Sudan’s government has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of recruiting and financing foreign mercenaries — including Colombians and fighters from unnamed African countries — to support the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in its ongoing civil war against the Sudanese Armed Forces. In a statement Monday (4 August), Sudan’s foreign ministry said it possesses […]
African economies face an urgent need for coordinated responses to inflation threats that could destabilize social equilibrium, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report. While the continent’s median inflation rate decreased from 9.8% in 2022 to 4.2% in January 2025, significant disparities persist. The interquartile range of inflation rates has widened from 6% […]
The parties to the Sahara conflict Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the separatist Polisario front will convene a third meeting to discuss a realistic, political, lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the over-four decade conflict, the UN Personal Envoy to the Sahara said. “Delegations engaged courteously and openly in an atmosphere of respect,” said the UN […]
