South Africa Summons US Ambassador Over Russia Weapons Row
A war of words is brewing between the U.S. and South Africa after the U.S. ambassador to the country said he would "bet his life" on U.S. intelligence that South African weapons were loaded onto a Russian vessel when it ... Read More
UN Calls For Effort To Push Sudan’s Warring Sides Toward R...
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk urged countries with influence in Africa to encourage Sudan’s warring sides to end the fighting that began last month.
Addressing an emergency session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Turk said the ... Read More
France Calls On EU To List Wagner As ‘Terrorists’, UK Co...
Visitors to the 'PMC Wagner Centre', operated by founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2022
The French parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label Russia’s mercenary ... Read More
UN Secretary-General Urges Armed Groups In Congo To Lay Down...
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye greets U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of the 11th Summit of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of Addis-Ababa Framework Agreement, in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 6, 2023.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged all armed groups in eastern ... Read More
Sudan Envoys Discuss Humanitarian Relief
Workers unload aid from World Health Organization (WHO) and UAE-AID from United Arab Emirates at the Port Sudan International Airport, Port Sudan, Sudan, May 5, 2023.
Envoys from both of Sudan’s warring factions are in Saudi Arabia to arrange for the ... Read More
UN Chief: Sudan Facing ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed Wednesday for an end to the fighting in Sudan and international support for the Sudanese people, who he said are facing a humanitarian catastrophe.“Aid must be allowed into Sudan, and we ... Read More
Sudan Conflict: UK Announces Final Evacuation Flights
British nationals waiting to board an RAF aircraft in Sudan
The final UK rescue flights are expected to take off from Sudan on Wednesday, the government has said.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said British nationals still wanting to leave the country should ... Read More
Odinga Supporters Say They Were Blocked From Protesting By K...
After a brief hiatus, anti-government demonstrations organized by opposition leader Raila Odinga resumed Tuesday in some parts of Kenya, including the capital, Nairobi.
Odinga and his supporters say they had hoped President William Ruto’s government would let them express their opinions ... Read More
UN Agency Suspends Food Aid To Ethiopia’s Tigray Amid ...
The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers.
The World Food Program is responsible for delivering ... Read More
UN Refugee Agency Warns More Than 800,000 May Flee Sudan
More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of the ongoing conflict, the United Nations refugee agency has said, including Sudanese nationals and thousands of existing refugees living temporarily in the country.
“In consultation with all concerned governments and partners, ... Read More