Africa

Rebels have announced the formation of an alternative government, in a country that has been at war for two years that has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, said the group …

A high-level international conference has begun in London, England, with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the Sudanese conflict. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has described the talks as “a path towards peace.” The civil war that has gripped Sudan for the past two years has led to …

More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s Darfur region, the United Nations says, citing “credible sources”. Last week, the RSF launched a fierce ground and air offensive on refugee camps surrounding the town of El-Fasher in an attempt to …

A Tanzanian court has charged Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party CHADEMA, with treason following remarks he made urging the public to resist upcoming elections scheduled for later this year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Lissu, who was the runner-up in the 2020 presidential race, …

The U.S. government has revoked all visas previously issued to South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately, according to an announcement made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday, April 5. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Rubio stated the decision was prompted by South Sudan’s transitional government’s refusal …

Raila Odinga, the Special Envoy to South Sudan, revealed on Saturday that he was unable to meet with the country’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, during his visit to Juba. The visit aimed to seek a peaceful resolution to the renewed conflict between the government and rebel forces. Raila traveled …

By: BBC South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country’s President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party has said. An armed convoy led by senior security officials, including the defense minister, entered Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, and stripped him …

At the second joint summit of the Eastern African Community (EAC) and the South African Development Community (SADC), an expanded panel was appointed to lead peace initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following Angola’s formal withdrawal as a mediator in the conflict. The newly formed panel includes former …

Sudanese state television said Thursday that the army was close to taking control of the presidential palace in Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), marking a major turning point in a two-year conflict that threatens to tear the country apart. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel On Wednesday, …

By: BBC Eight countries – six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Lesotho – could soon run out of HIV drugs following the US government’s recent decision to pause foreign aid, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said. US President Donald Trump announced the freeze on his first day …