Shutting Down USAID Led to a Rise in Global Violence, Study Says

Violent conflict is on the rise in the regions that once received aid.

Time

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Kat Lay Global health correspondent

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/15/ebola-outbreak-drc-africa-deaths

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Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus

The Guardian

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Kat Lay Global health correspondent

Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African health officials race to coordinate and contain the infection

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/15/ebola-outbreak-drc-africa-deaths

#Globaldevelopment #Ebola #Infectiousdiseases #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Africa #Worldnews #Globalhealth #KatLayGlobalhealthcorrespondent

Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus

The Guardian
Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda also reports outbreak and health officials say cases were caused by Bundibugyo strain of virus

The Guardian

‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up
By Mohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentials

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/poorest-somalis-hit-hardest-currency-shillings-mobile-money

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‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentials

The Guardian
The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk

Editorial: After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?

The Guardian
Cape Verde bets on tech to reverse postcolonial brain drain

African archipelago hopes startups, digital infrastructure and diaspora investment can transform its economy

The Guardian
Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons

Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment

The Guardian

Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police
By Sarah Johnson

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/09/guardian-reporter-and-colleagues-detained-and-beaten-by-somali-police

#Globaldevelopment #Africa #Somalia #Humanrights #Journalistsafety #Worldnews #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #SarahJohnson

Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison

The Guardian
Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison

The Guardian