Fighting between Sudan’s army the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues for a sixth day as the latest attempt at a ceasefire breaks down. Battles are still raging near the headquarters of the general command and in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman. The army’s air force is currently shelling several RSF targets in Khartoum […]
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Thu 20 April 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that Turkiye is ready to provide all means of support necessary to achieve stability and peace in Sudan. In an interview with TRT, Erdogan said: “We are following the developments in Sudan with concern. Today, I spoke to my brother [Abdelmadjid] Tebboune, the president of […]
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Wed 19 Apr 2023: On Wednesday, the Russian private military Wagner Group denied having any operations in Sudan and and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state. In March 2022, Western diplomats in Khartoum claimed that Wagner was engaged in illegal gold mining in Sudan among other things. […]
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Wed 19 Apr 2023: Inflation in South Africa rose to 7.1% in March, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) revealed on Wednesday. This means South Africans will pay more for goods, especially food and non-alcoholic beverages. According to the latest data, headline consumer inflation edged higher to 7.1% in March from 7% in February and 6.9% […]
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Wed 19 Apr 2023: Over the past 15 years South Africa has been experiencing a gradually worsening number of electricity cuts. This state of affairs has prompted frustration among citizens, negative international economic sentiment and financial hardship for many businesses. Public pressure has grown more intense, leading to the extraordinary presidential decision by President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
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Wed 19 Apr 2023: Fighting rages in Sudan hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect at 6pm (16:00 GMT) on Tuesday. Forces loyal to duelling generals battled for key locations in the capital, Khartoum, and accused each other of violating the ceasefire. Loud gunfire reverberated on Wednesday morning in […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: The violence that broke out in Sudan on Saturday has already killed 270 people and injured 2,600, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “I condemn all loss of life and we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in #Sudan,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general, in […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced the appointment of an interim board of directors for national carrier, South African Airways (SAA). Former Tourism Minister Derek Hannekom has been appointed as interim non-executive director and chairperson of the carrier. Professor John Lamola – who was the air carrier’s chairperson – will […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: Tunisian security forces late Monday arrested Ennahda Party leader Rached Ghannouchi and took him in for interrogation at a National Guard building in the capital Tunis. In a statement on Facebook, senior Ennahda Party official and former Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem said that security forces raided Ghannouchi’s home and took him […]
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Tue 18 Apr 2023: The Russian mercenary group has been accused of plundering Sudan’s gold resources to bankroll operations in Ukraine. After battles have broken out in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), questions have arisen over the involvement of the Wagner Group, a powerful Russian mercenary organisation that has […]
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