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UN Records Fresh Displacement Surge in Sudan’s Kordofan Amid Escalating Insecurity

The United Nations has reported that 50,445 people fled Sudan’s Kordofan region between Oct. 25 and Dec. 17, as deteriorating security conditions triggered repeated waves of displacement. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 39 displacement-triggering incidents were documented in the region from Oct. 25. Of those affected, approximately 40,350 people were displaced from […]

Morocco features in UK energy strategy plan as electricity supplier

The project consisting in shipping electricity from Morocco to the UK led by Xlinks has featured in the UK’ s government energy security plan, dubbed Powering UP Britain. The policy paper sets out interest in the Xlinks project, a proposed large scale onshore wind, solar and battery electricity generation site in Morocco that would exclusively […]

Africa unhappy with Western-led order, but rejects system led by Chinese, Russian autocrats — report

Global attitudes toward China and Russia have shifted since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, but African countries’ discontent with the West has not translated into a desire for Beijing or Moscow to wield greater influence over the international order, the annual report of the Munich Security Conference has found. Critics have accused African governments of […]