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Cameroon has been named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council’s annual ranking, which evaluates crises based on lack of funding, media coverage, and political engagement. Surpassing Burkina Faso, which held the top spot for two years, Cameroon now leads a list that includes eight African nations. More than 3.4 […]
The United Kingdom is intensifying its defense partnerships with Kenya, Somalia, and Nigeria as part of a renewed strategic focus on African security outlined in its newly released Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The review, adopted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, identifies the three nations as critical allies in combating global threats and securing vital […]
The Algerian military regime has created an underground group composed of foreign mercenaries tasked with carrying covert operations aimed at destabilizing Sahel countries, said “Sahel Intelligence” news outlet citing Algerian Gendarmerie sources. Code-named “KL-7”, the secret paramilitary force is believed to have conducted subversive missions in Algeria’s southern neighboring countries in coordination with terrorist groups […]
The African Union has renewed its campaign for reparative justice, demanding concrete economic redress for slavery and colonialism’s lasting impacts rather than mere symbolic acknowledgments, as global momentum builds for historical restitution. Speaking to Business Africa, Desire Assogbavi, International Development Expert and Advocacy Advisor at Open Society Foundations, emphasized that reparations extend beyond financial compensation. […]
Despite the ongoing conflict and humanitarian challenges in Sudan, over 1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) have begun returning to their homes, according to a report released on June 5 by the International Organization for Migration. This movement is particularly notable in regions such as Darfur and Kordofan, where many had sought refuge in displacement […]
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has imposed a six-month state of emergency in Warrap State and Mayom County following a surge in deadly inter-communal clashes over cattle and access to scarce water and grazing land. The violence, which has intensified in recent months—particularly in Tonj County—has claimed hundreds of lives, with over 200 deaths recorded […]
Ghana has become the latest state to back the Moroccan autonomy plan as the sole solution to the Sahara issue, in a move that will reverberate across Africa. The position was expressed in a joint statement following talks in Rabat Thursday between Ghana’s foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Ghana “considers […]
At least 14 civilians were killed and numerous others wounded following artillery shelling by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk refugee camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, a local emergency relief Committee reported on Wednesday, June 4. The attack has drawn sharp concern as El-Fasher remains a critical humanitarian lifeline for the […]
Several NGOs from Algeria, Arab world, Europe, and Africa have called on the Algerian authorities to stop alarming arbitrary mass expulsions of sub-Saharan migrants and violation of their basic human rights. Following the deterioration of relations between Algeria and sub-Saharan African migrants have become the target of widespread racist and incitement campaigns in Algeria, said […]
King Mohammed VI has assured the newly-elected president of the African Development Bank, Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, that Morocco shall spare no effort in supporting him in achieving his objectives and backing all the strategic initiatives he would launch to support all regional and international member States in financing their infrastructure projects and achieving development […]