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About half of the 59 armed conflicts worldwide in 2023 — the highest number since the end of World War II — occurred in Africa, according to a new study released by the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO). Last year witnessed 59 conflicts around the globe, of which 28 armed conflicts took place in […]
At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured in a village in Sudan’s Gezira province after an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday (5 June), which comes only days after a senior UN official warned that the situation in the conflict-torn country bore “all the marks of risk of […]
Russia has promised military support for Sudan in return for a naval base in the Red Sea, General Yasirr Al Atta, member of Sudan’s military-led Sovereign Council said. A series of military and economic deals will be signed, signaling an inroad by Russia in the Horn of Africa, after it managed to strengthen its foothold […]
A senior US official has warned of an impending “large-scale massacre” in Sudan’s North Darfur region, echoing an earlier “deep concern” expressed by the UN Security Council over an imminent attack on the city of al-Fashir by a paramilitary group. The more than 2 million people in al-Fashir are “on the precipice of a large-scale […]
The year-old war in Sudan has triggered “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by material support from foreign supporters who continue to flout United Nations sanctions, top United Nations and African Union officials warned on Friday (19 April). That the rival generals vying for power in Sudan “have been able to sustain their confrontation, it […]
The vicious fighting between two rival generals in Sudan may include “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” UN chief said on Monday (15 April), just as the United Kingdom on the same day announced sanctions against businesses linked to the warring parties in the north-east African country. “This is more than a conflict between two […]
As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities in Africa — as a top danger that the governments on the continent need to resolve. Experts and organizations working for cleaner air in Africa have recently met in Cameroon’s […]
With Sudan’s war about to enter its second year next week, the country has been embroiled in a fierce conflict with two rival military factions led by powerful generals at loggerheads, with Sudanese civilians suffering the consequences of a one-year bloody conflict with no end in sight. Fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces […]
Sudan, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Republic of the Congo, and Egypt have been listed as countries with the highest debt to GDP ratio in the African continent. This came in a report by Yahoo Finance which listed 30 countries with the highest debt to GDP ratio. The report noted that Emerging economies and low-income economies are […]
The Sudanese population is slipping to famine as infighting hits the country’s farm production capacity as well as imports. Nearly a year since fighting broke out between forces loyal to army chief Al Burhan and head of the Rapid Support Force (RSF), children are being reported to have died out of hunger while sick people […]