More than a year of siege in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher has forced some civilians to turn to animal skins for food as the country's war grinds on.El-Fasher is the last major holdout in the vast western Darfur region against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), at war with the regular army since April 2023.With the RSF's nearly 18-month siege cutting off humanitarian aid to the city -- home to 400,000 trapped civilians -- El-Fasher has run out of almost everything.'After not eating for...

Download logo Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Dr. Badr Abdelatty called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today. 2. Prime...

In an interview with FRANCE 24, the renowned Sudanese-British billionaire and philantropist...

Download logo On the final day of his visit to Juba, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the diplomatic community about the impact of the United Nations-wide financial crisis on the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The crisis, caused by delays and shortfalls in the payment of cash contributions, including to peacekeeping means UNMISS will have to cut spending by 15%, within the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sub-Saharan Africa?s economic growth to hold steady at 4.1% in 2025, with a modest pickup anticipated in 2026, according to its October Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa released on Thursday. While the region continues to show resilience, the IMF warned that global headwinds ? including weaker demand, softer commodity prices, and tighter financial markets ? are testing its recovery and reform momentum. ?Six months ago, our assessment highlighted the region's strong efforts and that growth had exceeded expectations last year,? said Abebe Aemro Selassie, director of the African Department at the IMF. But we also noted the sudden...