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An Association to Coordinate Educational and Media Programs between Russia and Africa

Under the aegis of the Russian-African Club of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, a Memorandum on Information Cooperation between African and Russian Media was signed and also an association comprising Russian and African journalists was established. The association is designed to coordinate…

UNHCR: Sudan refugee response will need $445 million for rising numbers fleeing Sudan

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today that it is planning for an outflow of 860,000 refugees and returnees from Sudan and, with partners, will require US$445 million to support the displaced until October.

Over 1,000 Daily Arrivals from Sudan to Ethiopia: IOM Data

Geneva/ Metema, Ethiopia - Over 12,000 people have arrived in Metema, the border town between Sudan and Ethiopia, since fighting erupted on 15 April, many exhausted after the long and dangerous journey to safety. IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is currently recording over one thousand daily…

Burkina Faso: Severe humanitarian crisis persists for people living under blockade in Djibo

Burkina Faso is experiencing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has seen almost two million people flee violence perpetrated by jihadist groups. The northern town of Djibo has now been under blockade by non-state armed groups for over a year and remains largely cut off from food and aid.

UNHCR warns of mounting needs in DR Congo as forced displacement continues

GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is extremely concerned about the devastating consequences for displaced people of recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is calling for humanitarian efforts to be urgently supported. With 6.2 million internally displaced…

UNHCR, partners scale-up relief efforts as cross-border movements from Sudan increase

This is a summary of what was said by Olga Sarrado Mur, UNHCR Spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

East and Southern Africa: Attacks on journalists on the rise as authorities seek to suppress press freedom

Authorities across East and Southern Africa escalated their attacks against journalists and press freedom across the region to suppress reporting of corruption and human rights violations throughout 2022, the Media Institute of Southern Africa and Amnesty International said today to mark World Press…

UNHCR rapidly scaling up to assist people seeking safety in South Sudan following Sudan violence

Over 16,600 arrivals registered as of 28 April

Russia Urged To Adopt More Sustainable Development-Oriented Policies To Meet Contemporary Challenges Facing African Countries

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh For more than three decades, Russia has been trying to regain part of its Soviet-era economic influence in Africa, but such efforts have regularly hit stumbling blocks which policy experts attribute to pitfalls in its policy towards Africa. Now several reports have urged Russian…

OIC Holds Emergency Executive Committee Meeting to Discuss Developments in Sudan

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Horn Observer) -- At the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the current Chair of the Islamic Summit, and the OIC Executive Committee, the OIC Executive Committee will hold an emergency meeting, on Wednesday, 3 May 2023, at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in…

Sudan INGO Forum calls on conflict parties to ensure protection of civilians, including aid workers and assets, and allow for the immediate scale-up of life-saving humanitarian assistance

The ongoing and escalating violence across Sudan has directly impacted thousands of civilians, resulting in loss of life, widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure and complete disruption of basic services. Despite the announcement of consecutive 72-hour ceasefires and humanitarian pauses by…

Sudan: Plight of civilians amid hostilities

Delivered by Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Two weeks after the fighting erupted between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) - imposing fear, deprivation, trauma and suffering on the civilian population -- the human rights…

Nigerian justice minister misrepresents CPJ research on attacks on journalists

New York, April 28, 2023—Nigerian authorities should revise recent statements falsely characterizing CPJ's research on the press freedom situation in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.

Gunmen shot dead senior Ethiopian ruling party official

Addis Ababa (Horn Observer) – The Head of the Ethiopian ruling Prosperity Party's Amhara region branch, Girma Yeshitila has been shot dead in Amhara region, the local media reported.

IGAD Receives Update on President Salva Kiir's Sudan Ceasefire and Mediation Efforts

April 27, 2023 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan and the lead Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) mediation team of the Assembly of Heads of States and Government yesterday evening (26 April 2023) shared a comprehensive update…

FIFA receives expressions of interest to host FIFA Women's World Cup 2027™

ZURICH, Switzerland, -- Four expressions of interest from member associations representing the same number of confederations received; FIFA implementing most robust and comprehensive bidding process in the history of the FIFA Women's World Cup™; FIFA Congress to appoint the host(s) on 17 May 2024.

UNHCR mobilizes to help people fleeing Sudan for neighbouring countries

GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up to assist people seeking safety in countries neighbouring Sudan, where the fighting looks set to trigger further displacement both within and outside the country.

Sudan: New conflict escalation exacerbates 20 years of suffering for civilians in Darfur

As the escalation in violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads throughout Sudan, civilians in Darfur continue to suffer due to the country's authorities failure to provide security, and their inability to deliver justice and accountability for war crimes…

Sudan: US suspends operations at its Embassy in Khartoum

Washington, (Horn Observer) The U.S. Department of State has temporarily suspended operations at its Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan and safely evacuated all U.S. personnel and their dependents under our security responsibility, statement from the US state department read