Mon 01 May 2023: Despite the ceasefire, rival forces are still fighting, according to Al Jazeera’s Haitham Uweit, reporting from the capital Khartoum. “The truce is still going on, despite sporadic military confrontations. A while ago, we heard a warplane carrying out a raid in Khartoum Bahri,” he said. “The army talked about monitoring movements […]
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Mon 01 May 2023: As the globe observes International Workers’ Day, Parliament’s Presiding Officers have joined millions of workers around the world in celebrating the victories gained in the fight for better working conditions. Since 1994, Workers’ Day in South Africa has been officially recognized as a celebration of workers’ rights, and a reminder of […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Europe is turning to Africa’s gas, while the US, China and Russia are racing for economic influence on the continent. As Europe shuns Russian energy supplies, it is increasingly turning to Africa to find alternatives. But critics warn, millions of Africans lack electricity and supplies are much needed at home. Meanwhile, […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Gun battles have been reported around the army headquarters in central Khartoum, and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out airstrikes in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman across the Nile River, according to witnesses. Central Reserve Police, a paramilitary unit, were being deployed across Khartoum, a city of five million, […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Primary and Secondary Schools in Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region have resumed enrolling students. Addis Abeba, April 27 Primary and secondary schools in the area have begun registering pupils as they complete their final preparations to resume normal sessions, according to information released by the Tigray Education Bureau on Wednesday. According to […]
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Sun 30 Apr 2023: Architects Sumayya Vally and Alejandro Aravena on challenging narratives and designing spaces that reflect us. South African architect Sumayya Vally challenges conventional Western principles and celebrates the local textures and traditions of her hometown, Johannesburg. In 2021, she became the youngest architect to design London’s Serpentine Pavilion and is the 2023 […]
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Sat 29 Apr 2023: Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. They also choose the mode of irrigation, whether by buckets or drip kits. Farmers purchase, run and maintain the operation themselves on their […]
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Sat 29 Apr 2023: The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry, and artillery could be heard in Khartoum and dark smoke rose over parts of the city as fighting in Sudan entered a third week. Despite the announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire extension, fighting between the army and its rival paramilitary force was also ongoing […]
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Fri 28 Apr 2023: At least 20,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad since clashes erupted in neighboring Sudan some two weeks ago, according to International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Anadolu News Agency reports. “Most of the people who came to Chad need urgent humanitarian needs, such as food, water and accommodation,” IOM Mission Chief in […]
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Fri 28 Apr 2023: A Turkish military plane on a mission to evacuate Turkish citizens from conflict-torn Sudan came under gunfire, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. A Turkish C-130 evacuation plane, which was headed to Wadi Seidna Air Base for the evacuation, came under small arms fire, said a ministry statement. The […]
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