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1. Africa: 'It's Not a Funding Crisis, It's a Justice Crisis' - Shrinking Global Aid Threatens Women's Rights'

   [allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- The world is facing increasing inequalities, crises, and needs, which are undermining the support available to millions of people. Global experts have warned that funding gaps and uneven political will threaten progress in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Reduced budgets, restrictive policies, and rising anti-gender movements are increasingly putting gender equality and sustainable development at risk.

2. Sudan: People Who Escaped El Fasher Are Struggling to Survive One Month After RSF Takeover

   [MSF] After witnessing the deaths of his wife and daughter in the middle of bombings in El Fasher, Sudan, AM* set out on a gruelling journey towards Tawila, 60 kilometres away, on Monday, 27 October. They spent four agonising days walking on foot, in which he and his remaining family endured torture, beatings, and robbery. Along the way, in the village of Garni, he had to bury his niece, a young girl who had died of exhaustion and hunger.

3. Nigeria: Tinubu Declares Security Emergency Across Nigeria - Orders Army, Police to Recruit More Personnel

   [Premium Times] Abuja -- "My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas."

4. Sudan: Amnesty International - New Testimony of RSF Killings and Sexual Violence in Darfur From 28 Survivors of El Fasher

   [Dabanga] London / El Fasher -- Harrowing new testimonies - some of the first from eyewitnesses who fled El Fasher after the fall of the city - tell of widespread summary executions, sexual violence, kidnapping, and a litany of atrocities and human rights violations, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the North Darfur capital following the militia's complete control of the city on 26 October.

5. Nigeria: Lead Poison - Nigerian Govt Shuts Down Recycling Company After Premium Times/the Examination Investigation

   [Premium Times] During an inspection of True Metals, the battery-recycling plant at the centre of the investigation, the minister found workers operating in what she described as "hazardous and dehumanising conditions."