoritarian turn.<\/p>\n<p>A similarly outraged reaction has been triggered by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//14//tunisia-misleading-and-racist-content-goes-viral-on-social-media-leading-to-attacks-on-mig/">Saied/u2019s hateful comments on migrants coming from sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong><\/a>. Saied said they\u2019re part of a \u201cconspiracy\u201d aimed at changing the demographic composition of Tunisia and has blamed them for the problems of the country.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7502388\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//31//the-eu-should-know-the-rise-of-autocracy-in-tunisia-wont-be-fixed-with-short-term-band-aid/">The EU should know the rise of autocracy in Tunisia won't be fixed with short-term band-aids<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But Tunisia\u2019s political turmoil isn\u2019t the only crisis the country is facing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParallel to that there\u2019s an economic crisis linked to Tunisia\u2019s significant external debt, which is reliant on foreign funding to continue to effectively meet these external liabilities,\u201d <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//ricfabiani/">Riccardo Fabiani<\/strong><\/a>, North Africa Project Director at the think tank the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.crisisgroup.org///">International Crisis Group<\/strong><\/a>, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia right now doesn\u2019t have enough money to pay its significant debt, and it needs to find a source of financing to avoid a default. \u201cThe big risk right now is that at some point Tunisia might have to default on its debt with a series of consequences - politically, socially and economically - that we can\u2019t fully anticipate,\u201d Fabiani said.<\/p>\n<p>The EU is the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////policy.trade.ec.europa.eu//eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region//countries-and-regions//tunisia_en/">biggest foreign investor<\/strong><\/a> in Tunisia, accounting for 85% of the foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1635596934034477056\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Why does this matter for Europe - and Italy?<\/h2><p>\u201cThe Europeans feel that they are on the front line of instability in North Africa and in the Mediterranean,\u201d Fabiani said. \u201cAnd they feel that what happens in Tunisia has direct consequences for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From a migration perspective, particularly in Italy, \u201cthere is a strong fear that not only that economic or political instability in Tunisia may trigger a new wave of migration, including irregular departures from Tunisia to Europe,\u201d Fabiani said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we have already seen over the past months an increase in the number of departures and regular departures from Tunisia because of the economic crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some 18,893 migrants have reached the Italian coasts from the North African country since the beginning of the year and as of 18 April, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"http:////www.libertaciviliimmigrazione.dlci.interno.gov.it//sites//default//files//allegati//cruscotto_statistico_giornaliero_15-04-2023.pdf/">2,764 of whom held a Tunisian passport.<\/p>\n<p>Saied\u2019s attacks against sub-Saharan Africans in the country are likely to have caused a surge in the number of people willing to leave Tunisia, and Tunisian nationals are just as eager to leave. According to a recent survey by the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"http:////www.migration.nat.tn//fr///">Observatoire National de la Migration<\/strong><\/a>, 65% of Tunisians say they\u2019re willing to leave the country at whatever cost. Among those under 30, the percentage goes up to 90%.<\/p>\n<p>The number of arrivals from Tunisia has significantly increased compared to the same timeframe last year, when less than 2,000 migrants reached Italy\u2019s coasts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6617386162034299\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//33//98//808x535_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg/" alt=\"STR/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/384x254_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/640x424_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/750x496_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/828x548_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1080x715_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1200x794_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1920x1271_cmsv2_804ee68a-79f4-5c36-9eed-d199f6def0fe-7613398.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Migrants board a boat after getting stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, on April 18.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">STR/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cItaly has never criticised Kais Saied, because for Italy the most important thing is that Saied can keep things under control, in terms of migration, in his country. This is the most important thing, even if it means that Italy has to interact with and foster a long-term friendship with a leader as problematic as Saied,\u201d <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//AlissaPavia/">Alissa Pavia<\/strong><\/a>, associate director for the North Africa Program within the Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs at the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.atlanticcouncil.org//programs//middle-east-programs///">Atlantic Council<\/strong><\/a>, told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s understandable that Italy and the European governments might be concerned that instability could trigger migration, but they\u2019re also concerned that instability in Tunisia could make the situation worse. For example, in some of the neighbouring countries, like Libya, where there is already a crisis that has been going on for many years. So, you know, there are concerns about regional stability and migration that are very high, I would say, in the list of priorities of the Europeans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1645456988082503681\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are also purely economic reasons why the unfolding political situation in Tunisia is important for Europe, and especially Italy - the same reasons why Giorgia Meloni\u2019s government is more interested in maintaining stability in the North African country than protecting its democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Italy became Tunisia\u2019s number one trading partner, overtaking France - though France remains the North African country\u2019s leading export market. Germany follows the two Mediterranean countries in third place.<\/p>\n<p>The Algerian gas supplies - which Italy started relying on in 2022 to replace Russian imports - go across Tunisia before reaching Italy, through the Enrico Mattei pipeline, also known as the Trans-Med pipeline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6670432081332957\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//33//98//808x539_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg/" alt=\"Johanna Geron/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/384x256_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/640x427_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/750x500_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/828x552_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1080x720_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1200x800_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/1920x1281_cmsv2_a2180637-3fbd-525b-bde4-32f77bf45523-7613398.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Tunisia's increasingly authoritarian president appears determined to upend the country's political system, threatening to unravel its fragile democracy.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Johanna Geron/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Is stability in the region worth turning a blind eye to Saied\u2019s authoritarian turn?<\/h2><p>The European Parliament has already made two statements about Tunisian in 2023: one condemning President Saied and the way he has used the worsening socio-economic situation to reverse the country\u2019s historic democratic transition; and the other urging Tunisian authorities to immediately release Noureddine Boutar, director of Tunisia\u2019s largest independent radio station, who was arrested by counter-terrorist units on politically motivated grounds and unfounded allegations.<\/p>\n<p>In February, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//wbuechner/">Wolfgang B\u00fcchner<\/strong><\/a>, a German government spokesperson,\u00a0said that Berlin was looking at the arrests of the Tunisian opposition, journalists, and activists with \u201cgreat concern.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In April, Germany\u2019s Foreign Minister <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//ABaerbock/">Annalena Baerbock<\/strong><\/a> said that \u201cTunisia\u2019s democracy must not be lost\u201d after Rached Ghannouchi, head of the opposition, was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet, we have yet to see a strong and cohesive European condemnation of President Saied\u2019s ongoing power grab,\u201d said the Atlantic Council's Alissa Pavia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have yet to see any concrete actions taken by either the EU or other EU Countries. Europe must decide whether it intends to support Tunisia\u2019s democracy, or whether it will allow it to descend back into authoritarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Europe, and especially Italy, have an interest in maintaining stability in the country - which in this case means not exerting pressure on Saied to rein in its political crackdown on dissent. But Saied's political crackdown risks having the same effect which Europe and Italy wish to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can see a positive correlation between dictators taking power and an increase of persecution against political opposition and other people, for example, people of minorities and so on, increasingly migrating and trying to reach Europe and Italy,\u201d Pavia said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerally it\u2019s better to have open communication with democratic rulers rather than be at the behest of tyrants and dictators who we can\u2019t trust.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684408536,"publishedAt":1684472455,"updatedAt":1684472504,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/19\/why-tunisias-political-and-economical-crisis-is-europes-problem-too","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/33\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_39ddeaef-f651-553e-a80d-8989a84707d0-7613398.jpg","altText":"A woman holds up a banner during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, April 10, 2022. 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With our world hungrier than ever, we're in Ethiopia to see how lifesaving, nutritional assistance from Japan is helping some of the most vulnerable. ","summary":"What's the global community doing to ease the impact of today's food crisis? With our world hungrier than ever, we're in Ethiopia to see how lifesaving, nutritional assistance from Japan is helping some of the most vulnerable. ","url":"how-nutritional-assistance-from-japan-helps-ethiopias-most-vulnerable","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Climate extremes, conflict and economic shocks are creating a \"deadly combination\" that's fuelling a food crisis of \"unprecedented proportions\", the United Nations says. \n\n\nIn response to this crisis, Japan is providing nutritional assistance to help Ethiopia's most vulnerable. \n\nFood supplements to treat malnutrition \n\nThe UN\u2019s World Food Programme is on a mission in the town of Mile in Ethiopia\u2019s Afar region. \n\nIt has a major problem with malnutrition. Around half of all pregnant and breast-feeding women, and around a quarter of all children, are malnourished. These problems have been fuelled by a conflict in the north, availability of food and general access to food, but also a lack of health services. \n\nJust outside the town, a fortnightly health clinic is packed with children and pregnant and breast-feeding women. Here, they get diet education. They\u2019re also screened and treated for moderate acute malnutrition. \n\nAsia Ali, who\u2019s 35, is here with her young sons, two-year-old Omar, and Ali who\u2019s four. \n\n\u201cI am seeing that both children are malnourished at different levels,\" says Mohammed Abubakar, Health Worker at the health centre. \"For example, this child\u2019s upper arm is under 12.5 centimetres and this indicates he is malnourished. He should therefore take a food supplement.\u201d \n\nBut Asia says Ali is making steady progress. \n\n\"My child was malnourished,\" she says. \"After taking medicines and the food supplement, he\u2019s relatively better, moderately malnourished.\" \n\nThe treatment for children like Omar and Ali is a highly-nutritious paste, ready to eat from a sachet. For malnourished mothers, a cereal supplement, fortified with vitamins and minerals, is given. \n\nJapan helps fund the treatments, provided by the World Food Programme. And the health of all recipients is kept under check. \n\n\"We follow through until the time that they recover,\" explains Ura Kaori, Head of Programme, Ethiopia at the World Food Programme. \"So that they don\u2019t get into the category of severely malnourished. This region has recorded many deaths from malnutrition, unfortunately. So, this is really lifesaving support.\" \n\nClimate extremes hit semi-nomadic communities \n\nFrom Mile, we\u2019re off to meet the semi-nomadic community of Deyiluna Graro. Our journey takes us across vast, barren landscapes, scorched in the searing heat. Here, climate extremes, like drought and flooding, drive malnutrition. \n\nFor those living here, a mobile clinic is their lifeline. \n\n\u201cWe come here to get medications and nutritional support, and also to check our malnutrition status,\" says Fatuma Yusuf, who's pregnant. \n\nThis clinic also receives nutrition support from Japan through the World Food Programme. To fight malnutrition, basic food items like wheat, pulses and oil are also distributed to communities in Ethiopia. \n\n\u201cJapan has been funding the general food assistance, both for northern Ethiopia and the Somali region, which is also a neighbouring region affected by the drought situation,\u201d explains Kaori. \n\nJapan to host this year's G7 presidency \n\nJapan supports World Food Programme projects across Africa and globally. It\u2019s hosting this year\u2019s G7 presidency, with food security one of the top issues world leaders need to tackle. \n\n\"345 million people are suffering from acute food insecurity,\" says Yakiya Naoe, Director of the WFP Japan Relations Office in Tokyo. \"Therefore, we count on Japan\u2019s leadership as the G7 president, to mobilise international support, to stave off catastrophic hunger.\" \n\nBack in Ethiopia, Asia, who we met earlier, is home with her sons. With drinking water, food and money in short supply, their nutrition support is now a matter of survival. \n\n\"My hope relies on the amount of food I receive, and continuity,\" she says. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Climate extremes, conflict and economic shocks are creating a \"deadly combination\" that's fuelling a food crisis of \"unprecedented proportions\", the United Nations says. <\/p>\n<p>In response to this crisis, Japan is providing nutritional assistance to help Ethiopia's most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<h2>Food supplements to treat malnutrition<\/h2><p>The UN\u2019s World Food Programme is on a mission in the town of Mile in Ethiopia\u2019s Afar region.<\/p>\n<p>It has a major problem with malnutrition. Around half of all pregnant and breast-feeding women, and around a quarter of all children, are malnourished. These problems have been fuelled by a conflict in the north, availability of food and general access to food, but also a lack of health services.<\/p>\n<p>Just outside the town, a fortnightly health clinic is packed with children and pregnant and breast-feeding women. Here, they get diet education. They\u2019re also screened and treated for moderate acute malnutrition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//38//42//808x454_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/384x216_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/640x360_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/750x422_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/828x466_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1080x608_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1920x1080_cmsv2_a45131e3-190e-5ad6-840d-f31993351f82-7593842.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">WFP Health Clinic in Ethiopia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Asia Ali, who\u2019s 35, is here with her young sons, two-year-old Omar, and Ali who\u2019s four.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am seeing that both children are malnourished at different levels,\" says Mohammed Abubakar, Health Worker at the health centre. \"For example, this child\u2019s upper arm is under 12.5 centimetres and this indicates he is malnourished. He should therefore take a food supplement.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.681\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//38//42//808x550_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/384x262_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/640x436_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/750x511_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/828x564_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1080x735_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1200x817_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1920x1308_cmsv2_4aab7bc4-2fc1-59ae-ade4-8fb4639acd99-7593842.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mohammed Abubakar with Asia Ali and her son<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But Asia says Ali is making steady progress.<\/p>\n<p>\"My child was malnourished,\" she says. \"After taking medicines and the food supplement, he\u2019s relatively better, moderately malnourished.\"<\/p>\n<p>The treatment for children like Omar and Ali is a highly-nutritious paste, ready to eat from a sachet. For malnourished mothers, a cereal supplement, fortified with vitamins and minerals, is given.<\/p>\n<p>Japan helps fund the treatments, provided by the World Food Programme. And the health of all recipients is kept under check.<\/p>\n<p>\"We follow through until the time that they recover,\" explains Ura Kaori, Head of Programme, Ethiopia at the World Food Programme. \"So that they don\u2019t get into the category of severely malnourished. This region has recorded many deaths from malnutrition, unfortunately. So, this is really lifesaving support.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"5956268,5833658\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//08//06//ethiopia-is-the-african-nation-taking-an-international-lead-on-the-climate-emergency/">Ethiopia is the African nation \u2018taking an international lead on the climate emergency'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2021//07//03//un-warns-of-escalating-famine-in-ethiopia-with-1-8m-at-risk/">UN warns of escalating famine in Ethiopia with 1.8m at risk<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Climate extremes hit semi-nomadic communities<\/h2><p>From Mile, we\u2019re off to meet the semi-nomadic community of Deyiluna Graro. Our journey takes us across vast, barren landscapes, scorched in the searing heat. Here, climate extremes, like drought and flooding, drive malnutrition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//38//42//808x454_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/384x216_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/640x360_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/750x422_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/828x466_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1080x608_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1920x1080_cmsv2_fe519cc1-1339-5b6b-96bb-5508d10e1e08-7593842.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">WFP convoy in Ethiopia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For those living here, a mobile clinic is their lifeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe come here to get medications and nutritional support, and also to check our malnutrition status,\" says Fatuma Yusuf, who's pregnant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//38//42//808x454_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/384x216_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/640x360_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/750x422_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/828x466_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1080x608_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1920x1080_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Asia Ali<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This clinic also receives nutrition support from Japan through the World Food Programme. To fight malnutrition, basic food items like wheat, pulses and oil are also distributed to communities in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan has been funding the general food assistance, both for northern Ethiopia and the Somali region, which is also a neighbouring region affected by the drought situation,\u201d explains Kaori.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan to host this year's G7 presidency<\/h2><p>Japan supports World Food Programme projects across Africa and globally. It\u2019s hosting this year\u2019s G7 presidency, with food security one of the top issues world leaders need to tackle.<\/p>\n<p>\"345 million people are suffering from acute food insecurity,\" says Yakiya Naoe, Director of the WFP Japan Relations Office in Tokyo. \"Therefore, we count on Japan\u2019s leadership as the G7 president, to mobilise international support, to stave off catastrophic hunger.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//38//42//808x454_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/384x216_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/640x360_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/750x422_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/828x466_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1080x608_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1200x675_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/1920x1080_cmsv2_199e2751-9a9e-5442-a2d7-d571f2388bc4-7593842.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">WFP Health Clinic Ethiopia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back in Ethiopia, Asia, who we met earlier, is home with her sons. With drinking water, food and money in short supply, their nutrition support is now a matter of survival.<\/p>\n<p>\"My hope relies on the amount of food I receive, and continuity,\" she says.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683713691,"publishedAt":1684426212,"updatedAt":1684479469,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/18\/how-nutritional-assistance-from-japan-helps-ethiopias-most-vulnerable","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/44\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d7d0073a-b13c-54e5-9440-3d0491e13572-7593844.jpg","altText":null,"caption":null,"captionCredit":"euronews","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080},{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/38\/42\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c3e1d2ba-8db0-5510-88dd-3d0610b6c576-7593842.jpg","altText":"Malnutrition in rural Ethiopia","caption":"Malnutrition in rural 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Rastafarian children start school return as dreadlock ban lifts","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Malawi\u2019s Rastafarian children start post-ban return to school ","titleListing2":"As ban on dreadlocks lifts, Malawi\u2019s Rastafarian children can start to return to school","leadin":"About 1,200 Rastafarian children are expected to return to state schools in the country after being banned for a decade.","summary":"About 1,200 Rastafarian children are expected to return to state schools in the country after being banned for a decade.","url":"malawis-rastafarian-children-start-school-return-as-dreadlock-ban-lifts","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Rastafarian children in Malawi will start their return to state schools over the next month, after being banned for a decade because of their hair. \n\nIn March, the country's high court ordered the education ministry to inform state-run schools that they must admit Rastafarian children by 30 June. \n\nLetters have now been sent out to about seven thousand schools, informing headteachers that the exclusion of children with dreadlocks from the classroom has been ruled unconstitutional.\u00a0 \n\nRastafarianism is an Abrahamic religion from Jamaica that stresses living in a natural way, in a way that extends to their hair.\u00a0 \n\nIn Malawi and in other nations, Rastafarians have long been sidelined by education policies requiring students to cut their hair to promote what they describe as 'uniformity' among students. \n\nA landmark court ruling in Malawi in 2020 forced schools to accept children wearing Rastafarian headdresses and, i n June 2020, a Kenyan court also ruled upon a similar case which barred schools from turning away Rastafari learners. \n\nHairstyle discrimination across the globe \n\nLast year the\u00a0UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned\u00a0schools not to penalise pupils for wearing their hair in natural afro styles, as well as braids, cornrows and plaits. \n\nIn France,\u00a0a bill is set to go before parliament\u00a0in the autumn\u00a0to fight \u2018discrimination linked to hair texture, length, colour and style\u2019. \n\nThat will follow the\u00a010-year legal battle\u00a0of a Black flight attendant for Air France, Aboubakar Traor\u00e9, who took his employers to an industrial tribunal because of discrimination over his braids.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nIn November last year,\u00a0France\u2019s highest appeals court found in\u00a0Traor\u00e9\u2019s favour, ruling that the company authorised female staff to wear braids and so could not justifiably ban the hairstyle from male staff. \n\nAcross the pond, US House of Representatives passed\u00a0the Crown Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair and came into force last year. \n\nThe bill banned race-based discrimination on hair, specifically textures or styles associated with a particular race or national origin such as dreadlocks, afros and braids.\u00a0 \n\nOther religious symbols \n\nSeveral European countries have banned burqas, hijabs and veils.\u00a0 \n\nIn 2011, France became the first country to ban\u00a0full-face veils in public following decades of debate surrounding the wearing of headscarves in the country. \n\nIn 2021, the French Senate - the upper house of Parliament - also controversially voted in favour of banning girls aged under 18 from wearing a hijab in public. Religious clothing has been banned in French schools since 2004, including headscarves. It went even further in\u00a0 January 2022, voting to ban the wearing of the hijab and other \u201costensible religious symbols\u201d in sports competitions.\u00a0 \n\nSeveral other countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark followed France with their own bans, partial bans and local bans of face coverings. \n\nSwitzerland joined them and banned the burqa in March 2021. At the time, proponents said that the ban was needed to combat what they consider a sign of the oppression of women and to uphold a basic principle that faces should be shown in a free society. \n\nIn contrast,\u00a0 The UN Human Rights Committee has upheld that a blanket ban on face coverings and burqa is not compatible with international law and human rights standards, deeming it discriminatory. It further emphasises that the ban is not proportionate to its stated legitimate aim of promoting public safety. \n\nIn 2020, the constitutional court in Austria ruled that a 2019 law banning girls under the age of 10 from wearing religious headscarves at school is \"unconstitutional\". \n\nCrucifixes \n\nWearing a cross is protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, which gives the right to freedom of religion. \n\nIn 2011, European human rights judges ruled that schools had the right to display a crucifix on classroom walls. The decision came after an appeal against\u00a0Italy's ban in 2009 which argued that hanging crucifixes in schools breached the religious rights of children. \n\nThe ECHR also ruled in 2013 that British Airways discriminated against an employee, Nadia Eweida, by not allowing her to wear a cross at work.\u00a0 In 2022, Mary Onuoha a nurse from Croydon in the UK\u00a0 won a case for unfair dismissal after claiming\u00a0 she was victimised for wearing a necklace featuring a cross while at work.\u00a0 \n\nIt's a complex subject though and, in 2021, the European Court of Justice ruled that European employers can ban workers from wearing any visible sign of their political, philosophical or religious beliefs. \n\nThe ruling states that the ban \"may be justified by the employer's need to present itself in a neutral manner to customers or to prevent social conflicts\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Rastafarian children in Malawi will start their return to state schools over the next month, after being banned for a decade because of their hair.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the country's high court ordered the education ministry to inform state-run schools that they must admit Rastafarian children by 30 June.<\/p>\n<p>Letters have now been sent out to about seven thousand schools, informing headteachers that the exclusion of children with dreadlocks from the classroom has been ruled unconstitutional.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rastafarianism is an Abrahamic religion from Jamaica that stresses living in a natural way, in a way that extends to their hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Malawi and in other nations, Rastafarians have long been sidelined by education policies requiring students to cut their hair to promote what they describe as 'uniformity' among students.<\/p>\n<p>A landmark court ruling in Malawi in 2020 forced schools to accept children wearing Rastafarian headdresses and, in June 2020, a Kenyan court also ruled upon a similar case which barred schools from turning away Rastafari learners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hairstyle discrimination across the globe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.equalityhumanrights.com//en//advice-and-guidance//preventing-hair-discrimination-schools/">Last year<\/strong><\/a> the\u00a0UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned\u00a0schools not to penalise pupils for wearing their hair in natural afro styles, as well as braids, cornrows and plaits.<\/p>\n<p>In France,\u00a0a bill is set to go before parliament\u00a0in the autumn\u00a0to fight \u2018discrimination linked to hair texture, length, colour and style\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>That will follow the\u00a010-year legal battle\u00a0of a Black flight attendant for Air France, Aboubakar Traor\u00e9, who took his employers to an industrial tribunal because of discrimination over his braids.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In November last year,\u00a0France\u2019s highest appeals court found in\u00a0Traor\u00e9\u2019s favour, ruling that the company authorised female staff to wear braids and so could not justifiably ban the hairstyle from male staff.<\/p>\n<p>Across the pond, US House of Representatives passed\u00a0the Crown Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair and came into force last year.<\/p>\n<p>The bill banned race-based discrimination on hair, specifically textures or styles associated with a particular race or national origin such as dreadlocks, afros and braids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7126676,7172902\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//11//04//racism-row-over-french-far-right-mps-go-back-to-africa-outburst/">Racism row over French far-right MP's 'go back to Africa' outburst<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//10//18//hair-straightening-products-linked-to-higher-risk-of-uterine-cancer-nih-study-finds/">Hair straightening products linked to higher risk of uterine cancer<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2><strong>Other religious symbols<\/strong><\/h2><p>Several European countries have banned burqas, hijabs and veils.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, France became the first country to ban\u00a0full-face veils in public following decades of debate surrounding the wearing of headscarves in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the French Senate - the upper house of Parliament - also controversially voted in favour of banning girls aged under 18 from wearing a hijab in public. Religious clothing has been banned in French schools since 2004, including headscarves. It went even further in\u00a0January 2022, voting to ban the wearing of the hijab and other \u201costensible religious symbols\u201d in sports competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1378845373993689093\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Several other countries, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark followed France with their own bans, partial bans and local bans of face coverings.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland joined them and banned the burqa in March 2021. At the time, proponents said that the ban was needed to combat what they consider a sign of the oppression of women and to uphold a basic principle that faces should be shown in a free society.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"5196780,5548458,5879286,3258336\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2021//07//15//employers-can-ban-workers-from-wearing-visible-religious-signs-ecj-rules/">Employers can ban workers from wearing headscarves or religious symbols, ECJ rules<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2021//04//12//handsoffmyhijab-online-criticism-grows-over-proposed-french-law-banning-hijab-for-children/">#HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over proposed French law banning hijab for children<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2020//12//12//austrian-constitutional-court-rules-headscarf-ban-in-primary-schools-unconstitutional/">Austrian constitutional court rules headscarf ban in primary schools 'unconstitutional'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2018//08//08//where-in-europe-is-the-islamic-full-face-veil-banned-/">Where in Europe is the Islamic full-face veil banned?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In contrast,\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////ijrcenter.org//2018//11//14//un-human-rights-committee-condemns-burqa-ban-countering-european-court///">The UN Human Rights Committee<\/strong><\/a> has upheld that a blanket ban on face coverings and burqa is not compatible with international law and human rights standards, deeming it discriminatory. It further emphasises that the ban is not proportionate to its stated legitimate aim of promoting public safety.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the constitutional court in Austria ruled that a 2019 law banning girls under the age of 10 from wearing religious headscarves at school is \"unconstitutional\".<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crucifixes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wearing a cross is protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, which gives the right to freedom of religion.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011, European human rights judges ruled that schools had the right to display a crucifix on classroom walls. The decision came after an appeal against\u00a0Italy's ban in 2009 which argued that hanging crucifixes in schools breached the religious rights of children.<\/p>\n<p>The ECHR also ruled in 2013 that British Airways discriminated against an employee, Nadia Eweida, by not allowing her to wear a cross at work.\u00a0In 2022, Mary Onuoha a nurse from Croydon in the UK\u00a0won a case for unfair dismissal after claiming\u00a0she was victimised for wearing a necklace featuring a cross while at work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"3138922\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2018//04//27//compulsory-crucifixes-in-bavaria-spark-controversy/">Compulsory crucifixes in Bavaria spark controversy<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It's a complex subject though and, in 2021, the European Court of Justice ruled that European employers can ban workers from wearing any visible sign of their political, philosophical or religious beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling states that the ban \"may be justified by the employer's need to present itself in a neutral manner to customers or to prevent social conflicts\".<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684409238,"publishedAt":1684425539,"updatedAt":1684425544,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/05\/18\/malawis-rastafarian-children-start-school-return-as-dreadlock-ban-lifts","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/34\/26\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_23cfe03f-612a-5303-805b-7897cecc04fc-7613426.jpg","altText":"Rastafarian children in Africa","caption":"Rastafarian children in Africa","captionCredit":"GIANLUIGI 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is at stake for Europe as war in Sudan rages on and a regional crisis looms?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"What is at stake for Europe as war in Sudan rages on?","titleListing2":"VIEW | War has taught European leaders that Kyiv is far closer to Brussels than many realised. The same is just as true about Khartoum, Joseph Hammond writes.","leadin":"Humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war, Joseph Hammond writes.","summary":"Humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war, Joseph Hammond writes.","url":"what-is-at-stake-for-europe-as-war-in-sudan-rages-on-and-a-regional-crisis-looms","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Since 15 April, Sudan has been locked in a bloody civil war that threatens to tip the Horn of Africa over the brink and straight into a full-blown humanitarian disaster.\u00a0 \n\nNo less an observer than the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, has said the conflict has the potential to be \u201cworse than Ukraine\u201d. \n\nHer claim was quickly dismissed as a public relations move, but the recent military history of the Horn of Africa suggests how deadly conflicts in the region can be to civilians.\u00a0 \n\nTo add to the tragedy, the war threatens to additionally compromise the food security of one of the world\u2019s most distinguished regions. \n\nWars in the Horn of Africa disproportionately affect civilians \n\nThe 2013-2020 South Sudanese Civil War offers a clear example of how the conflict in the Horn of Africa has a disproportionate impact on civilians. \n\nAccording to one study published in 2018 by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, some 383,000 people had died in the conflict since 2013.\u00a0 \n\nOf these, some 193,000 were civilian deaths due to displacement, disruption of health care, and starvation.\u00a0Tragically, starvation continues to be a weapon of war for some actors in the Horn of Africa. \n\nIn the Sudan war that is raging on right now, roughly 500 civilians have been killed in the first month \u2014 a figure just slightly smaller than the monthly average in Ukraine.\u00a0 \n\nThat is to say, a large civil war in the Horn of Africa has seen already civilian deaths equivalent to a massive-scale invasion of Ukraine by one of the world\u2019s greatest arms producers. \n\nMillions more are at severe risk \n\nWhile civilian deaths peaked and levelled off early in Ukraine, we are likely to see expanded suffering among civilians in Sudan due to a number of additional factors compounding their misery.\u00a0 \n\nBefore this conflict, a third of Sudan\u2019s population faced food insecurity and other humanitarian challenges.\u00a0 \n\nAdditionally, this year, the country recorded its reportedly first-ever outbreak of dengue fever in the capital of Khartoum. \n\nYet the biggest issue this conflict has already exacerbated relates to food security. A UN document released in March claimed as many as 129,000 face imminent starvation and death in the Horn of Africa.\u00a0 \n\nWhile initially it was forecast that South Sudan and Somalia will be the hardest hit by this emerging crisis, Sudan\u2019s new conflict puts millions more at severe risk. \n\nThis year is the sixth in a row where rains have failed to fall across the Horn of Africa, causing the worst drought in forty years.\u00a0 \n\nIn some areas, locals said conditions are not as bad as in 2011 \u2013 a year in which famine, claimed by some estimates, directly or indirectly claimed a quarter of a million lives.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, the conflict in Sudan and the disruptions to global food supplies due to the war in Ukraine may be complicating factors. \n\nA humanitarian crisis should be avoided at all costs \n\nThus, it is imperative for collective action to both build peace and stem the humanitarian crisis.\u00a0 \n\nWhile a number of countries pooled resources to help their nationals flee Sudan, the world must now use those same capabilities to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.\u00a0 \n\nSome aid groups operating in neighbouring countries have announced in the past week that they may see food shortages soon. \n\nThe European Union has undertaken some important steps to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis, notably launching an \"air bridge\" to provide much-needed humanitarian aid.\u00a0 \n\nTo that end, a number of countries have launched similar efforts that have engaged civil society.\u00a0King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), based in Saudi Arabia, has launched a similar air bridge to provide humanitarian supplies to Sudan.\u00a0 \n\nNATO should demonstrate its prior engagement was not a one-off \n\nYet, NATO is still not getting involved, despite the fact that\u00a0the alliance's first-ever Africa-related operation was to provide logistical support to an African Union peacekeeping effort in Sudan in 2005 together with the EU.\u00a0 \n\nAfter the war in Afghanistan, it was NATO's second-ever out-of-area operation. Even today, NATO brags about its mission when discussing its role in Africa. \n\nHowever, NATO should show that its former engagement in Sudan was not a one-off affair and support ongoing logistical efforts to support humanitarian efforts to the conflict.\u00a0 \n\nPerhaps the argument this time around is even stronger than the one that sparked NATO's involvement in 2005, given that Russia's presence and role in the country have only expanded in recent years. \n\nSudan is much closer to Europe than most realise \n\nAs the Sudanese people bravely face this storm, they do so with less coin in their pockets. The country\u2019s exports have been largely halted since.\u00a0 \n\nTragically, Sudan\u2019s largest export since the start of the conflict has been refugees.\u00a0 \n\nEthiopia alone is receiving roughly 1,000 refugees per day from Sudan as the fighting rages on, while as many as 800,000 may flee as a result of the conflict\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a small fraction of the refugees that the war in Ukraine has produced.\u00a0 \n\nYet, with the region facing a severe drought, those fleeing the conflict could see thousands of \u201cclimate refugees\u201d following in their footsteps.\u00a0 \n\nThis is why humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war.\u00a0 \n\nEurope should act now to strengthen the humanitarian response less the conflict in Sudan destabilises the country's neighbours and, ultimately, the Southern Mediterranean. \n\nWar has taught European leaders that Kyiv is far closer to Brussels than many realised. The same is just as true about Khartoum. \n\nJoseph Hammond is a journalist who has reported extensively from Africa, Eurasia and the Middle East, as well as a former Fulbright Public Policy Fellow. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Since 15 April, Sudan has been locked in a bloody civil war that threatens to tip the Horn of Africa over the brink and straight into a full-blown humanitarian disaster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>No less an observer than the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, has said the conflict has the potential to be \u201cworse than Ukraine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Her claim was quickly dismissed as a public relations move, but the recent military history of the Horn of Africa suggests how deadly conflicts in the region can be to civilians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To add to the tragedy, the war threatens to additionally compromise the food security of one of the world\u2019s most distinguished regions.<\/p>\n<h2>Wars in the Horn of Africa disproportionately affect civilians<\/h2><p>The 2013-2020 South Sudanese Civil War offers a clear example of how the conflict in the Horn of Africa has a disproportionate impact on civilians.<\/p>\n<p>According to one study published in 2018 by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, some 383,000 people had died in the conflict since 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">In the Sudan war that is raging on right now, roughly 500 civilians have been killed in the first month \u2014 a figure just slightly smaller than the monthly average in Ukraine.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.666015625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//10//808x539_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg/" alt=\"Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/640x426_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/828x551_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1080x719_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1200x799_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1920x1279_cmsv2_9a25d2cc-2406-5c69-9a6b-a113c73682c6-7611010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A South-Sudanese government soldier is seen through a broken window at the airport in Bor, Jonglei State, South Sudan, January 2014<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Of these, some 193,000 were civilian deaths due to displacement, disruption of health care, and starvation.\u00a0Tragically, starvation continues to be a weapon of war for some actors in the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In the Sudan war that is raging on right now, roughly 500 civilians have been killed in the first month \u2014 a figure just slightly smaller than the monthly average in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That is to say, a large civil war in the Horn of Africa has seen already civilian deaths equivalent to a massive-scale invasion of Ukraine by one of the world\u2019s greatest arms producers.<\/p>\n<h2>Millions more are at severe risk<\/h2><p>While civilian deaths peaked and levelled off early in Ukraine, we are likely to see expanded suffering among civilians in Sudan due to a number of additional factors compounding their misery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before this conflict, a third of Sudan\u2019s population faced food insecurity and other humanitarian challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, this year, the country recorded its reportedly first-ever outbreak of dengue fever in the capital of Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the biggest issue this conflict has already exacerbated relates to food security. A UN document released in March claimed as many as 129,000 face imminent starvation and death in the Horn of Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">While initially it was forecast that South Sudan and Somalia will be the hardest hit by this emerging crisis, Sudan\u2019s new conflict puts millions more at severe risk.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//10//808x539_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg/" alt=\"Peter Louis/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/640x427_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/828x552_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1080x720_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1200x800_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1920x1281_cmsv2_68163ac3-7381-5839-94e1-46ad1bf9324e-7611010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People who crossed from Sudan are seen at a refugee camp in Renk County, South Sudan, 3 May 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Peter Louis/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While initially it was forecast that South Sudan and Somalia will be the hardest hit by this emerging crisis, Sudan\u2019s new conflict puts millions more at severe risk.<\/p>\n<p>This year is the sixth in a row where rains have failed to fall across the Horn of Africa, causing the worst drought in forty years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In some areas, locals said conditions are not as bad as in 2011 \u2013 a year in which famine, claimed by some estimates, directly or indirectly claimed a quarter of a million lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the conflict in Sudan and the disruptions to global food supplies due to the war in Ukraine may be complicating factors.<\/p>\n<h2>A humanitarian crisis should be avoided at all costs<\/h2><p>Thus, it is imperative for collective action to both build peace and stem the humanitarian crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While a number of countries pooled resources to help their nationals flee Sudan, the world must now use those same capabilities to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some aid groups operating in neighbouring countries have announced in the past week that they may see food shortages soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The European Union has undertaken some important steps to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis, notably launching an 'air bridge' to provide much-needed humanitarian aid.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//10//808x539_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo/Petros Karadjias\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/640x427_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/828x552_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1080x720_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1200x800_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1920x1281_cmsv2_1e78a5fb-f2f9-5e54-adeb-1b62d120d14f-7611010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People exit a British military transport aircraft after arriving with approximately 79 British nationals at Larnaca main airport, Cyprus, April 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo/Petros Karadjias<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The European Union has undertaken some important steps to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis, notably launching an \"air bridge\" to provide much-needed humanitarian aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To that end, a number of countries have launched similar efforts that have engaged civil society.\u00a0King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), based in Saudi Arabia, has launched a similar air bridge to provide humanitarian supplies to Sudan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>NATO should demonstrate its prior engagement was not a one-off<\/h2><p>Yet, NATO is still not getting involved, despite the fact that\u00a0the alliance's first-ever Africa-related operation was to provide logistical support to an African Union peacekeeping effort in Sudan in 2005 together with the EU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the war in Afghanistan, it was NATO's second-ever out-of-area operation. Even today, NATO brags about its mission when discussing its role in Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Perhaps the argument this time around is even stronger than the one that sparked NATO's involvement in 2005, given that Russia's presence and role in the country have only expanded in recent years.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//61//10//10//808x539_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg/" alt=\"AP Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/384x256_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/640x427_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/750x500_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/828x552_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1080x720_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1200x800_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/1920x1281_cmsv2_3e60351a-6073-5eca-acc6-246f4415195f-7611010.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Russian warship is docked in the Port Sudan where a Russian naval facility is to be established, February 2021<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, NATO should show that its former engagement in Sudan was not a one-off affair and support ongoing logistical efforts to support humanitarian efforts to the conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the argument this time around is even stronger than the one that sparked NATO's involvement in 2005, given that Russia's presence and role in the country have only expanded in recent years.<\/p>\n<h2>Sudan is much closer to Europe than most realise<\/h2><p>As the Sudanese people bravely face this storm, they do so with less coin in their pockets. The country\u2019s exports have been largely halted since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, Sudan\u2019s largest export since the start of the conflict has been refugees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia alone is receiving roughly 1,000 refugees per day from Sudan as the fighting rages on, while as many as 800,000 may flee as a result of the conflict\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a small fraction of the refugees that the war in Ukraine has produced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">War has taught European leaders that Kyiv is far closer to Brussels than many realised. The same is just as true about Khartoum.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//59//05//04//808x539_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg/" alt=\"Peter Louis/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/384x256_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/640x427_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/750x500_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/828x552_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/1080x720_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/1200x800_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/05\/04\/1920x1281_cmsv2_835258cf-cc21-5b36-82b3-653688e4b652-7590504.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People who crossed from Sudan are seen at a refugee camp in Renk County, South Sudan, 3 May 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Peter Louis/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yet, with the region facing a severe drought, those fleeing the conflict could see thousands of \u201cclimate refugees\u201d following in their footsteps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is why humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Europe should act now to strengthen the humanitarian response less the conflict in Sudan destabilises the country's neighbours and, ultimately, the Southern Mediterranean.<\/p>\n<p>War has taught European leaders that Kyiv is far closer to Brussels than many realised. The same is just as true about Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joseph Hammond is a journalist who has reported extensively from Africa, Eurasia and the Middle East, as well as a former Fulbright Public Policy Fellow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/\"mailto:view@euronews.com\">view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684324386,"publishedAt":1684342227,"updatedAt":1684342267,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/17\/what-is-at-stake-for-europe-as-war-in-sudan-rages-on-and-a-regional-crisis-looms","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/61\/10\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2491d0e3-6704-5744-855b-8aeaf283eb6e-7611010.jpg","altText":"Smoke seen in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, on 22 April 2023","caption":"Smoke seen in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, on 22 April 2023","captionCredit":"AP 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chef Hilda Baci is the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon ","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"100 not out! Nigerian chef sets new world record with 'cookathon'","titleListing2":"Ready, steady, cook! #nigeriancuisine #guinessworldrecord ","leadin":"It's now official : The Nigerian chef Hilda Baci set a new global record for the longest hours nonstop cooking as she toiled in the kitchen for 100 hours.","summary":"It's now official : The Nigerian chef Hilda Baci set a new global record for the longest hours nonstop cooking as she toiled in the kitchen for 100 hours.","url":"nigerian-chef-hilda-baci-sets-new-world-record-by-cooking-for-100-hours","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Guinness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci has the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. \n\n\"Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon\" the famous guide said on its website. \n\nThe 27-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking more than 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint. \n\nShe attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however her record was logged at\u00a093 hours 11 minutes,\u00a0\" because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt,\" explains the Guinness World records.\u00a0 \n\nTake 5. Once an hour \n\nThe rules are drastic to achieve the longest \u201ccooking marathon\u201d. She has had only five-minute breaks every hour or an accumulated one hour after a stretch of 12 hours for everything else, from bathing to medical checkups and resting. \n\nHilda Baci still beat by more than five hours the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set in 2019 by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef based in London.\u00a0 \n\nJoy dominated when she achieved her 100th hour goal on May 15. \n\n\"I wanted to show how hardworking and determined Nigerian youths are and also as a campaign for young African women who are sidelined in society \" Hilda Baci said. \n\nAs she\u00a0became a national sensation in the West African nation, thousands who gathered at the scene sang her praises in jubilation. \n\nDuring her 4 days cook-a-thon,\u00a0locals and celebrities like the Nigerian singers Tiwa Savage or\u00a0 Burna Boy ,\u00a0cheered her on at the scene through day and night, many more monitored online via several streaming platforms. \n\nThe chef and influencer created an Instagram account for the event, called Hilda Baci\u2019s Cookathon, followed by 317K people. \n\nA way to promote Nigerian cuisines \n\nOn the menu of her cook-a-thon : dozens of Nigerian delicacies under supervision, ranging from soups to stew and Jollof rice, one of the most iconic West African dishes, typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, onions, spices, vegetables and meat in a single pot. \n\nHilda Baci said she hoped that the world would learn more about Nigerian cuisines. \n\nAfter she surpassed the current cooking record, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted to congratulate the chef.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Guinness World Records has confirmed Hilda Baci has the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.<\/p>\n<p>\"Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon\" the famous guide said on its website.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Nigerian chef began on Thursday 11 May and continued through to Monday 15 May, cooking more than 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1668557161230659586\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>She attempted to set a record of 100 hours, however her record was logged at\u00a093 hours 11 minutes,\u00a0\" because she mistakenly took extra minutes for one of her rest breaks early on in the attempt,\" explains the Guinness World records.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Take 5. Once an hour<\/h2><p>The rules are drastic to achieve the longest \u201ccooking marathon\u201d. She has had only five-minute breaks every hour or an accumulated one hour after a stretch of 12 hours for everything else, from bathing to medical checkups and resting.<\/p>\n<p>Hilda Baci still beat by more than five hours the previous record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set in 2019 by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef based in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joy dominated when she achieved her 100th hour goal on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>\"I wanted to show how hardworking and determined Nigerian youths are and also as a campaign for young African women who are sidelined in society \" Hilda Baci said.<\/p>\n<p>As she\u00a0became a national sensation in the West African nation, thousands who gathered at the scene sang her praises in jubilation.<\/p>\n<p>During her 4 days cook-a-thon,\u00a0locals and celebrities like the Nigerian singers Tiwa Savage or\u00a0<a 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ran through the desert in Algeria: Here\u2019s why this should be your next adventure holiday","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sahara desert: Why an adventure holiday in Algeria might be for you","titleListing2":"I ran through the desert in Algeria: Here\u2019s why this should be your next adventure holiday","leadin":"Euronews Travel reporter Hannah Brown headed to Algeria for a desert marathon adventure holiday. ","summary":"Euronews Travel reporter Hannah Brown headed to Algeria for a desert marathon adventure holiday. ","url":"i-travelled-to-algeria-to-run-through-the-desert-heres-why-this-adventure-holiday-could-be","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"As summer approaches many of us are feeling re-energised and setting new goals for the year. Maybe you want to run a marathon or visit a new country. \n\nWell, how about both? \n\nI love running and when I was invited to the Sahara Desert for the Treg Algeria Trail for a week of ultramarathons and sightseeing, I couldn\u2019t resist a trip to see what it was all about. \n\nWhat is the Treg Algeria Trail? \n\nTreg organises trail running and desert marathon holidays across the world. They are multi-day, multi-distance races where the runners must guide themselves with a GPS while carrying everything they need - including water, food and extra layers. \n\nThough the terrain varies from country to country, the company prides itself on its unique and jaw-dropping locations . I took part in their newest edition which sees runners navigate the desert landscapes of Timimoun in Algeria. \n\nRunners had the choice of either a 45km, 90km or 180km route - all of which took them through dunes, oases, plateaus and mountains. \n\nThe week-long trip included two days of sightseeing, one at the start and one at the end, a day of preparation and safety checks and three days to complete their chosen distance. \n\nThe race began early on a Tuesday morning in the heart of Timimoun. There was a great atmosphere at the start line with local singers and musicians getting everyone hyped up. It almost felt like a festival. \n\nFrom here, the first part of the race up to checkpoint 1 was the same route for everyone, no matter which distance they were running. \n\nIt\u2019s at this point, I have to admit that I only completed this first 20km section and not the entire route. I love running but I only had seven weeks to prepare and I\u2019m nowhere near fit enough to run a marathon, never mind one in the desert. \n\nFortunately for me, there was a nice cool breeze to combat the heat on the first day of the race. \n\nStill, this was my first time in the Sahara and I was completely blown away by the scenery as I joined the rest of the runners for the first stretch of their adventure. \n\nIs a desert marathon for me? \n\nI spent my time running and trekking alongside all sorts of people at the start of the race. For a while, I walked with a team of Algerian female prison guards. \n\nI asked them why they had decided to come and do this race. \n\n\u201cLife is short, why not go on an adventure?\u201d one replied. \n\nDuring my week in Algeria, I met so many other interesting, and frankly, inspiring people too. \n\nIf you\u2019re tempted by an adventure holiday like this, but don\u2019t have any friends as invested in running long distances in the desert as you, fear not. \n\nEveryone was so friendly and the group felt like a big family by the end making it a great option for solo travellers . \n\nThe average age for ultra-distance events tends to be a little older as it takes time to build up your endurance. Nevertheless, the ages ranged from around 30 to mid-70s and it attracts a fairly even split of men and women. \n\nI met one 71 year old man who completed the 180km distance. He was then planning to spend the next few months walking home to Nantes in western France from Algiers, the capital of Algeria. \n\nWas he mad? Maybe. Was he incredible? Absolutely. \n\nIs it easy to visit Algeria? \n\nIn a bid to boost tourism, the Algerian government has announced an easing of tourist visas. Whereas previously visitors would have had to obtain a visa in advance, those visiting its lesser known but stunning southern provinces can get a visa upon arrival into the country.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nTimimoun is a town and district in central Algeria, around a two hour flight south of Algiers. It\u2019s known as a red oasis due to its stunning signature architectural style. \n\nAccording to Toufik Boudraa, the owner of the Djenane Malek hotel where we all stayed, the best time to visit is between October and late April. \n\nYou\u2019ll avoid the blistering temperatures of the summer whilst still enjoying warm, sunny days. But make sure you pack a jumper and jacket as it does get cool in the evenings. \n\nIs it safe to visit Algeria? \n\nThe UK FCDO advises against visiting places within 30km of the borders with Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, Mali and Niger however the rest of the country is still fine to visit. \n\nAlgeria has previously been a fairly closed country but is now making efforts to open up and welcome tourism. \n\nThe checks at the airport are very thorough - I think I had my bag checked three times before boarding the plane. Although it may feel excessive, it could be seen as a reassuring sign of their commitment to safety. \n\nAlgeria is a Muslim country, however there is no requirement for women to cover their hair or face. I did pack a scarf though, just in case I wanted to visit any religious buildings. \n\nAs for the race, there were strict procedures in place to keep everyone safe. Each runner was fitted with a tracker, carried a mobile phone and could send a distress signal from their GPS device. \n\nOver the full 180km distance, there were eight checkpoints, each with a doctor, where the runners could rest, refill their water supply and seek medical attention. \n\nThere was also military support with vehicles and helicopters to monitor the area in case anyone got very lost . Thankfully no one did. \n\nThe next Treg Algeria Trail will take place in Timimoun from 25 November to 2 December 2023. Prices start from \u20ac2200 depending on travel options. \n\nHannah Brown was a guest of ANEP (Algerian National Publishing and Advertising Agency). \n\nWatch the video above to see more of Hannah\u2019s adventure in Algeria. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>As summer approaches many of us are feeling re-energised and setting new goals for the year. Maybe you want to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2020//11//12//meet-liz-warner-the-woman-who-s-running-her-world/">run a marathon<\/strong><\/a> or visit a new country.<\/p>\n<p>Well, how about both?<\/p>\n<p>I love <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//next//2022//07//27//want-to-find-out-which-city-is-best-for-running-heres-the-world-top-10-cities/">running and when I was invited to the Sahara Desert for the Treg Algeria Trail for a week of ultramarathons and sightseeing, I couldn\u2019t resist a trip to see what it was all about.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Treg Algeria Trail?<\/h2><p>Treg organises trail running and desert marathon holidays across the world. They are multi-day, multi-distance races where the runners must guide themselves with a GPS while <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//23//save-time-and-avoid-the-chaos-heres-how-i-packed-for-a-week-away-with-only-hand-luggage/">carrying everything they need<\/strong><\/a> - including water, food and extra layers.<\/p>\n<p>Though the terrain varies from country to country, the company prides itself on its <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//02//thailands-best-beaches-bars-and-boat-trips-to-experience-in-2023/">unique and jaw-dropping locations<\/strong><\/a>. I took part in their newest edition which sees runners navigate the desert landscapes of Timimoun in Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>Runners had the choice of either a 45km, 90km or 180km route - all of which took them through dunes, oases, plateaus and mountains.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7607180,5464864\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//16//how-fast-could-you-travel-from-london-to-istanbul-put-it-to-the-test-on-this-european-over/">How fast could you travel from London to Istanbul? Put it to the test on this European overland race<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//04//17//tour-the-incredible-holiday-house-that-mirrors-the-californian-desert-and-has-its-own-moun/">This spectacular Californian holiday house comes with its own mountain<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The week-long trip included two days of sightseeing, one at the start and one at the end, a day of preparation and safety checks and three days to complete their chosen distance.<\/p>\n<p>The race began early on a Tuesday morning in the heart of Timimoun. There was a great atmosphere at the start line with local singers and musicians getting everyone hyped up. It almost felt like a festival.<\/p>\n<p>From here, the first part of the race up to checkpoint 1 was the same route for everyone, no matter which distance they were running.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at this point, I have to admit that I only completed this first 20km section and not the entire route. I love running but I only had seven weeks to prepare and I\u2019m nowhere near fit enough to run a marathon, never mind one in the desert.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for me, there was a nice cool breeze to combat the heat on the first day of the race.<\/p>\n<p>Still, this was my first time in the Sahara and I was completely blown away by the scenery as I joined the rest of the runners for the first stretch of their adventure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//29//05//60//808x608_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg/" alt=\"Hannah Brown / Euronews Travel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/384x288_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/640x480_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/750x563_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/828x621_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1080x810_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1200x900_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1920x1440_cmsv2_aac8a46c-7acb-5e18-a419-57a36f951c52-7290560.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Overlooking an oasis at checkpoint 7 on the course<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hannah Brown / Euronews Travel<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6027842,5483612\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//09//06//epic-european-destinations-for-hikers-bikers-runners-and-skiers/">Epic European destinations for hikers, bikers, runners and skiers<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//03//23//meet-the-thrill-seeker-famous-for-running-the-fastest-100-metres-on-stilts/">Meet the thrill-seeker famous for running the fastest 100 metres on stilts<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Is a desert marathon for me?<\/h2><p>I spent my time running and trekking alongside all sorts of people at the start of the race. For a while, I walked with a team of Algerian female prison guards.<\/p>\n<p>I asked them why they had decided to come and do this race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife is short, why not go on an adventure?\u201d one replied.<\/p>\n<p>During my week in Algeria, I met so many other interesting, and frankly, inspiring people too.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re tempted by an adventure holiday like this, but don\u2019t have any friends as invested in running long distances in the desert as you, fear not.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was so friendly and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//20//the-rise-of-adventure-travel-how-millennials-are-reinventing-solo-travel/">the group felt like a big family by the end<\/strong><\/a> making it a great option for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//02//16//travelling-alone-here-are-seven-of-the-best-cities-for-solo-backpackers/">solo travellers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The average age for ultra-distance events tends to be a little older as it takes time to build up your endurance. Nevertheless, the ages ranged from around 30 to mid-70s and it attracts a fairly even split of men and women.<\/p>\n<p>I met one 71 year old man who completed the 180km distance. He was then planning to spend the next few months walking home to Nantes in western France from Algiers, the capital of Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>Was he mad? Maybe. Was he incredible? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"5832608,7453788\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//09//job-for-a-girl-meet-asias-first-certified-mountain-guide-whos-scaling-more-than-mountains/">'Job for a girl\u2019: Meet Asia's first certified mountain guide who's scaling more than mountains<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//03//31//the-10-best-european-hiking-destinations-where-you-can-reconnect-with-nature/">From Italy to Romania: The best European destinations for a spring hike<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Is it easy to visit Algeria?<\/h2><p>In a bid to boost tourism, the Algerian government has announced an easing of tourist visas. Whereas previously visitors would have had to obtain a visa in advance, those visiting its lesser known but stunning southern provinces can get a visa upon arrival into the country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Timimoun is a town and district in central Algeria, around a two hour flight south of Algiers. It\u2019s known as a red oasis due to its stunning signature architectural style.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.75\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//29//05//60//808x608_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg/" alt=\"Hannah Brown / Euronews Travel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/384x288_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/640x480_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/750x563_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/828x621_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1080x810_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1200x900_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/05\/60\/1920x1440_cmsv2_279dcc39-e2a1-5946-9e9a-6d92e50a5d4b-7290560.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The ruin at checkpoint 1, built in the signature red stone<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hannah Brown / Euronews Travel<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Toufik Boudraa, the owner of the Djenane Malek hotel where we all stayed, the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//05//03//the-cheapest-day-of-the-week-to-travel-and-other-hacks-for-your-summer-holiday/">best time to visit<\/strong><\/a> is between October and late April.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll avoid the blistering temperatures of the summer whilst still enjoying warm, sunny days. But make sure you pack a jumper and jacket as it does get cool in the evenings.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7509378,7289800\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//06//revealed-these-are-the-safest-european-countries-to-travel-to-in-2023/">Revealed: These are the safest European countries to travel to in 2023<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//16//from-corn-meal-to-coconut-fish-heres-why-you-should-eat-your-way-around-kenya/">From corn meal to coconut fish, here\u2019s why you should eat your way around Kenya<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Is it safe to visit Algeria?<\/h2><p>The UK FCDO advises against visiting places within 30km of the borders with Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, Mali and Niger however the rest of the country is still fine to visit.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria has previously been a fairly closed country but is now making efforts to open up and welcome tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The checks at the airport are very thorough - I think I had <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//15//uk-airports-could-scrap-security-rules-on-liquids-thanks-to-new-hi-tech-scanners/">my bag checked<\/strong><\/a> three times before boarding the plane. Although it may feel excessive, it could be seen as a reassuring sign of their commitment to safety.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria is a Muslim country, however there is no requirement for women to cover their hair or face. I did pack a scarf though, just in case I wanted to visit any religious buildings.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7410068\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//06//06//where-love-is-illegal-what-its-really-like-travelling-sri-lanka-as-a-gay-couple/">Where love is illegal: What it's really like travelling Sri Lanka as a gay couple <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As for the race, there were strict procedures in place to keep everyone safe. 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The village borders Amboseli National Park. \n\nConservation group Lion Guardians, who had been tracking Loonkiito, said he was \u201cthe oldest male lion in our ecosystem and possibly in Africa\u201d. \n\nThe organisation works to help humans and lions coexist with the help of Maasai leaders. \n\n\u201cThe end of a drought is habitually marked by an uptick in human-lion conflict as wild prey recover and become more difficult to hunt,\u201d it noted in a social media post following the lion\u2019s death. \u201cIn desperation, lions often turn to take livestock .\u201d \n\nEmphasising the \u201ctough situation\u201d for both sides, the group explained \u201cSince livestock owners lost so many of their animals to the drought , they are particularly vigilant in watching over their remaining animals.\u201d \n\nAlthough Lion Guardians did not specify how Loonkiito died, it suggested he was caught in conflict with livestock owners after he jumped into a pen in the middle of the night.\u00a0 \n\nSome media reports, including one from the BBC, suggest that the lion was speared by herders. \n\nHow long do lions usually survive in the wild? \n\nLions once roamed throughout Africa and in parts of Asia and Europe. They are now only found in parts of sub-Saharan and West Africa, along with India\u2019s Gir National Park, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). \n\nThe IUCN estimates that between 23,000 to 39,000 lions remain in the wild. Faced with threats including hunting, poaching and habitat loss, their population is in decline . \n\nIn the wild, these animals typically live between 10 and 14 years but only one in eight are estimated to make it into adulthood, according to Discovery UK. Males tend to die earlier in fights with other lions. \n\nIn captivity , lions live to around 20 years on average. The oldest \u00a0recorded in captivity lived to be between 26 and 29 years old and died in India in 2018. \n\n\u2018A symbol of resilience and coexistence\u2019 \n\nWith these numbers in mind, Loonkiito enjoyed a long life until his unfortunate death. \n\n\u201cHe was a symbol of resilience and coexistence,\u201d Lion Guardians said. \u201cA decade ago, we did not have lions surviving past age 10 in this landscape.\u201d \n\nThe group also shines a light on the efforts of the communities who \u201cbear the burden of sharing land with lions\u201d. \n\n\u201cThanks to them, we now witness lions living into and beyond their \u2018golden\u2019 years.\u201d \n\nLoonkiito\u2019s legacy lives on in his many offspring, the group added. \n\nLoonkiito\u2019s death was not an isolated incident \n\nA total of six lions were killed near the 40,000-hectare Amboseli National Park last week after attacking goats and a dog, according to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). \n\nThis prompted the government ministry to hold a meeting with the local community to address human-wildlife conflicts. \n\nProposed solutions to minimise conflicts include introducing early warning systems to alert people to the presence of wildlife in their vicinity. 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The village borders Amboseli National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Conservation group Lion Guardians, who had been tracking Loonkiito, said he was \u201cthe oldest male lion in our ecosystem and possibly in Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation works to help humans and lions coexist with the help of Maasai leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe end of a drought is habitually marked by an uptick in human-lion conflict as wild prey recover and become more difficult to hunt,\u201d it noted in a social media post following the lion\u2019s death. \u201cIn desperation, lions often turn to take <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//16//baby-kangaroo-poo-could-be-the-secret-to-stopping-cows-methane-farts-researchers-say/">livestock./u201d/n
Emphasising the \u201ctough situation\u201d for both sides, the group explained \u201cSince livestock owners lost so many of their animals to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//27//kenya-is-praying-for-rain-as-worst-drought-in-decades-kills-endangered-wildlife/">drought, they are particularly vigilant in watching over their remaining animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Lion Guardians did not specify how Loonkiito died, it suggested he was caught in conflict with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//02//21//tax-on-farming-emissions-vital-to-denmarks-climate-targets-says-government-adviser/">livestock owners after he jumped into a pen in the middle of the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some media reports, including one from the BBC, suggest that the lion was speared by herders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-left\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <iframe src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//plugins//post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flionguardians%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0h3WEvVkbCQNGhqhku4Ltvzy7nHNTxPSBSUnVT2K7PBgmRiQGR9dYEW3nd6GrN5trl&show_text=true&width=500\%22 width=\"500\" height=\"575\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How long do lions usually survive in the wild?<\/h2><p>Lions once roamed throughout Africa and in parts of Asia and Europe. They are now only found in parts of sub-Saharan and West Africa, along with India\u2019s Gir National Park, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).<\/p>\n<p>The IUCN estimates that between 23,000 to 39,000 lions remain in the wild. Faced with <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//10//which-european-countries-allow-oil-and-gas-operations-in-protected-areas/">threats including hunting, poaching and habitat loss, their population is in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//03//03//we-must-end-this-war-on-nature-europes-most-endangered-species-to-protect-on-world-wildlif/">decline./n In the wild, these animals typically live between 10 and 14 years but only one in eight are estimated to make it into adulthood, according to Discovery UK. Males tend to die earlier in fights with other lions.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//07//14//big-cat-gets-a-cat-scan-at-london-zoo-for-the-first-time/">captivity, lions live to around 20 years on average. The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//13//worlds-oldest-dog-narrowly-escaped-death-as-a-puppy-owner-reveals/">oldest/u00a0recorded in captivity lived to be between 26 and 29 years old and died in India in 2018.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7594528,7250386\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//19//the-wolf-does-not-belong-here-why-has-a-conservation-success-become-a-heated-debate-in-eur/">Rural vs urban divide: Why has the protection of wolves become so politicised in Europe?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//12//26//bear-dar-this-tech-uses-ai-to-reduce-the-risk-of-dangerous-polar-bear-encounters-in-the-ar/">/u2018Bear-dar/u2019: This tech uses AI to reduce the risk of dangerous polar bear encounters in the Arctic<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>\u2018A symbol of resilience and coexistence\u2019<\/h2><p>With these numbers in mind, Loonkiito enjoyed a long life until his unfortunate death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a symbol of resilience and coexistence,\u201d Lion Guardians said. \u201cA decade ago, we did not have <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2021//09//05//two-month-old-lioness-discovers-her-territory-at-france-s-bioparc/">lions surviving past age 10 in this landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group also shines a light on the efforts of the communities who \u201cbear the burden of sharing land with lions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to them, we now witness lions living into and beyond their \u2018golden\u2019 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Loonkiito\u2019s legacy lives on in his many offspring, the group added.<\/p>\n<h2>Loonkiito\u2019s death was not an isolated incident<\/h2><p>A total of six lions were killed near the 40,000-hectare Amboseli National Park last week after attacking goats and a dog, according to Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).<\/p>\n<p>This prompted the government ministry to hold a meeting with the local community to address human-wildlife conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed solutions to minimise conflicts include introducing early warning systems to alert people to the presence of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//04//29//ecological-red-lines-new-no-development-zones-look-to-protect-30-of-land-in-china/">wildlife in their vicinity. They emphasised the need to balance the needs of local communities with the need to protect wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>As well as lions, Amboseli is home to leopards, cheetahs, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//09//05//zimbabwe-is-moving-2500-wild-animals-to-rescue-them-from-climate-change-and-drought/">elephants, giraffes, zebras and more.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1684152848,"publishedAt":1684153939,"updatedAt":1684153941,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/05\/15\/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-lions-killed-in-africa-as-end-of-drought-increases-conflict-with-","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/60\/56\/94\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_bf3d8abc-3939-5d86-9b02-0a1446e71549-7605694.jpg","altText":"One of the \u2018world\u2019s oldest\u2019 lions has been killed in Africa after preying on livestock.","caption":"One of the \u2018world\u2019s oldest\u2019 lions has been killed in Africa after preying on livestock.","captionCredit":"Canva","captionUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"sourceUrl":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"height":1080}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"symons","title":"Angela Symons","twitter":null}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":24898,"slug":"wildlife","urlSafeValue":"wildlife","title":"wildlife","titleRaw":"wildlife"},{"id":12553,"slug":"lion","urlSafeValue":"lion","title":"lion","titleRaw":"lion"},{"id":13836,"slug":"cats","urlSafeValue":"cats","title":"Cats","titleRaw":"Cats"},{"id":14374,"slug":"livestock","urlSafeValue":"livestock","title":"livestock","titleRaw":"livestock"},{"id":14452,"slug":"safari","urlSafeValue":"safari","title":"safari","titleRaw":"safari"},{"id":163,"slug":"kenya","urlSafeValue":"kenya","title":"Kenya","titleRaw":"Kenya"}],"widgets":[{"slug":"html","count":1},{"slug":"related","count":1}],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"externalPartners":[],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"isLiveCoverage":0,"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"freeField2":null,"type":"","program":{"id":"nature","urlSafeValue":"nature","title":"Nature","online":0,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/nature\/nature"},"vertical":"green","verticals":[{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":8,"slug":"green","urlSafeValue":"green","title":"Green"},"themes":[{"id":"nature","urlSafeValue":"nature","title":"Nature","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/nature"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":33,"urlSafeValue":"nature","title":"Nature"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"isDfp":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":""},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":3,"urlSafeValue":"africa","title":"Africa"},"country":{"id":163,"urlSafeValue":"kenya","title":"Kenya","url":"\/news\/africa\/kenya"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'pos_equinor','pos_facebook','pos_pmi','pos_ukraine-russia','pos_ukrainecrisis','gs_science','neg_facebook_2021','gs_science_environ','gs_science_environment','gv_death_injury','gt_negative','neg_bucherer','neg_mobkoi_castrol','gb_death_injury_news-ent','neg_intel_en','neg_mobkoi_feb2021','gt_negative_fear','gs_busfin','gs_tech_compute_net_social','gs_tech','gt_negative_anger','gs_tech_compute','gs_tech_compute_net'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"path":"\/green\/2023\/05\/15\/one-of-the-worlds-oldest-lions-killed-in-africa-as-end-of-drought-increases-conflict-with-","lastModified":1684153941},{"id":2270120,"cid":7596252,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230512_NWSU_51592028","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Sudan: no sign of peace as fighting escalates","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Sudan: no sign of peace as fighting escalates","titleListing2":"Sudan: no sign of peace as fighting escalates","leadin":"In Sudan, a bitter battle between opposing generals for power has been raging for a month. Caught in the crossfire is the Sudanese population which has resisted military rule for years and is demanding a transition to democracy.","summary":"In Sudan, a bitter battle between opposing generals for power has been raging for a month. Caught in the crossfire is the Sudanese population which has resisted military rule for years and is demanding a transition to democracy.","url":"sudan-no-sign-of-peace-as-fighting-escalates","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"One month after the escalation of violence in Sudan, hundreds of people have died and thousands more injured. Experts believe the number of unreported casualties is much higher. \n\nAnd looming on the horizon is a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. According to estimates by the United Nations World Food Programme , 19 million people - or 41% of the population - could soon\u00a0 face hunger \u00a0if the conflict cannot be brought to an end. Mathilde Vu of the non-profit organisation Norwegian Refugee Aid, told Euronews the situation is very alarming.\u00a0 \n\n\"It's hell. Everyday people [are] struggling to find water because there's no more running water, struggling to find food, struggling to move around,\" she explains. \"You know, you can be caught in the crossfire just because you want to go and buy some food and if you arrive at a shop then the prices are skyrocketing. And so everybody's running out of cash as well as the banks which have been closed for the past 46 days.\" \n\nInformation from local colleagues who the organisation tries to stay in touch with is scarce. Mobile phone networks are currently not working, and power outages are becoming more frequent after attacks on electricity plants. And looting has increased, Vu says. People are being forced to leave their homes because they have been occupied by armed groups. \n\nViolence broke out on 15 April in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, between rival military factions whose leaders had jointly swept to power in 2021. \n\nThe Sudanese army, under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is at war with the influential head of General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces militia (RSF). They are a paramilitary group that emerged in 2013 from the notorious Janjaweed militia accused of ethnic cleansing of non-Arab minorities in the Darfur region. \n\nThe UN Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimates that at least 700,000 people have been displaced in Sudan since mid-April with the number of refugees registered in neighbouring countries standing at around 150,000. \n\n\"Every single bit of life that can exist right now is either destroyed or in jeopardy. So that's why you have a lot of people who have fled and are running towards either the border in the north, to Egypt or in the south into South Sudan or sometimes in nearby cities in the east\", Vu says. \n\nSadeia Alrasheed Ali Hamid, a Sudanese activist currently living in Saudi Arabia, descibed to Euronews the conditions in her home country:\u00a0\"We have bodies left on the street for the dogs to eat. What is this? And not just that. We have children who cannot go to hospital. They are afraid. [...] They are staying under their beds because everyone is afraid to go out just to buy food or buy anything. (...) I am hearing that they are targeting the local markets, the main local markets in Khartoum. There are some gangs there who destroy everything in the market, steal everything. And these markets have the products that people need, food supplies and everything.\" \n\nOn Friday 12 May, the warring parties signed a declaration of commitment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to allow humanitarian aid into the country and to protect the civilian population. Something that has not been possible for security reasons since the escalation of violence.\u00a0 \n\nVu points out for aid organisations, there is another difficulty:\u00a0\u201cThe fact that cash is just non-existent right now in this country [makes it] really difficult. We have to make terrible choices like do we pay for fuel, do we pay for food, do we pay salaries? And that's really limiting the ability of an organisation to do a response at scale.\" \n\nThe prospect of an early end to the civil war seems distant - even a cease-fire has not yet been achieved. \n\nAnd there are growing concerns the conflict could spread to neighbouring countries. This is one reason why aid organisations are scrambling to focus attention on Sudan as quickly as possible.\u00a0 \n\nNeighbouring countries such as Libya, Chad and Ethiopia are struggling with their own economic challenges, and the political situation in these countries is often unstable. Add to that the clear effects of climate change and, as Vu puts it, the region is already \"extremely vulnerable to shocks.\" \n\nOne of the things that needs to happen, Vu says, is for the international community to send a very, very strong message to the warring parties, making it clear that humanitarian aid and civilian lives and civilian infrastructure need to be protected regardless of ceasefires, regardless of peace agreements.\" \n\nSudanese activist Sadeia Alrasheed Ali Hamid agrees:\u00a0\"At least right now the whole world should talk about what's happening in Sudan. We cannot even count how many deaths there have been in our country. I feel like we are being left out. Please. (...) We are part of a whole world. The whole universe. We are part of this. There is a voice here in Africa, in Sudan, calling for help.\" \n\n","htmlText":"<p>One month after the escalation of violence in Sudan, hundreds of people have died and thousands more injured. Experts believe the number of unreported casualties is much higher.<\/p>\n<p>And looming on the horizon is a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. According to estimates by the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.wfp.org//stories//wfp-resumes-food-assistance-crisis-torn-sudan/">United Nations World Food Programme<\/strong><\/a>, 19 million people - or 41% of the population - could soon\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.wfp.org//news//hunger-set-hit-record-high-sudan-fighting-continues?&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organicpost&utm_campaign=newsrelease&utm_content=staticimage%23\%22>face hunger<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0if the conflict cannot be brought to an end. Mathilde Vu of the non-profit organisation Norwegian Refugee Aid, told Euronews the situation is very alarming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"It's hell. Everyday people [are] struggling to find water because there's no more running water, struggling to find food, struggling to move around,\" she explains. \"You know, you can be caught in the crossfire just because you want to go and buy some food and if you arrive at a shop then the prices are skyrocketing. And so everybody's running out of cash as well as the banks which have been closed for the past 46 days.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">We have bodies left on the street for the dogs to eat. What is this?<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Information from local colleagues who the organisation tries to stay in touch with is scarce. Mobile phone networks are currently not working, and power outages are becoming more frequent after attacks on electricity plants. And looting has increased, Vu says. People are being forced to leave their homes because they have been occupied by armed groups.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7590498\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//05//09//hundreds-of-thusdands-forced-to-flee-their-homes-in-sudan-amid-fighting/">Hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes in Sudan amid fighting<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Violence broke out on 15 April in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, between rival military factions whose leaders had jointly swept to power in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Sudanese army, under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is at war with the influential head of General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces militia (RSF). They are a paramilitary group that emerged in 2013 from the notorious Janjaweed militia accused of ethnic cleansing of non-Arab minorities in the Darfur region.<\/p>\n<p>The UN Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimates that at least <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.internal-displacement.org//global-report//grid2022///">700,000 people have been displaced<\/strong><\/a> in Sudan since mid-April with the number of refugees registered in neighbouring countries standing at around 150,000.<\/p>\n<p>\"Every single bit of life that can exist right now is either destroyed or in jeopardy. So that's why you have a lot of people who have fled and are running towards either the border in the north, to Egypt or in the south into South Sudan or sometimes in nearby cities in the east\", Vu says.<\/p>\n<p>Sadeia Alrasheed Ali Hamid, a Sudanese activist currently living in Saudi Arabia, descibed to Euronews the conditions in her home country:\u00a0\"We have bodies left on the street for the dogs to eat. What is this? And not just that. We have children who cannot go to hospital. They are afraid. [...] They are staying under their beds because everyone is afraid to go out just to buy food or buy anything. (...) I am hearing that they are targeting the local markets, the main local markets in Khartoum. There are some gangs there who destroy everything in the market, steal everything. And these markets have the products that people need, food supplies and everything.\"<\/p>\n<p>On Friday 12 May, the warring parties signed a declaration of commitment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to allow humanitarian aid into the country and to protect the civilian population. Something that has not been possible for security reasons since the escalation of violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Vu points out for aid organisations, there is another difficulty:\u00a0\u201cThe fact that cash is just non-existent right now in this country [makes it] really difficult. We have to make terrible choices like do we pay for fuel, do we pay for food, do we pay salaries? And that's really limiting the ability of an organisation to do a response at scale.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1656663688856891405\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The prospect of an early end to the civil war seems distant - even a cease-fire has not yet been achieved.<\/p>\n<p>And there are growing concerns the conflict could spread to neighbouring countries. This is one reason why aid organisations are scrambling to focus attention on Sudan as quickly as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Neighbouring countries such as Libya, Chad and Ethiopia are struggling with their own economic challenges, and the political situation in these countries is often unstable. Add to that the clear effects of climate change and, as Vu puts it, the region is already \"extremely vulnerable to shocks.\"<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that needs to happen, Vu says, is for the international community to send a very, very strong message to the warring parties, making it clear that humanitarian aid and civilian lives and civilian infrastructure need to be protected regardless of ceasefires, regardless of peace agreements.\"<\/p>\n<p>Sudanese activist Sadeia Alrasheed Ali Hamid agrees:\u00a0\"At least right now the whole world should talk about what's happening in Sudan. We cannot even count how many deaths there have been in our country. I feel like we are being left out. Please. (...) We are part of a whole world. The whole universe. We are part of this. There is a voice here in Africa, in Sudan, calling for help.\"<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1683792981,"publishedAt":1684143995,"updatedAt":1684160673,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/15\/sudan-no-sign-of-peace-as-fighting-escalates","images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/59\/62\/52\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_cec56e39-e35c-5131-88ae-bee55f6183ab-7596252.jpg","altText":"FILE - Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.","caption":"FILE - Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.","captionCredit":"Marwan Ali\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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An estimated 200,000 people have escaped into neighbouring countries while more than 700,000 have been internally displaced. \n\nAt the Argeen border with neighbouring Egypt, new families arrive every day, making the 1,000 kilometre journey from Khartoum through the desert in search of safety. \n\nBut not everyone has the financial means to be able to leave. \n\n\"The bus ride costs $250 a person. Then there\u2019s the official tariffs on both sides of the crossing and rental for a place to live in Egypt. Not everyone can afford this, it's a large expense,\" said evacuee Wahag Gafar Ibrahim. \n\nShe said the trip was \u201creally tiring and scary\", adding that the war in her country had \"affected everyone\". \n\nThe United Nations says over half a million people have fled Khartoum alone, with hospitals in the capital shelled and rampant looting reported as residents suffer under chronic shortages of food, electricity, and medicine. \n\nHopes for a ceasefire remain dim after multiple truces were violated in the past weeks. \n\nOn Saturday, Sudan launched a call to the international community, including the United Nations, the African Union, and other regional organisations, \"to provide humanitarian assistance\". \n\nCivilians and aid groups have repeatedly pleaded for humanitarian corridors to secure vital assistance, as aid agencies have been systematically looted and at least 18 humanitarian workers killed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>As fighting in Sudan entered a fifth week, shelling and air strikes pounded parts of the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A witness in the west of the city reported army air strikes on paramilitary forces, as brutal urban warfare continued in Sudan's densely-populated capital.<\/p>\n<p>This comes even as representatives of the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue holding talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at preventing a \"humanitarian catastrophe\" in their country.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting erupted on 15 April between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who commands the RSF.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations said on Sunday that more than 750 people have been killed and over 5,000 others injured in the unrest, although the real death toll is expected to be much higher.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sudanese continue to flee the ongoing fighting. An estimated 200,000 people have escaped into neighbouring countries while more than 700,000 have been internally displaced.<\/p>\n<p>At the Argeen border with neighbouring Egypt, new families arrive every day, making the 1,000 kilometre journey from Khartoum through the desert in search of safety.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone has the financial means to be able to leave.<\/p>\n<p>\"The bus ride costs $250 a person. Then there\u2019s the official tariffs on both sides of the crossing and rental for a place to live in Egypt. 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