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Senegal’s new president appoints Ousmane Sonko prime minister

Senegalese newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appointed popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as his prime minister. Like Faye 44, Sonko 49 also went to jail and was released following a political amnesty by outgoing president Macky Sall. Sonko was announced soon after Faye was sworn in, becoming Africa’s youngest president and ending a period […]

Sudan: “Quintet” Urges Immediate Halt to Conflict, Demands Protection of Civilians

Five international organizations, collectively known as the “Quintet,” on Wednesday, called for an urgent cessation of military escalation in Sudan, warning against the use of increasingly destructive methods of warfare. The Quintet—comprising the African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, League of Arab States, European Union, and United Nations—expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian situation, […]

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 […]