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Sudan: UN raises alarm over surge in sexual violence as war enters third year

The United Nations has condemned the alarming scale of sexual violence unfolding in Sudan’s conflict, as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third year. Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on Thursday, June 19, the UN’s acting Resident and […]

Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE

Sudan has cancelled a $6 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop a Red Sea port, in an apparent protest against Abu Dhabi’s alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group engaged in the country’s ongoing bloody conflict. Sudan’s Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim said on Sunday (3 November) his […]

Bill of Imported Refined Products Rises to $2.5 billion in Strikingly Oil-rich Algeria

Algerian authorities are alarmed by the rising bill of refined products, which hit $2.5 billion in 2017 up from 800 million in 2016 due to a surge in domestic demand and lack of national refining industry. As Algeria feels the heat of an economic and financial crisis propelled by the oil price plunge, the country […]