More than one million people have fled the conflict in Sudan, seeking refuge in neighboring South Sudan, according to the United Nations. In its latest update revealed January 22 on one of the world’s worst displacement crises, the UN reported that over 770,000 people have crossed through the Joda crossing on South Sudan’s northern border […]
US House lawmakers have blocked a $450 million emergency aid the Obama administration was planning to give to the new government of President Mohammed Morsi, facing unprecedented economic crisis, with an estimated budget deficit of $12 billion. Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, chairwoman of the Appropriations subcommittee on foreign operations, says “I am not […]
Morocco has stressed the need to strengthen the capacities of states and sub-regional organizations to respond to the new terrorist threats posed by ISIS in Africa, which has become now the target and focus of the terror group. “The response to the emerging threats of ISIS in Africa must prioritize support to African states and […]
