Category: Rest of Africa

In a statement, which Moroccan authorities on Thursday rejected, Amnesty said this amounted to a violation of their right to freedom of expression.

Job Sikhala, deputy chairperson of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and long serving opposition legislator, was found guilty by a Harare magistrate after spending 300 days behind bars in a high-profile case and fined $600.

Fierce fighting could be heard in central Khartoum on Thursday as the army tried to push back the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from areas around the presidential palace and army headquarters, with a lasting ceasefire appearing elusive.

On Thursday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the explosive weapons have “caused loss of civilian life and property, damaged critical infrastructure and left millions without access to basic necessities”, worsening an already delicate humanitarian crisis in the country where residents have been burdened with...

The announcement follows a similar one by the US Agency for International Development, which said on Wednesday it had discovered that food intended for millions of needy people in Tigray was being diverted and sold.

That support could now influence the course of the power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo commonly known as Hemedti, as well as efforts to stop the violence.

The conflict risks morphing into a broader disaster as Sudan's impoverished neighbours deal with a refugee crunch and fighting hampers aid deliveries in a nation where two-thirds of people already rely on some outside assistance.

President Kiir on Tuesday said he had held separate telephone conversations with Sudanese Armed Forces leader Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his erstwhile ally-turned-foe Lt-Gen Mohammed Hamdani Daglo ‘Hemedti’ who accepted to send representatives to talks at a venue to be agreed on.

"Eritrea has open borders and without fanfare will continue to receive Eritrean and Sudanese civilians as well as others affected by the current conflict and share with them whatever it has," President Isaias said.

The 34-year-old hadn't eaten or showered for four days by the time she arrived in Egypt, passing through the Qustul border crossing where people slept on the ground and had nothing to cover their heads from the scorching sun.