Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): The United Nations has called for the killers of West Darfur governor in Sudan to be held to account, and said the paramilitary forces holding him had been responsible for his safety. “All those responsible for this killing must be held to account including those who bear command responsibility,” Jeremy L...
Sydney, Australia (AFP): Australia’s opposition leader has urged a colleague facing allegations of sexual harassment to resign, saying he could not stay in parliament while facing sexual assault allegations. Senator David Van of the Liberal Party was accused on Thursday of sexually assaulting a female senator in the halls of the parliame...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): East African nations are set to convene in Addis Ababa within the next 10 days in an effort to address the ongoing Sudanese crisis. The meeting, announced by Ambassador Meles Alem, spokesman for the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, aims to seek viable solutions to the Sudan war and foster regional cooperation [&helli...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA): Sudan’s West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdallah Abkar was killed shortly after he blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group for violence in the state. Videos shared online showed a group of armed men detaining Abkar. Other clips showed the governor on the ground with wounds to his neck and face. His […]...
ISTANBUL (AA): More than 100 people have been killed in clashes in North Darfur state in western Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday. “Violent clashes in and around camps for the displaced in North Darfur have killed over 100 people,” Grandi said on Twitter. “There are shocking reports of horrific [&h...
UNITED NATIONS (AA): The United Nations will hold a conference for war-torn Sudan on June 19 in Geneva in order to encourage members to pledge assistance, a spokesperson has announced. “There will be a high-level pledging event to support the humanitarian response plan in Sudan and the region,” UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told r...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): Kenya has taken the initiative to bring together Sudan’s warring generals to end the crisis plaguing the country, President William Ruto has announced. “Kenya commits to meet the two Sudan generals face to face to find a lasting solution to the crisis,” Ruto said while addressing the media in Djibouti at the [&...
BIRMINGHAM (AA): The issue of illegal migrant crossings on the English Channel is “a top priority” for the UK government, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Monday. His remarks came at the EU-UK Forum, a virtual annual conference focused on the 2021 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Cleverly said the war in Ukraine has brought [&hel...
The Hague, Netherlands (AFP): Russia accused Ukraine at the UN’s top court Thursday of destroying a key dam with artillery strikes. It also alleged that Kyiv was led by neo-Nazis — a claim Moscow has used to try to justify its invasion. Moscow’s comments to judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) came as […]
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Sudanese army soldiers and paramilitaries fought for control of a military facility Thursday in Khartoum where a fire raged at an oil and gas facility, witnesses said. The battles came a day after the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced in a statement they had wrestled “full control” of...
