The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market. Text by : NEWS WIRES For nearly seven weeks, Khartoum and other parts of Sudan have been gripped by deadly fighting between the army and…
Russia-Ukraine war By Oliver SlowBBC News A meeting of foreign ministers of the Brics group of nations in South Africa has called for a rebalancing of the global order away from Western nations. South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the group’s vision was to provide global leadership in a world fractured by geopolitical tension,…
Supporters of opposition figure denounce charges and two-year sentence as a ploy to prevent him from running in presidential elections next year. Nine people have died in clashes that erupted after Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison. Sonko’s supporters threw rocks at riot police and set fire to buses on Thursday…
By Africanews TUNISIA Dozens of judges, lawyers and civil society activists protested in Tunis on Thursday against President Kais Saied’s dismissal of more than 50 judges a year ago. The demonstrators denounced the government’s “stranglehold” on the judiciary. Since mid-February, authorities have arrested many of the most prominent opponents of President Kais Saied. “Several lawyers handling important cases and of…
By Africanews SUDAN Heavy artillery fire in a market in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, resulted in at least 17 deaths and 106 wounded. The attack took place on Wednesday according to a statement issued by the Sudanese Doctors’ Syndicate on the day. A ceasefire previously signed by the Sudanese government forces and the rival Rapid Support Forces was extended on Monday but the fighting continued. Both…
Summary Mediators admitted the truce had been “imperfectly observed”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his support for the body’s envoy to Sudan after Burhan called for his dismissal. Darfur has never recovered from the years-long war that began in 2003. By AFP The United States on Thursday said it will only be ready to mediate…
By REUTERS A regional force set up to tackle militia violence in East Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to September, a minister and a spokesperson for the force said on Wednesday. The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) set up the EACRF military force in April last year to try to…
Low-income countries will not see unemployment rates recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, ILO says. By Erin Hale Low-income countries in Africa and the Middle East are missing out on the global recovery of unemployment rates to pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations labour agency has warned. Global unemployment is expected to drop to 5.3 percent –…
By Africanews Last updated: 2 hours ago SOUTH AFRICA Billboards urging President Cyril Ramaphosa to arrest his Russian counterpart during his anticipated trip to the country in August sprang up on major highways in South Africa on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting by by BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday. Pretoria is hosting this year’s BRICS summit and…
By Africanews with AFP NIGERIA Expensive and in short supply. Angry Nigerians criticized their new government as they lined up to buy fuel in major cities in the country. Pump prices have doubled, even trippled in some areas following an announcement by President Bola Tinubu that a subsidy which kept prices down was coming to…