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4 days ago | enca.com | Hillary Orinde

Islamic State-linked militants active in northern Mozambique are increasingly abducting children, with at least 120 kidnapped this year, although some have already been released, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The gas-rich region has been plagued for years by jihadist violence that has killed thousands of people, caused others to flee and forced the suspension of a giant gas exploration project by TotalEnergies.

1 week ago | enca.com | Andréa Bambino |Maggy Donaldson |Celine Gesret

USA - The criminal trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in its sixth week of testimony - and interest among influencers and YouTubers is still soaring, as online personalities flock to the Manhattan federal courthouse to livestream their musings. Every day, it's the same routine: content creators on platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube rub shoulders with legacy media organisations as they set up cell phone tripods and stage their shows, enthusiastically relaying their hot takes.

1 week ago | enca.com | Christophe Vogt

KANDAHAR - The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits. READ: USAID cuts leave beneficiaries and aid workers in desperate situationThe UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was seeking $29 billion in funding for 2025 compared to the $44 billion originally requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritised" appeal.

1 week ago | enca.com | Juliette Mansour

ISLAMABAD - Since seeing thousands of comments justifying the recent murder of a teenage TikTok star in Pakistan, Sunaina Bukhari is considering abandoning her 88,000 followers.  "In my family, it wasn't an accepted profession at all, but I'd managed to convince them, and even ended up setting up my own business," she said. Then last week, Sana Yousaf was shot dead outside her house in the capital Islamabad by a man whose advances she had repeatedly rejected, police said.

2 weeks ago | enca.com | Dan Moyane

By Dan MoyaneAs we celebrate Father’s Day in 2025, and mark Youth Day, on June 16th, I believe we need to give Father’s Day a new meaning in South Africa, by committing to take steps to end absent fatherhood and to become solid role models for young men. It cannot just be a day when we praise present fathers and adults who have admirably assumed the mantle of fatherhood under different social circumstances. I am aware that many children are growing up without their biological dads.