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

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

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

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

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

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

Thousands have been fleeing from Port Sudan in recent days In the dead of night, as HMS Al Diriyah approached Sudan's coast, Saudi officers flicked on sweeping search lights to secure safe passage for their warship into a harbour rapidly transforming ... Read More

Sudan’s former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that the conflict in his country could become worse than those in Syria and Libya. The fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) would be a “nightmare for ... Read More

Through her work for Al Jazeera, Bah Thibault has become one of the most recognised and respected journalists across Africa Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault, an acclaimed international journalist, has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait ... Read More

Huts made of branches and cloth provide shelter to Somalis displaced by drought on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, September 19, 2022 The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of ... Read More