Africa: World News in Brief – Unicef Mpox Response in DR Congo, ‘Unprecedented’ Threat to Sudan’s Heritage, Call to Suspend Cambodia Journalism Charter

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox, who account for around 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of deaths in the African nation so far this year.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded more than 21,000 suspected cases of the viral disease, including over 5,000 confirmed cases and 700 deaths.

Over the past week, UNICEF received its first vaccine shipments totalling 215,000…