Conflict-torn Sudan is edging ever closer to a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilize the entire region, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned, condemning an air strike that killed at least two dozen civilians and widespread violence in Darfur. The United Nations chief made his assessment in a statement on Sunday after the air strike […]
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy has called for intensified international efforts to prevent Sudan’s Al Obeid from descending into a wider humanitarian and security crisis, accusing the Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting civilian infrastructure. Nabil Fahmy said more than 500,000 civilians, including tens of thousands of displaced people, were under siege and facing […]
Algeria has arrested independent journalist Ihsane El Kadi and shut down his Radio M, in a move that was decried by international media and free speech watchdogs. Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El-Kadi’s arrest and called on the authorities to “respect the work of the media in the country”. El Kadi […]
