Jozef Naudts
@jozefnaudts.bsky.social
Passionate about Africa. Focus on Humanitarian issues, Human Rights & Press Freedom. Messages represent personal opinions.
No child should lose their childhood to conflict. We work every day to support children affected by armed conflict, but no amount of assistance can make up for the harm they endure if parties to conflict fail to respect and protect them. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/63320v0kMs
L’épidémie d’Ebola, toujours hors de contrôle, se propage en RDC à une vitesse record
L’épidémie d’Ebola, toujours hors de contrôle, se propage en RDC à une vitesse record
La maladie se répand plus rapidement que les seize épidémies précédentes qu’a connues le pays depuis l’identification d’Ebola en 1976. Le gouvernement assure agir avec force, ce dont doutent de nombreux acteurs de terrain.
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Epidémie d’Ebola en RDC : le bilan atteint 600 morts, selon l’OMS
Epidémie d’Ebola en RDC : le bilan atteint 600 morts, selon l’OMS
Le dernier bilan de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, publié jeudi, fait état de 1 759 cas confirmés recensés dans le pays, tandis que le bilan est maintenu à deux morts pour 20 cas confirmés en Ouganda voisin.
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Cities are not battlefields. They are homes, schools, hospitals and streets where families try to survive. When heavy explosive weapons are used in populated areas, the harm reaches far beyond the blast. Civilians must be protected.
📍Nigeria | For Zainab, planting a tree was a way to honour her missing child, keep his memory alive, and hold on to hope. In Damaturu, families of the missing marked the completion of their Mental Health and Psychosocial Support counselling circle by planting blackcurrant trees.
Le Niger, le Mali et le Burkina Faso se retirent de la Cour pénale internationale, en dénonçant un « instrument sélectif et politisé »
Le Niger, le Mali et le Burkina Faso se retirent de la Cour pénale internationale, en dénonçant un « instrument sélectif et politisé »
Après Niamey, Bamako et Ouagadougou ont formellement notifié, le 24 juin, leur retrait du traité fondateur de la CPI au secrétaire général des Nations unies, Antonio Guterres. Mais il faudra attendre un an avant que le départ des trois pays soit effectif.
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📍Sudan | In Al Obeid, in North Kordofan, communities are experiencing increasing hardship following a recent escalation of hostilities around the city, adding new pressure to an already fragile humanitarian situation. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63328vQD0k
Three Doctors Without Borders staff were killed five years ago in Tigray, #Ethiopia. We still have no answers. We remember María, Tedros and Yohannes, and we continue to demand justice for them and protection for humanitarian workers everywhere. www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/deafening-si...
📍DR Congo | We are devastated by the deaths of two volunteers with the DRC Red Cross Society who were killed on 16 June in South Kivu while working to improve access to safe drinking water for communities in conflict-affected areas. Our thoughts are with their loved ones and the DRC Red Cross.
Remembering María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael and Yohannes Halefom Reda, three MSF aid workers killed by Ethiopian Government Forces in Central #Tigray, OTD five years ago, 24 June 2021.
Is everything allowed in wars? The answer is clear: no🔴.Parties to conflicts are required to distinguish at all times between civilians and combatants. Civilians must never be deliberately targeted and must be protected from the effects of hostilities.
Soudan : « Le manque de moyens dans les camps de déplacés a rendu la vie insoutenable »
Soudan : « Le manque de moyens dans les camps de déplacés a rendu la vie insoutenable »
Dans un entretien au « Monde », Marie-Hélène Verney, représentante du Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés à Khartoum, souligne que « les affrontements n’ont jamais vraiment cessé », avec « des attaques systématiques de drones, touchant de manière indiscriminée des cibles militaires et civiles ».
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A single moment. A lifetime of consequences. Sexual violence in armed conflict keeps rising, affecting millions. The harm not only impacts victims/survivors but also their families and communities over multiple generations.
The History of Oromo Literature and the Oromo script in 19th-20th century Ethiopia is the subject of my latest Patreon article ⤵️ www.patreon.com/isaacsamuel6...
The History of Oromo Literature and the Oromo script in 19th-20th century Ethiopia. | Isaac Samuel
By the end of the Middle Ages, most of Africa's ancient writing traditions, such as Demotic, Meroitic, Libyco-Berber, and Old Nubian, had be
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📍Sudan | We are heartbroken by the death of Ahmed Yaquob Osman, a volunteer from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society who was killed while supporting communities in El Obeid. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, friends &colleagues, as well as to the Sudanese Red Crescent Society.
Civilians must be protected and respected, always. Parties to conflicts are the only ones with enough power to enforce the rules of war, transform them into reality, and save lives.
New Open Access article by colleagues at Mekelle University reveals the devastation of the school system in #Tigray, Ethiopia caused by the Civil War, and the role of local researchers in post-war recovery. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Policy–research partnerships for post-war reconstruction of education in Tigray, Ethiopia: the role of local university-based researchers
This article draws on the experiences of university-based researchers involved in the post-war reconstruction of education in Tigray, Ethiopia. Based on experiences following the 2020–2022 civil wa...
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Today, according to the Landmine Monitor 2025, 52 countries and territories are still affected by anti-personnel mines and other explosive remnants of war. All parties to armed conflict must take all feasible precautions to protect civilians from weapon contamination.
WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola reut.rs/441hGS9
WHO's Tedros says Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola
The director-general of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Uganda should reconsider its decision to close its border with Democratic Republic of Congo because of an Ebola outbreak.
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At least 3,000 Herero and Nama people died in a German concentration camp at Shark Island, Namibia. A new forensic exhibition in Berlin is using digital technology to unearth how colonizers scarred a landscape, and a community
‘They are disturbing the dead’: reconstructing the site of the forgotten first genocide of the 20th century
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Epidémie d’Ebola : la laborieuse mise en place de la riposte dans l’est de la RDC
Epidémie d’Ebola : la laborieuse mise en place de la riposte dans l’est de la RDC
Alors que les livraisons de matériel se multiplient et que les capacités de dépistage augmentent, de nombreux obstacles persistent, notamment sur le plan logistique et dans l’adhésion des populations.
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Ethiopia's election is overshadowed by tensions in the Tigray and Amhara regions, closely connected to Ethiopia’s strained relations with Eritrea and Sudan.
Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict
Ethiopia will hold elections on 1 June amid persistent instability and simmering regional tensions.
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Ethiopia began voting in a general election on Monday. The vote comes at a critical moment for the country, which faces fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Here's what to know.
Ethiopia’s Election Comes at a Critical Moment for the Country: What to Know
The vote comes at a critical moment for the country, which faces fears of renewed conflict in the Tigray region and tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea.
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It’s about surviving. It’s about being safe. No one should be trapped in an armed conflict-affected area. Even when safe passage out of intense fighting is possible, civilians who cannot or choose not to leave remain protected under IHL and must still have access to humanitarian assistance.
To the people of #DRC, especially to the people of Ituri Jambo kwenu wakahaji wa Ituri Mbote na bino, bato ya Ituri
Ebola Bundibugyo : un vaccin attendu d’ici fin 2026 pour stopper l’épidémie
Ebola Bundibugyo : un vaccin attendu d’ici fin 2026 pour stopper l’épidémie
Le Centre africain de contrôle et de prévention des maladies mise sur la recherche et la coopération internationale pour accélérer la mise au point d’un vaccin efficace. La Somalie a rejoint la liste de désormais onze pays à risque d’être touchés par le virus, en plus de la RDC et de l’Ouganda.
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Virus Ebola : la difficile voie vers la mise au point d’un vaccin contre la souche Bundibugyo
Virus Ebola : la difficile voie vers la mise au point d’un vaccin contre la souche Bundibugyo
Aucun essai clinique n’est en cours contre la souche à l’origine de la nouvelle épidémie du virus Ebola, en RDC. Les chercheurs sont partagés entre deux options : adapter des produits voisins ou développer en urgence du sur-mesure. Avec peu d’espoir de réussite avant un an.
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