Nairobi — Nineteen Kenyans are among thirty-nine evacuees fleeing the war in Sudan that have jetted back home. They arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Monday night with 20 other foreigners and were received by Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. Duale said the students traveled by road to South Sudan where they boarded […]
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Addis Ababa — The Council yesterday said it looks forward to “a normalization of relations with Ethiopia and stands ready to support further progress on its path towards lasting peace.” However, the block said that it “will progressively return” to a full and strengthened strategic engagement with Ethiopia subject to “a sustained implementation” of the […]
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Rwanda, Too, Needs to Make Amends
Rwanda accuses Congo-Kinshasa of being unable to put its house in order; it, too, must deal with the question of its 245,000 refugees. The current conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was ignited in 1996 when the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (AFDL), a coalition of Rwandan, Ugandan, Burundian […]
Officials from the ministry of Foreign Affairs say they have recorded over 100 Malawians caught up in war torn Sudan, and plans to repatriate them back to Malawi are in progress. Spokesperson for the Ministry, John Kabaghe said the number could rise. He said the government will do all it can to repatriate its citizens […]
North Darfur State Governor Nimir Mohamed and a committee of local leaders have established one of the first meditated ceasefires in Sudan for the western state’s capital, El-Fasher, according to a statement by the governor and confirmed by local sources. The agreement, discussed with the two warring parties and a local committee on Sunday evening, […]
Countries are rushing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital as fighting between the two rival factions in the Northeastern African country’s capital continues. Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States are among the nations using aircraft and convoys to bring foreign nationals out of Sudan. More than 420 […]
Nairobi — Kenya has launched an operation to evacuate its citizens from Sudan due to the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has now entered its second week. Kenya now joins other countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Canada who have already […]
Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as fighting continued for a second week between forces loyal to rival army figures. Emergency flights were continuing early Monday, with hundreds of people flown out overnight on military aircraft. Foreigners were also fleeing the capital Khartoum in a United Nations convoy, while millions of frightened […]
The Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday 23/4/2023 the start of evacuating a number of Egyptians from safe areas in Sudan in coordination with the Sudanese authorities. This comes within the framework of the efforts of the state to implement the evacuation plan for Egyptians from Sudan. In a press statement, the ministry said that the […]
Addis Abeba — The OLA is led by its central commander Kumsa Diriba o.k.a Jaal Marroo. Picture: Screenshot/AS The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) said in a statement that it “acknowledges the statements” made on Sunday by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the start next Tuesday of negotiations in Tanzania and said it “can confirm that […]
Khartoum / El Obeid / El Gezira / Sennar / White Nile / River Nile / El Gedaref — At least 413 people have died across the country, with over 3,500 injured as result of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the UN Office for the […]
Some concerned citizens in the country are advising the government against relocating refugees to Dzaleka camp in Dowa Oliver Nakoma, Edward Kambanje, Victor Nyanyaliwa and Aman Omar (chairperson) say the government’s decision is xenophobic in approach to foreign nationals. The grouping says it is unhealthy to continue overpopulating the camp, arguing it is currently accommodating […]
Dawood Ibrahim is one of India’s most wanted terror suspects and is accused of working with the Taliban. An Al Jazeera exposé places him in this country during Jacob Zuma’s presidency – and in State Capture circles. In the mid-1990s, Dawood Ibrahim of India was under investigation for mass Mandrax smuggling as he moved around […]
The South African Government has joined the international community in its call for parties involved in the conflict in Sudan to lay down their weapons, return to the negotiating table and unite the people of Sudan. “South Africa reiterates its appeal on the parties involved in the conflict to heed international calls for an immediate […]
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has disclosed it will begin peace talks with Shene on upcoming Tuesday, in Tanzania. In his remark he made in connection with the recognition ceremony under the theme: “Enough with War, Let us Sustain Peace!,” Abiy said the people of Ethiopia are eagerly waiting for this peace talks […]
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on the Sudanese waring parties to come to the peace alternative by taking lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement. PM Abiy disclosed this today in a message he delivered at an event organized to honor those who have contributed to the Pretoria Peace agreement under the theme: […]
The Foreign Ministry affirmed that it is in contact around the clock with all the State’s relevant bodies, the Sudanese authorities, and the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum to prepare for the return of Egyptian expatriates as soon as favorable conditions become available. The Foreign Ministry also said that it is holding contacts with Egypt’s consulates […]
Abuja — The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA on Saturday assured Nigerians in Sudan of the federal government’s efforts to repatriate them back to the country. This was contained in a statement by the Head, Press Unit, NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel in Abuja, Where he stated that NEMA was very much concerned and on top of […]