Conflict Fuels Worsening Hunger Crisis Across East and Central Africa
Food insecurity in East and Central Africa has reached alarming new heights, with more than 73 million people now facing severe hunger, according to a […]
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South Sudan’s VP Accuses Uganda of Violating Arms Embargo and Peace Deal
South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by deploying armoured units and airstrikes in the […]
Sudan “freezes” relations with East African bloc IGAD
Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane’s army, announced on Tuesday January 16 that it was “freezing” relations with Igad, the […]
Ethiopia explains its agreement with Somaliland and tries to calm things down
The agreement announced on Monday January 1 between Ethiopia and Somaliland has raised tensions in the Horn of Africa. A compromise signed between Addis Ababa […]
Sudan: Generals al-Burhan and “Hemedti” agree to meet at the end of the Igad Summit
Sudanese generals Abdel Fattah al-Buran and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hemedti”, have agreed to meet, announced the communiqué of the regional organization of the […]
Sudanese Army to resume talks in Jeddah
Representatives of the Sudanese army have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to resume negotiations with the paramilitaries, a government source said on Saturday, as […]
Sudan: Gen al-Burhane refuses to take part in peace talks in Ethiopia
On Monday, the Sudanese government refused to take part in a meeting in Addis Ababa of the “Quartet” of the East African organization Igad charged […]
Eritrea returns to East African regional group IGAD
Eritrea has rejoined the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), almost 16 years after withdrawing from it, announced Information Minister Yeman […]
Sudanese talks postponed sine die
The second round of U.N.-brokered talks to resolve Sudan’s political crisis has been postponed indefinitely after a major civilian bloc defected, a U.N. spokesman said […]
Reconciliation dialogue started between Somalia and Somaliland in Djibouti
The presidents of Somalia and the former province of British Somalia that seceded in 1991, called Somaliland, met face to face for the first time […]