Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): Sierra Leone’s president expressed hopes in an interview that a newly announced African mediation effort would end Russia’s war in Ukraine “for the sake of humanity”. “We are all suffering as a result of the war in Ukraine… For the sake of humanity, for what is happening, let...
ISTANBUL (AA): The UN has announced a humanitarian plan involving $3 billion in assistance to people affected by the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The plan was jointly announced by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). “With the conflict in Sudan entering its second month, the [...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Fierce clashes renewed on Thursday between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group despite their cease-fire talks in Saudi Arabia. Armed clashes were reported in al-Shaqilab district, south of Khartoum, and in Karari neighborhood in the city of Omdurman, according to witnesses. Forces of th...
GENEVA (AA): Some 843,130 people have been internally displaced since the start of the conflict in Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. The IOM warned in a statement that 1.8 million more are expected to be internally displaced if the war persists. It noted that there were 1.1 million refugees and 3.8 […]
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): Sudan’s brutal war has pitted the traditional urban elite that has long monopolized wealth and power in the capital Khartoum against forces from the marginalized rural periphery, analysts say. For the past month, two rival generals have fought for control of the northeast African country in a war that has spread chaos...
WASHINGTON (AA): The US condemned on Wednesday a deadly attack by “unknown assailants” on a convoy of American vehicles in Nigeria. “We do not yet know the motive for the attack,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement about the attack on the convoy that was carrying nine Nigerian nationals, five emplo...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): Three people died during clashes between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said on Tuesday, amid flaring tensions triggered by a legal showdown. Two young people were found dead overnight in the capital Dakar and southern city of Ziguinchor, where a policeman died on Mond...
Jos, Nigeria (AFP): More than 30 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, a local official said Tuesday. The region, on the dividing line between Nigeria’s mostly Muslim north and mainly Christian south, has for years struggled with ethnic and religious violence. “The ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): At least 822 civilians have been killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 15, local medics said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Syndicate said that 3,215 people have also been injured in the violence. The figure provided by the syndicate included […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): The Libyan Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, according to a parliamentary spokesman. “The House of Representatives (parliament) voted by majority to suspend Bashagha and referred him to investigation,” Abdullah Bliheg said in a statement. He added that Finance Minister Osama ...
