The lead investigator in the trial of suspended First Vice-President Riek Machar testified on Monday, October 20, that the opposition leader personally authorised the mobilisation of the White Army militia for coordinated assaults on South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) bases in Nasir and Ulang, Upper Nile State, in March 2025. Presenting evidence before a […]
Tuesday clashes between the Islamic State group militants and the militias loyal to the Government of National Accord in Sirte left 34 pro-GNA killed, forces operations-room told media. Tuesday confrontation was the bloodiest for GNA forces, which have been pushing into the coastal city to dislodge the jihadists who have seized Muammar Gaddafi’s home last […]
In the shadow of last week’s devastating assault that claimed 900 lives, M23 rebels have announced a unilateral ceasefire in eastern Congo. The declaration comes as aid organizations scramble to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in and around Goma, a mineral-rich city of two million now under rebel control. Behind the streets where […]
