#Canada pledges $120M in aid for Sudan as brutal civil war enters fourth year. Anand told The Canadian Press hunger is being used as a weapon of war in Sudan but it’s up to global tribunals to decide whether a genocide is taking place.

“Sudan is a priority for us,” Anand said in a Wednesday interview. “I’m gravely concerned about the worsening humanitarian crisis.”

The United Nations says 34 million people in Sudan — two-thirds of the population — need humanitarian support. More than 13 million people have been displaced and the UN has reported at least 40,000 deaths, though aid groups say the true death toll is likely much higher.

The conflict began as a political struggle between the country’s military and paramilitary forces and erupted into a brutal ethnic conflict in the Darfur region. Sudan is now divided between a military-backed, internationally recognized government in the capital Khartoum, and a rival Rapid Support Forces-controlled administration in Darfur, a region in western Sudan.

Canada has announced more than $94 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan, such as emergency food and nutrition support. That sum includes aid for displaced Sudanese in neighbouring countries.

Ottawa is also sending $25 million in development assistance, such as supports for schools and trauma counselling, through Save the Children Canada, along with funding for sexual violence prevention through the UN.

Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, announced the funding at a conference in Berlin, where German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said the equivalent of more than C$2 billion in humanitarian aid has been pledged by various nations.

That sum includes C$343 million offered by Germany, along with Canada’s contribution.

Wadephul told German media the aid was being offered to help fill a funding gap left by cuts to U.S. foreign aid under President Donald Trump.

The Sudanese government in Khartoum, meanwhile, slammed the conference as “unacceptable” interference and said Germany didn’t consult with Sudan before convening it.

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A trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing 4 kids.

It is the first test of the country’s controversial mobile court sessions intended to allow people to directly follow cases that draw widespread public interest.

The suspect, Christopher Okello Onyum, is accused of killing the children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in a suburb of the Ugandan capital of Kampala on April 2. The motive remains unclear in the incident that shocked many in this East African country.

Onyum on Monday pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.

Witnesses said the attacker targeted a nursery school known as Gaba Early Childhood Development Program by disguising himself as a parent. He is said to have briefly talked to administrators there before locking the gate and then attacking the children.

An angry crowd later tried to lynch Onyum, who was rescued and taken into custody by police. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

President Yoweri Museveni’s order to have the case tried quickly and in the very public setting of a mobile court has proved controversial, with some critics saying it threatens to sensationalize a matter of obvious pain for the bereaved while also interfering with justice.

In a statement, the Uganda Law Society said the president’s directive amounted to executive interference and undermined the suspect’s right to a fair trial.

“This is not justice,” the society said in a statement. “It’s a judicial lynching rally.”

Hundreds of people gathered for the trial, which was being held in a large tent erected in the grounds of a church.

This is the first time mobile courts are being put into practice after a legal notice with formal directives for their operations were published in March.

The judiciary defended the decision, saying it highlighted its “commitment to taking #justice closer to the people through innovative approaches.”

Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press

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#Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama criticised the U.S. for normalising the erasure of Black history.

Under President Trump, the U.S. has removed slavery exhibits and reinstated Confederate statues, which civil rights advocates say threaten decades of progress.

Mahama highlighted the removal of Black history courses from schools and the increasing bans on books about slavery and racism.

The White House defended Trump, claiming he has delivered historic support for Black Americans and enjoys their support.

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A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says. The strike on the Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday also injured at least 89 people and rendered the hospital non-functional, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said on X.

Sudan slid into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces exploded into war throughout the country.

The RSF has blamed the military for the strike on the hospital.

The army has denied the attack, but two military officials said the strike was targeting a nearby police station. They spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss the matter openly.

The devastating war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.

The WHO has said that over 2,000 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities since the start of the war.

“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan,” said Ghebreyesus.