Paramilitary Speedy Assist Forces declares rival authority in areas below its management, as the US expresses alarm over its alleged concentrating on of civilians in Darfur. Sudan’s paramilitary Speedy Assist Forces (RSF) has introduced the formation of a rival authorities, two years for the reason that nation descended right into a brutal conflict that has…
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A roundup of a few of final week’s occasions.
A treason cost and the exclusion of the primary opposition draw consideration earlier than October polls in Tanzania. Tanzania’s electoral fee has barred the primary opposition get together, Chadema, from contesting presidential and parliamentary elections as a result of happen later this yr. The Unbiased Nationwide Elections Fee (INEC) introduced the choice on Saturday, stating…
The small African nation of Gabon is voting on Saturday in its first government elections since a navy coup in 2023 ended the 50-year dynastic rule of the Bongo political household. Brice Clotaite Oligui Nguema, coup leader-turned-transition president, is the primary candidate amongst 4 opponents and is broadly anticipated to win the elections, regardless of…
The administration of President Donald Trump has moved to finish authorized protections for 1000’s of Afghans and Cameroonians legally residing in the US. On Friday, a spokesperson for the Division of Homeland Safety confirmed the choice, which can have an effect on roughly 14,600 Afghans and seven,900 Cameroonians. These people have been in a position…
Transfer coincides with DRC’s drive to signal minerals cope with US in trade for safety in struggle with Rwanda-backed rebels. Three United States residents initially sentenced to demise within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over a botched coup try have been repatriated after Kinshasa commuted their demise sentences to life imprisonment final week. Congolese…
The demise toll from flooding within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to rise as authorities race to evacuate folks. The floods over the weekend, prompted by heavy rains, minimize entry to greater than half of the capital Kinshasa. By Sunday night, the demise toll had risen to 33 as authorities struggled…
America authorities has revoked current visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders and barred additional entries of the nation’s nationals as a result of a failed deportation case, signalling an escalation of the Trump administration’s sweeping crackdown on immigration. In a press release on Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the transitional…
Maseru, Lesotho — President Trump in March described Lesotho as a spot “no one has ever heard of,” after which this week he hit the tiny African kingdom with the best of his “reciprocal” commerce tariffs for any single nation. Mr. Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs included a whopping 50% levy on the small, impoverished…
