In a surprising turnaround, South Africa’s presidency announced on Wednesday that, in the end, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not personally attend the BRICS summit in South Africa in August. In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian […]
On Sunday February 23, the Sudanese Army successfully regained control of the city of Al-Qutayna in the White Nile state, following fierce fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Major Mohamed Qalaa, a senior field commander, declared the city “completely free” after the RSF’s defeat, according to a video shared by pro-Army channels. The […]
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of a regional escalation. Their rapid advance through the South Kivu region, after an earlier lightning-speed offensive on Goma in neighboring North Kivu, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. […]
