Somalia’s letter to Security Council calls for termination of UN political mission in Mogadishu
The current mandate of the mission, known as UNSOM, expires October 31 and Fiqi asked for “the swift conclusion of the necessary procedures for the termination of the mission by the end of the mandate.”
Sudan Witness: Fire used as weapon in military and paramilitary war burnt down 72 villages and towns
Sudan Witness, an open-source project run by the nonprofit Centre for Information Resilience, said 72 villages and settlements were either destroyed or damaged by fires last month, bringing the total number of settlements hit by fire in Sudan to 201 since the conflict began in mid-April of last year.
Japan military faces sexual harassment crisis as women give defence forces a wide berth
After ex-soldier Rina Gonoi went public with allegations of sexual assault in 2022, the defence ministry conducted a survey that year that uncovered more than 170 alleged sexual harassment incidents in the SDF. Another alleged victim was an Okinawa-based servicewoman who accused a senior of making lewd remarks toward her in 2013. She was then publicly named in harassment training materials distributed to her colleagues in 2014, she said. The alleged perpetrator was not identified in the materials.
Nigeria’s fashion, dancing styles come alive as spotlight shines on Prince Harry and Meghan in Lagos
The couple, invited to the West African nation by its military, were treated to different bouts of dancing, starting from the Lagos airport where a troupe’s acrobatic moves left both applauding and grinning. One of the dancers, who looked younger than five years old, exchanged salutes with Harry from high up in the air, standing on firm shoulders.
How a patient in rural Ugandan village known to be a hot spot for sickle cell disease gives hope to others
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited disorders in which red blood cells – normally round – become hard, sticky and crescent shaped. The misshapen cells clog the flow of blood, which can lead to infections, excruciating pain, organ damage and other complications.
