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Life is slowly returning to normal in the Chadian capital Ndjamena following sudden political and military changes last week. The city’s vegetable market is teeming with vendors and people appear to be adjusting fast to the country’s new political realities. Former President Idriss Deby had ruled the Sahel country for 30 years and had just won re-election to govern for five more. “With him [Idriss Déby] we have experienced change too, but not completely,” said vegetable seller Claudine Mbéhira. “We want a good leader. We want his son who replaced him to be like him, but he must do better…

U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit will turn to the issue of technology on Friday, featuring remarks from entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, after Thursday’s Earth Day kickoff sought to rally world ambition to reduce global warming. Biden called the two-day meeting with dozens of heads-of-state to declare the United States back at the climate leadership table after his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the Paris agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Democratic president, who returned the United States to the pact, announced a new U.S. target on Thursday to reduce its emissions 50%-52% by 2030…

After an international mission to China turned up more questions than answers about the pandemic origins, the WHO is evaluating how to move forward through a diplomatic quagmire to solve the mystery. Determining how the virus that causes Covid-19 first began spreading among humans is seen as vital to preventing future outbreaks. But a long-delayed report, drafted by the team of international experts sent to Wuhan at the start of the year and their Chinese counterparts, drew no firm conclusions and called for more investigation. The World Health Organization’s emergency committee this week urged the “rapid implementation” of the report…

 “This is a protection crisis. What is emerging is a disturbing picture of severe and ongoing child rights violations. This is also an education and nutrition emergency.” “The crisis in Tigray has entered its sixth month with no clear end in sight. “More than one million people have been displaced, and fighting continues. Access and security remain serious issues. “We have been very concerned from the onset about the harm this crisis will cause to children. Such fears are now being realized. “This is a protection crisis. What is emerging is a disturbing picture of severe and ongoing child rights…

More than one million people were displaced by floods, conflict and drought in Somalia last year, the highest recorded since 2016. In the first three months of 2021, 112,000 have been displaced. “Once again Somalia is facing the prospect of serious drought. Water and pasture resources are depleting every day and resulting in people abandoning their homes with their livestock to search for better conditions. We are worried that drought coupled with conflict could see record levels of displacement this year,” said Mohamed Abdi, Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Somalia. According to data from the Protection…

The government is set to ask parliament to vote on whether to expel the French ambassador, following a week of violent clashes. Despite a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labaik party, it is still maintaining a widespread following. AMN/Report.

Indian-Canadian Akanksha Arora wants to become the first woman — and the first millennial — to lead the United Nations. In an interview with DW, she says it’s time to shake things up.     AMN/Agencies Report.

Despite the largest-ever deployment of Russian military on the Ukrainian border, the EU will not impose more sanctions. Its response to the treatment of hunger-striking Putin critic Alexei Navalny: Nothing but appeals. The EU foreign ministers have imposed additional sanctions against the military junta in Myanmar, in this case against two of its corporations, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) and Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL). But concerning the more than strained relationship with Russia — the one issue truly at the heart of the conference — the Europeans did not get beyond appeals to President Vladimir Putin. Massive deployment “It is the…

UNHCR’s operation in Costa Rica has received only 11 per cent of the US$32 million needed to help refugees meet their most basic needs and support the authorities to expedite processing of asylum claims. More than 108,000 Nicaraguans have been forced to flee their country since 2018, with two thirds of them seeking refuge in Costa Rica. UNHCR commends the steps taken by the government to give them protection and assistance. But since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, the capacity of refugees to cope with the situation has been undermined. Assessments in the country showed that pandemic-related restrictions have…

Up to 65,000 Nigerians are on the move following a series of attacks by armed groups on Damasak town, in Borno State. Initial reports indicate that eight people were killed, and a dozen injured. UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned as up to 65,000 Nigerians are on the move following a series of attacks by armed groups on Damasak town, in northeast Nigeria’s restive Borno State. Initial reports indicate that eight people were killed, and a dozen injured. Following the latest attack on Wednesday 14 April, the third in seven days, up to 80 per cent of the town’s population…