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Sudan: UN Convoy Reaches South Kordofan After Three-Month Aid Blockade

A joint United Nations humanitarian convoy has reached the Sudanese cities of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan state, delivering life-saving assistance to more than 130,000 people after a three-month interruption. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the World Food Programme, UNICEF, and the United Nations Development Programme confirmed that the 26-truck convoy transported over […]

Mauritania distances itself from controversial visit of Sudan RSF adviser following public backlash

The Mauritanian Government has officially disassociated itself on May 1 from the controversial visit of Mohamed Al-Mukhtar, a senior political and legal adviser to the commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), clarifying that the Sudanese official entered the country on a strictly private mission. During a press briefing held in Nouakchott, Minister of Culture […]

US speeds up troop withdrawal from Niger

The US is withdrawing its troops from Niger ahead of schedule with only 300 soldiers left in the uranium and oil rich Sahel country. Niger authorities have given mid-September as a deadline for the troop withdrawal, which comes against the backdrop of an increasing anti-western sentiment in the military-ruled Sahel states. Niger is also shifting […]