KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said Sunday it is working with regional partners to form a common strategy for Sudan’s political process. In a statement, UNITAMS said it postponed a press conference scheduled for Sunday “to allow further coordination with regional part...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The deputy leader of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, held talks Saturday with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin in Moscow. They discussed bilateral relations and means of boosting cooperation in the political and military fields, the Sovereign Council said in a statement....
Over 23,000 civilians have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in Yemen since the beginning of this year, the United Nations said. “We want to reiterate our concern about the grave situation in the country, including the impact of the ongoing conflict, which is causing civilian casualties on a daily basis,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric [&...
Somalia has announced another extension in parliamentary elections, pushing the deadline to complete the vote to March 15. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble made the announcement after a virtual meeting with leaders of five federal member states. After multiple extensions, the parliamentary elections were decided to be completed by February...
Four French soldiers arrested in the Central African Republic (CAR) on suspicion of planning to assassinate the country’s president have been released. The arrest of the soldiers, members of the MINUSCA peacekeeping force in the CAR, had sparked condemnation from the UN. “The 4 staff members of MINUSCA arrested at Bangui airport have just been...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – More than 80 protesters have been killed and 135 others arrested in Sudan since the Oct. 25 military takeover, according to top UN human rights official Adama Dieng on Thursday. Dieng told a press conference in the capital Khartoum that 13 Sudanese women have reportedly been raped, of which one case […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco has built a new military zone near border with Algeria, according to a local military publication on Wednesday. The Royal Armed Forces magazine said in its February edition that the military zone aims “to ensure consistency of the command, control and support among the Moroccan forces and to offer further [&hellip...
One Ethiopian soldier was killed and two others wounded in a bomb blast targeting peacekeeping forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). A landmine was planted near a well in Wajid, a town in southwestern Somalia, used frequently by Ethiopian soldiers deployed in the area. “The explosion killed one soldier on the spot. […...
Dissenters and anti government opponents in Uganda are often picked up by state authorities and detained. Many are also subjected to torture while in detention. One of these people is John Mukasa, 29, who is being treated for injuries through torture while in detention in the central Uganda district of Wakiso. “I was released a […]
Burkina Faso’s technical commission tasked with drafting a charter and a roadmap for the transitional period on Wednesday handed over its report to junta leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba. Chaired by Mariame Ouattara, the commission was tasked with setting the framework for the political transition revolving around the restoration of territori...
