Sudan: Over 1 million displaced people return home despite ongoing conflict

Despite the ongoing conflict and humanitarian challenges in Sudan, over 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have begun returning to their homes, according to a report released on June 5 by the International Organization for Migration. This movement is particularly notable in regions such as Darfur and Kordofan, where many had sought refuge in displacement […]

Obama Urged to Build on Alliance with Morocco to Face Challenges in North Africa, Sahel

In the days preceding the meeting to be held next Friday in the White House between President Barack Obama and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, several influential legislators, diplomats, analysts and commentators have called on the U.S. president to seize the opportunity of this encounter to build on the USA’s historic alliance with Morocco. The Congressional […]

Italy’s Eni announces oil, gas discovery offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Italy’s Eni said it found significant reserves of oil and gas offshore Côte d’Ivoire, with a specific well in particular having as much as 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of potential resources. This will be Eni’s second big hydrocarbon discovery off the West African nation over the past few years following on from its […]