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First UN ship delivers food relief from Ukraine to drought-hit Horn of Africa

The first UN-chartered ship carrying Ukrainian grain to Africa since the flare up of the Russia-Ukraine conflict arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday (30 August) to be distributed in Ethiopia to help the drought-stricken nation cope with worsening hunger that threatens to become a famine. “The food on the Brave Commander will feed 1.5 million people, […]

Salafis and the paradox of Political Stability in Morocco and Tunisia

Before the Soviet Union controlled the former republics of Central Asia, Sufi brotherhoods dominated the religious scene in Chechnya, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. However, the Soviet policy toward Islam drove these Sufi groups underground for fear of persecution. In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet bloc, legions of radical Islamists filled the gap left […]

IOM Urges Swift Global Action as Sudan’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for immediate global intervention to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where millions remain affected by the ongoing conflict between the national Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). During her visit to Sudan on Monday, IOM Director General Amy Pope highlighted the urgent need […]