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According to the latest report carried out by the independent conflict registration project ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project), the terrorists have been tightening security measures in Mocimboa da Praia, constraining commercial and humanitarian activity. “As a result,…
Published October 17, 2026 The 2011 Arab Spring slogans are now back in Tunisia as thousands of people took to the streets and called for the resignation of President Kais Saeid, who has been in power since 2019. One of the biggest anti-government demonstrations…
DR CONGO · RWANDA · DIPLOMACY DR Congo has told the UN Security Council that its moves against a Rwandan rebel group must now be matched by a concrete and verifiable response from Rwanda under the US-brokered Washington Accords. Congo’s UN ambassador…
The UAE on Sunday categorically refuted claims made by a media outlet that it was supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in Sudan. The UAE has not supplied arms and ammunition to any of the warring parties in Sudan…
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Horn of Africa · Explainer Sudan war explained: since April 2023 the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have fought for control of the country. The RSF is a paramilitary force led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. The UN…
SUDAN · PEACE EFFORTS Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief, says he has written to US President Donald Trump to pledge support for American-led peace efforts. The text of the message has not been published, and no US reply has appeared.
SUDAN · EGYPT BORDER TRADE Trucks from Egypt have stopped moving into Sudan, after a drivers’ union halt on Wednesday and an unconfirmed port order on Thursday. The pause follows the killing of two Egyptian drivers in Khartoum and days of…
SOUTH SUDAN · SECURITY South Sudan clashes between two rival communities killed at least 16 people and wounded 34 in Tonj East County, officials said on Thursday 15 October. The fighting ran on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 October. For US readers, the violence matters because…
Horn of Africa · Explainer Djibouti military bases belong to five foreign powers: the United States, China, France, Japan and Italy. This small country of about 1.1 million people sits at the southern gate of the Red Sea, the sea route to…