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Sudan has been named the world's most neglected crisis of 2025. This is according to a Context crisis poll of 22 leading aid organisations. The  humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Sudan has unleashed horrific violence on children and uprooted nearly a quarter of the population.Some 30 million Sudanese people - roughly equivalent to Australia's population - need assistance, but experts warn that warehouses are nearly empty, aid operations face collapse and two cities have tipped into famine. Thuto Ngobeni compiled this report.

Sudan has been named the world's most neglected crisis of 2025. This is according to a Context crisis poll of 22 leading aid organisations. The &nbsp;humanitarian catastrophe engulfing Sudan has unleashed horrific violence on children and uprooted nearly a quarter of the population.Some 30 million Sudanese people - roughly equivalent to Australia's population - need assistance, but experts warn that warehouses are nearly empty, aid operations face collapse and two cities have tipped into famine. Thuto Ngobeni compiled this report.

Sudan Named World's Most Neglected Crisis of 2025

In this half an hour we look at the year that was for regional blocs - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and West African regional organisation (Ecowas)...  Governments across Southern Africa have had to deal with a number of setbacks in 2025 as domestic and global pressure challenge the capacity of the bloc to deal with regional challenges such as post-election political crisis in Mozambique, the socioeconomic problems of Zimbabwe and Malawi... Ecowas on the other end it's facing challenges of division with Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn from the organisation and have formed a new Sahel region organisation. All these compounded by the  shock as US President Donald Trump announce a raft of global trade tariffs in April and cutting aid to a number of African countries .Now to look at all this and what these regional blocs are to expect in the year 2026 is Policy and Political Analyst, Prof Somadoda Fikeni

In this half an hour we look at the year that was for regional blocs - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and West African regional organisation (Ecowas)... &nbsp;Governments across Southern Africa have had to deal with a number of setbacks in 2025 as domestic and global pressure challenge the capacity of the bloc to deal with regional challenges such as post-election political crisis in Mozambique, the socioeconomic problems of Zimbabwe and Malawi... Ecowas on the other end it's facing challenges of division with Sahel countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have withdrawn from the organisation and have formed a new Sahel region organisation. All these compounded by the &nbsp;shock as US President Donald Trump announce a raft of global trade tariffs in April and cutting aid to a number of African countries .Now to look at all this and what these regional blocs are to expect in the year 2026 is Policy and Political Analyst, Prof Somadoda Fikeni

2025 in Review: SADC and ECOWAS Face Political and Economic Storms

Today is the third and final day of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India taking place in New Delhi. The meeting has brought  together government Ministers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and practitioners from more than 100 countries. The Summit is expected to announce major scientific initiatives and new commitments aimed at advancing the implementation of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034, centred on stronger evidence, better regulation, systems integration, collaboration and community engagement. For more on this, Dr Philippe Doo-Kingue | WHO Regional Advisor of Tradional Medicine at the WHO Africa office

Today is the third and final day of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, jointly organized with the Government of India taking place in New Delhi. The meeting has brought &nbsp;together government Ministers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and practitioners from more than 100 countries. The Summit is expected to announce major scientific initiatives and new commitments aimed at advancing the implementation of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034, centred on stronger evidence, better regulation, systems integration, collaboration and community engagement. For more on this, Dr Philippe Doo-Kingue | WHO Regional Advisor of Tradional Medicine at the WHO Africa office

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