Chronic emergencies in Africa are being ignored while Ukraine dominates headlines and receives more funding, says NGO The displacement of 2 million people in Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected crisis, while
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting. The United States announced new sanctions on Thursday on two
Egypt’s cautious approach to rapprochement with Iran
Over the past three months, observers have speculated about the restoration of ties between Egypt and Iran. For many, it seemed logical for the Egyptian regime of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to follow the Saudi example
Sudan’s slide into civil war will be catastrophic for the war-wracked region
It is over a month since clashes erupted between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leading to severe losses and further destabilising a politically fragile and insecure region which has long been
Ethiopia: Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce, Says HRW
Local authorities and Amhara forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have continued to forcibly expel Tigrayans as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign in Western Tigray Zone since the November 2, 2022, truce agreement, Human
Libyan army carries out additional airstrikes against armed groups in Zawiya
The Libyan Air Force has carried out additional airstrikes to takedown “fuel, drugs, and human trafficking gangs” in Zawiya, west of Tripoli. The latest strikes launched at dawn on Friday targeted the Al-Kabwat militia and
At least 9 killed in eastern Congo’s latest extremist rebel attack
Extremist rebels in eastern Congo killed at least nine people with knives and guns, a civil society organization said Friday. The attack happened Thursday evening on the Kyondo-Kyavinyonge road in North Kivu province, said Meleki
Senegal Cuts Mobile Internet Access Amid Deadly Rioting
Political unrest and violence in Senegal must not be used as grounds for restricting the right to report the news, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), condemning a TV channel’s 48-hour suspension, restrictions on access to
Clashes in Senegal kill at least 9; government bans social media platforms and closes university
Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms in the
EAC extends mandate of regional force in Congo to September
The leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday approved the extension of the mandate of the regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo until September. But the six-month extension, effective March 8,