S.Sudan speaker resigns under pressure over mismanagementJUBA: South Sudan's parliamentary speaker has resigned after lawmakers threatened to impeach him for blocking efforts to fight corruption and mismanagement, local media reported Monday.....
dailystar.com.lb
Sudan?s first female football stars push for women?s rightsKHARTOUM: Within months of Sudan’s first women’s football league kicking off, the championship’s emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule.Orjuan Essam, 19, and Rayan Rajab, 22, of Khartoum-based Tahadi women’s club,....
TheNews.com.pk
At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East AfricaNairobi (AFP) Dec 5, 2019
Two months of relentless rains have submergedvillages and farms and sent rivers of mud crashing into houses across East Africa, with at least 265 killed, according to an AFP tally, as meteorologists warn of more to come.
The extreme downpours have affected close t....
18 Indians killed in factory fire in Sudan: Indian EmbassyKhartoum: At least 18 Indians were among the 23 people killed and over 130 injured in a horrific LPG tanker blast at a ceramic factory in Sudan, the Indian mission said here on Wednesday. Sixteen Indians were missing after the incident that happened at Seela Ceramic Factory in Bahri area in Khart....
Mathrubhumi.com
Africa's largest power dam stokes Nile River tensionsParis (AFP) Dec 3, 2019
Ethiopia's construction of a massive power dam on the Blue Nile is raising tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river for 90 percent of its water supply.
As the neighbours and Sudan met in Cairo for talks Monday and Tuesday on the potential conflict flashpoint,....
Terra Daily
Sudan says at least 23 killed in factory fireCAIRO (AP) — At least 23 people have died in a huge explosion that tore through a tile factory in Sudan's capital of Khartoum on Tuesday, the government said.
The blaze also injured over 130 people, several critically, the cabinet added, suggesting the death toll from the blaze could rise as bu....
Eswatini and Sudan looking for new coachesEswaitini and Sudan are looking for new coaches after poor starts to the group stage of qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.....
Hundreds march in Sudan capital seeking justice for martyrsKHARTOUM: Hundreds of protesters marched Saturday through downtown Khartoum to demand justice for those killed in demonstrations against Sudan's now ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir.....
dailystar.com.lb
Bashir's NCP condemns Sudan 'illegal govt' move to scrap partyOusted president Omar al-Bashir's party Friday condemned Sudan's new "illegal government" for ordering its closure and the dismantling of his regime that ruled the country for 30 years.....
Chinese peacekeeper dies of Plasmodium falciparum malariaFu Sen, a Chinese peacekeeper who served in the United Nations peacekeeping mission from 2017 to 2018 in South Sudan, died aged 23 on Tuesday, media reported on Friday.....
Ecns.cn
Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of womenPARIS, France – Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures to combat domestic violence.
Demonstrators on Monday, November 25, gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia....
Rappler.com
Sudan cabinet scraps law abusing women's rights: state mediaKHARTOUM- Sudan's cabinet Tuesday scrapped a controversial law that severely curtailed women's rights during the 30-year tenure of deposed autocrat Omar al-Bashir, state media reported.....
dailystar.com.lb
DR Congo to play in CECAFA CupNAIROBI: The Democratic Republic of Congo will play in next month’s Confederation of East and central Africa (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup in Uganda as a guest team, the organisers said on Monday. The two-time African Nations Championships (CHAN) holders will be competing for the first time in....
TheNews.com.pk
US calls back ambassador from South Sudan
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States, a key supporter of South Sudan , said on Monday, November 25, it was calling back its ambassador for consultations as it shows frustration with dueling leaders' failure to form a government.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote on Twitter that he ca....
Rappler.com
The white rhino the world lost in 2018 is back from the deadHis name was Sudan. And poignantly, he was the last of his kind, the last male northern white rhino. His final years were spent on a nature reserve in Kenya. Old and infirm, he was put to sleep in March, 2018. His death, at 45, made news headlines around the world.....
CNN
Sudan's top Islamist politician sent to prison holding BashirSudan's most prominent Islamist politician was arrested on Wednesday after being summoned for questioning over former leader Omar al-Bashir's rise to power in a 1989 coup, a senior official from his party said.....
These are the countries where Russia's shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries operateRamiroWTF/YouTube
Two members of the Wagner Group were arrested in November on allegations of spying. The two men were reportedly meeting with Saif Gaddafi, the son of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, in an effort to bring the younger Gaddafi back to power in Libya.
The Wagner Group is a m....
Nigeria donates $300,000 to support South Sudan's armyNigerian Flag
By Victoria Ojeme
The Federal Government has pledge its support towards ending the conflict in South Sudan with a $300,000 (N108,450,000.00) donation to the unified....
OnlineNigeria.com
Sudan's youths back on the streets - to ease bus crisisKHARTOUM: After a year of mass protests that toppled an autocratic leader, Sudan faces a new kind of chaos -- a public transport crisis that's leaving thousands stranded by the dusty roadside.....
dailystar.com.lb
U.S. to reevaluate South Sudan ties after unity gov't deadline passesWASHINGTON: The United States Wednesday said it was "gravely disappointed" with South Sudan's failure to form a unity government by a Nov. 12 deadline and would "reevaluate" its relationship with the African nation's government.....
Jordan, UAE, Turkey, Sudan accused of violating sanctions on Libya -U.N. reportJordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have repeatedly violated an arms embargo on Libya and it is “highly probable” that a foreign attack aircraft is responsible for a deadly strike on a migrant detention center, according to U.N. experts monitoring the implementation of sanctions ....
Unicef enlists Tea Leoni to highlight the organization's 13,000 workersIn 1947, actor Téa Leoni's grandmother co-founded Unicef USA. Now, the actress is voicing the organization's end-of-year fundraising campaign, helping call attention to the tireless, and often dangerous, work its 13,000 workers around the world do to keep children and families safe and nourished.
....
Thedrum.com
South Sudan rival leaders given 100 days to form unity governmentEntebbe, Uganda (AFP) Nov 7, 2019
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar on Thursday were given another 100 days to form a power-sharing government after failing to resolve differences, a fresh delay that prompted a sharp US warning that the fledgling nation needed new le....
Terra Daily
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan set January goal on controversial Nile damWashington (AFP) Nov 6, 2019
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Wednesday set a January 15 target for resolving an intensifying feud over a massive dam being constructed on Africa's Nile River, which has raised fears of conflict over scarce water.
US President Donald Trump agreed to mediate among ....
Terra Daily
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan will try to resolve dam dispute by Jan. 15 , reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed on Wednesday to work toward resolving their dispute over the filling and operation of a massive dam project in Ethiopia by Jan. 15, 2020, the U.S. Treasury said. In a joint statement released after U.S. Treasury S....
YaLibnan.com
Sudan PM talks of peace on maiden trip to DarfurAl-Fashir, Sudan, Nov 4, 2019 (AFP) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Monday his government was working towards bringing peace to war-torn Darfur as he met hundreds of victims of the conflict who demanded swift justice.....
dailystar.com.lb
[Pankaj Mishra] Democracy is on the marchAcross the world, from Hong Kong to Ecuador, Sudan to Iraq, angry protesters are filling urban streets and squares, clashing with police, smashing shops and burning tires. They do not have a clear leadership. Yet, even in hopelessly sectarian Lebanon....
KoreaHerald.com
East Africa reels from deadly floods in extreme weatherNairobi (AFP) Oct 31, 2019
A powerful climate phenomenon in the Indian Ocean stronger than any seen in years is unleashing destructive rains and flooding across East Africa - and scientists say worse could be coming.
Violent downpours in October have displaced tens of thousands in Somalia,....
Album Review: Sudan Archives' 'Athena'I know what you're thinking: "Oh great, another violin-playing, ethnomusicology-studying R&B singer. Hasn't that been done to death?" All kidding aside, what's most remarkable about Sudan Archives' debut full-length is how naturally those multiple disciplines come together. While the Los Angeles....
Variety.com
Facebook suspends accounts linked to Putin ally for spreading disinformation in AfricaFacebook, once an innocent tool to share 'what's on your mind' has increasingly been weaponized by governments to spread disinformation and manipulate elections — something hundreds of the tech giants' employees outlined in an open letter this week that urged the company to rethink its stance on p....
Revenue shortfalls in spotlight as first review of IMF programme kicks offISLAMABAD: Projecting core inflation at 12.4 per cent, fiscal deficit at 7.4pc and higher debt levels despite better revenues in FY20, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday began discussions with Pakistan authorities over its first quarterly review of the $6 billion 39-month economic progr....
Dawn.com
Unemployment fuelling unrest in Arab states: IMFUnemployment and sluggish economic growth are fuelling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
The unrest is in turn contributing to slower growth in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, alongside global trade tensi....
Dawn.com
Locust horde threaten Pakistan's prized cotton farms"We're finished, nothing is left!" says farmer Vikram Meghwar pointing to millet stalks raided by swarms of locusts.
Like others in the village of Amarhar in Umerkot district, at the edge of the Tharparkar desert, the Meghwars, a farming family, clanged tins and made as much noise as possible dur....
Dawn.com
Chinese enterprises launch award to boost performance at Kenyan schoolWhen Ayom Koch left war town South Sudan to neighboring Kenya in search of education, all she wanted was a peaceful learning environment. The shy 13-year old girl has found this and much more as she became one of the first beneficiaries of the Spring Bud Scholarship award.....
Egypt agrees to Nile dam meeting with Ethiopia, SudanCairo (AFP) Oct 23, 2019
Egypt has agreed to meet Ethiopia and Sudan over a disputed Nile dam as the Nobel-winning Ethiopian premier toughened his tone saying his country could not be stopped from building the gigantic project.
Fresh tensions have flared between Cairo and Addis Ababa after....
