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UK to provide an extra £18 million aid to starving South Sudanese

Hundreds of thousands of people starving in South Sudan will receive lifesaving food and water, courtesy of the UK aid.   Minister for Africa, Andrew Stephenson, announced an extra £18 million of UK aid on his first visit, in his new role, to South Sudan. The visit started Monday. Andrew Stephenson who held talks Tuesday […]

Chad’s high-stake presidential vote marred by ‘threats and violence’, excluded EU-funded observers

As counting began on Monday (6 May) evening in Chad for a presidential election intended to put an end to three-year military rule, the ballot itself was reportedly marred by irregularities, with the opposition condemning violence and threats against their leaders and supporters. The presidential election, which featured 10 candidates, including one woman, evolved into […]

Autonomy, the only remaining option to end Sahara conflict- UN Spokesman

The blunder by UN Envoy for the Sahara Staffan De Mistura in attempting to revive a partition option as a solution to the Sahara conflict is still spilling ink. After Morocco’s foreign minister denounced the obsolete and unfeasible option, the UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq explained that division is no longer on the table and […]