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Commentators are highlighting the scale of Sudan's civil war: around 12 million people displaced, an estimated 150,000 civilian deaths, ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. One widely shared German-language post asks why global attention, notably the energy around Palestine solidarity, is not also extended to Sudan, arguing that people there are 'dying quietly' with far less public outrage.

Uber's newly launched safari tourism business in Kenya is running into early difficulties, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company has moved beyond ride-hailing into selling safari trips, but the venture is already stumbling. Details on the exact nature of the problems were not immediately available, and it remains to be seen whether Uber will adjust or scale back its Kenyan tourism push.