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Africa

Africa: Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello Travels to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt

[ad_1] U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt starting October 30 for meetings on the crisis in Sudan. During his trip, the Special Envoy will meet with Sudanese civil society leaders and government officials from the host countries, as well as with multilateral leaders. The Special Envoy will emphasize the need for immediate humanitarian access into and within all regions of […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: What Does Africa Really Want?

[ad_1] The continent's case for "global restructuring" is muddled. Although African countries would seem to be of one mind in regard to the perceived "historical injustice" believed to have been meted out to the continent by the dominant powers in the international system, there is little agreement on how to go about seeking redress. Consequently, for all the vitriol aimed at the contemporary world order for its purported "anachronism," African […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Communiqué of the 1237th Meeting of the Peace and Security Council Held On 23 October 2024 On Consideration of the AU Commission Report On Combating Terrorism in the Continent

[ad_1] Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1237th meeting held on 23 October 2024 on Consideration of the AU Commission Report on Combating Terrorism in the Continent. The Peace and Security Council, Recalling Declaration [Ext/Assembly/AU/Decl.(XVI)] on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government, adopted by the 16th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 28 May 2022; Also recalling Communique [PSC/PR/COMM.2.1219 […]

todayOctober 31, 2024 1

Entertainment

Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries – Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa

[ad_1] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name. In the latest development around […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 3

News

Sudan: UK Activists Accuse Arsenal F.C. of ‘Sportswashing’ Sudan Over UAE Ties

[ad_1] London — Protestors from London For Sudan and Action For Sudan gathered outside Emirates Stadium during the Arsenal vs. Liverpool match on Sunday, urging Arsenal F.C. to end its sponsorship deal with Emirates Airlines due to the UAE's alleged role in Sudan's escalating humanitarian crisis. In a joint statement released yesterday, London For Sudan and Action For Sudan highlighted the alarming surge in violence in El Gezira, which has escalated following the recent defection of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Power Struggle in Tigray

[ad_1] As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens the tenuous stability in war-shattered Tigray. Long-simmering tensions within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) broke out into the open in August 2024. The party leadership around President Debretsion Gebremichael now stands apart from key TPLF officials in the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) around its President Getachew Reda. Each side considers the other an […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 3

Africa

Africa: Can SAMIDRC Be Spared the Fate of Previous Peace Missions?

[ad_1] SADC member states must ensure that the operation in eastern DRC can overcome the challenges faced by its predecessors. Almost a year since deployment, prospects of success look bleak for the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC). Even with its direct, offensive mandate, the mission may face the same fate as former operations in the east DRC. Since 1999, the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), […]

todayOctober 28, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Joint Statement by the Security Council Signatories of the Statement of Shared Commitments for the Principles of Women, Peace and Security

[ad_1] Office of Press and Public Diplomacy The following is a joint statement delivered by Mrs. Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation, on behalf of Ecuador, France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure for me to stand here with my ten Security Council colleagues who have – like my country, Switzerland – signed shared commitments to reaffirm our will to […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 1

Africa

Africa: Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations

[ad_1] New York, New York — AS DELIVERED Thank you so much, Madam President. And I want to thank Switzerland for bringing us together on this important topic; it’s really fitting that we gather today on United Nations Day. Thank you, also, Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, for your presentation, as well as Executive Director Bahous, and the other briefers, for your critical contributions to our discussion today. Madam President, Colleagues, as we mark 24 years of Resolution 1325, I find myself thinking about […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 4

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