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Blinken announces $150 mln in new aid for Sahel

March 18, 2023March 17, 2023 The African Mirror life-saving support, Antony Blinken, Sahel region, conflict, food insecurity, refugees

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $150 million in new humanitarian assistance for Africa’s Sahel region, saying it would

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Scramble for Africa: A Rise in Instability and Conflict

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 The African Mirror Instability, Nontobeko Hlela, African continent, AFRICOM, conflict, diplomatic ties

NONTOBEKO HLELA IN the recent past there has been a resurgence in the importance of the African continent to outsiders.

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Russians, Ukrainians fight on outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, EU haggles over oil ban

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 The African Mirror Sievierodonetsk, Russia and Ukraine, conflict, European Union, sanctions

PAVEL POLITYUK and NATALIA ZINETS UKRAINIAN and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still held

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Are high food prices here to stay?

May 9, 2022May 8, 2022 The African Mirror record levels, climate change, high food prices, Russia-Ukraine war, conflict

LAURIE GOERING FOOD prices around the world have soared to record levels this year as the Russia-Ukraine war slashes key

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Hunger in Africa surges due to conflict, climate and food prices

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 The African Mirror severe food insecurity, high food prices, food prices, conflict, hunger, ICRC

AYENAT MERSIE CONFLICT, climate change and rising food and fuel prices are pushing about a quarter of Africans towards hunger,

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Generation Crisis: young Syrians come of age in a decade of conflict

May 26, 2021May 25, 2021 The African Mirror Generation Crisis, young Syrians, conflict

YAMANM AL SHAAR TRAINEE flight attendant Ghenwa, engineering student Ali and electronic music DJ Jawad are among a generation of

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Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2021

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 The African Mirror conflict, humanitarian crises, war

MONOTORING and oversight is important for peacebuilding to succeed, but there may be less money and international bandwidth available as a

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What next for Ethiopia and its neighbours: Somalia and Eritrea

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 The African Mirror conflict, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

FROM a historical standpoint, the current conflict in Ethiopia fits within an established political pattern. There have been power struggles between the centre and the border regions since the modern Ethiopian state was established in the late 19th century.