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Sudanese officials have raised concerns with a United Nations panel of experts over the role of neighboring countries in violating a U.N. Security Council arms embargo on Darfur. Interior Minister Babaker Samra Mustafa and senior officials met the delegation in Port Sudan on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of Resolution 1591, which prohibits the supply […]
South Sudan introduced, on Wednesday, a new fiscal framework aimed at ending economic instability and repositioning the country for sustainable and inclusive growth. Speaking in Juba, Finance and Planning Minister Bak Barnaba Chol said the policy prioritises economic stabilization, fiscal discipline and essential public spending. The framework, developed through collective Cabinet deliberations with inputs from […]
The commander of U.S. Africa Command “USAFRICOM”, General Dagvin Anderson, highlighted on Tuesday the excellent level of cooperation with the Kingdom Morocco, which hosts each year the “African Lion,” the largest joint military exercise with the United States on the continent. Speaking at a digital press briefing organized by the U.S. Department of State’s Africa […]
In a stark appeal from Juba on 3 February 2026, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that more than 450.000 children in South Sudan are now facing the threat of acute malnutrition as a result of escalating violence in Jonglei State that has disrupted essential health and nutrition services. The humanitarian crisis has forced […]
The Sudanese army is close to ending the prolonged siege of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, after regaining strategic positions on Sunday, according to military sources. The city has been under blockade by a coalition of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu since […]
African tech venture funding rebounded sharply in 2025 after nearly two years of slowdown, with startups raising $4.1 billion, their best performance since 2022. The findings, published in Partech’s Africa Tech Venture Capital Report 2025, highlight a renewed investor appetite despite persistent global financial constraints. But the recovery reflects more than a cyclical upswing, marking […]
The disciplinary decisions issued by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the dramatic incidents that marred the CAN 2025 final in Morocco were expected to bring closure to one of the competition’s darkest episodes. However, they have ignited a fresh wave of controversy, with many observers denouncing what they view as an imbalance in […]
The United States and the African Union Commission have agreed to establish a Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG), to advance U.S.-Africa economic partnerships that create jobs, prosperity, and economic security both in America and across Africa. The announcement was made by the U.S. State Department in a press release issued Wednesday following the […]
A partial collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan has killed 13 miners and injured six others, according to the state-run Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) in a statement issued on Wednesday. The incident occurred last Friday in five abandoned shafts at the Umm Fakroun mine in South Kordofan state. SMRC said the shafts […]
The 15th Morocco-Senegal High Joint Partnership Commission, held in Rabat Monday, under the co-chairmanship of the two countries’ Prime Ministers, Aziz Akhannouch and Ousmane Sonko, highlighted by the signing of several cooperation and partnership agreements, and memoranda of understanding. The two countries’ Foreign Ministers Nasser Bourita and Cheikh Niang inked the Joint Communiqué concluding this […]