Egypt has praised the United Nations Security Council’s resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza as a “first and important step toward achieving the goal of a comprehensive ceasefire.” In a statement on Thursday 16/11/2023, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for the implementation of the decision with regard to establishing […]
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Harare — Ahmed Abbasi, a member of Gift of the Givers (GOTG), a South African humanitarian aid organization known for their work around the world, was killed in Gaza today, Eyewitness News reports. Abbasi was gunned down with his brother, while they were returning from morning prayers on Thursday, November 16, the humanitarian relief organization said. Father […]
In response to the United Nations Security Council adoption of a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and the need to address the situation of children in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “After four failed resolutions over the last 30 days, the UN Security Council has finally […]
Hundreds of people, the majority of them Muslims and Asians took to the streets on Wednesday in Blantyre to protest against the war in Gaza. The people chanted and carried placards, with some saying, ‘Free Palestine, free Gaza; we stand with Palestine; we want peace in Gaza.” This comes when Israel intensified war in Gaza […]
During his state visit in Doha, Qatar, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that South Africa had taken steps towards laying a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court against the Israeli government. President Cyril Ramaphosa believes that war crimes are being committed by Israel in the war between that country and Hamas which warrant an investigation […]
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Uganda: Museveni in UAE for Working Visit
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has Sunday evening arrived in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi. Receiving the president at the airport was Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, the Minister of State in the […]
The text of a message read for Archbishop Thabo Makgoba at a march in solidarity with Palestine in Cape Town on Saturday November 11: The unspeakable violence we are seeing in the land which three religions call holy is a result of the denial of people’s rights and the failure of their leaders to work […]
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, evening, arrived in Riyadh for the inaugural Saudi-Africa Summit slated for November 10, the president’s office has announced. The summit, expected to take place at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, brings together leaders from over 50 countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Saudi and African officials hope the […]
Cabinet has decided to recall all South African diplomats from Tel Aviv for consultation. “Cabinet is disappointed by the refusal of the Israeli government to respect international law and its continued undermining of the United Nations resolutions for the implementation of a ceasefire with impunity,” Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Monday. Addressing […]
The South African government has decided to recall its diplomats in Tel Aviv for ‘consultation’ amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Cabinet is instructing South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) to take the “necessary measures within the diplomatic channels and protocols” to deal with the conduct of Israel’s ambassador to […]
Calls for Palestinian human rights to be respected Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the United States consulate in Sandton on Saturday, demanding action be taken to end the ongoing war in Gaza. Earlier in the day, there was also a protest against doing business with the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) […]
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has once again called on Israel to adhere to its obligations under international law and protect civilians as required under the Geneva Conventions and under International Humanitarian Law. This comes after reports from Al Jazeera suggested that Israel may delay the repatriation of nationals from countries such […]
Nairobi — Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has warned that a liter of super petrol could breach Sh300 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Chirchir said this while appearing before the National Dialogue Committee at the Bomas of Kenya. Last month, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) revised the price […]
Mogadishu, Somalia — Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said that the government of Somalia refused to call Hamas a “terrorist organization” and did not heed pressure. “Hamas is a liberation organization and mujahideen struggling to liberate the Palestinian land from Jews, we will not accept to call it a terror group,” added Barre. “The Muslim […]
Harare — In the aftermath of the October 7 bombings in Israel, Hamas has reportedly taken 224 hostages, including two Tanzanians and a South African, according to the Israeli authorities, BBC reports. The ambassador of Tanzania to Israel acknowledged the hostage-taking of two of its nationals. All three had not been named until, in an interview with […]
Harare — The Libyan parliament on Wednesday, October 25, requested that ambassadors from countries that “support” Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza leave the country, AFP reports. Since October 7, 2023 when Hamas militants began an onslaught that Israeli sources said killed 1,400 civilians, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip. The Health […]
Talks between Sudan’s warring factions will resume Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on securing access for humanitarian aid to reach beleaguered civilians, according to senior U.S. State Department officials. The United States and Saudi Arabia have brokered multiple cease-fires between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) […]
A first, but limited, shipment of life-saving humanitarian supplies from the United Nations and the Egyptian Red Crescent entered Gaza today on 20 trucks, passing through the Rafah Crossing. It will provide an urgently needed lifeline to some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, who have been cut off from […]