At least 498 children and “likely hundreds more” have been starved to death in four months of war between rival generals in Sudan, the NGO Save the Children reported. The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have seen around 5,000 […]
London-based human rights group Amnesty International (AI) has sounded the alarm over the spike in forced disappearances occurring in Egypt as authorities strive to silence dissident and outspoken voices criticizing the regime’s crackdown policies. AI reveals in a report released Wednesday that forced disappearances have become a tactic to quash critical voices opposed to Al […]
Orascom Telecom has announced that it will be dropping its bid to take over Wind Mobile Canada, under the Investment Canada Act, despite its strong interest in the company after discussions with Canada’s federal government. Wind Mobile Canada is among the rising companies trying to challenge the main cellphone wireless carriers in Canada. In the […]
