Dr Kunte Mussa pushes for all-inclusive dialogue to resolve nation’s crisis

  Ethiomedia    June 2, 2017    https://youtu.be/uWBB1UfbjVY Dr Kunte Mussa pushes for all-inclusive dialogue to resolve nation’s crisis. The witty, native of Afar, warns the danger of fomenting ethnic hate, and urges all sides to stay away from the politics of animosity. Dr. Kunte is an epidemiologist resident in Sweden. He made the remarks […]

Politicised humanitarian aid is fuelling South Sudan’s civil war

Albert González Farran/IRIN Daniel van Oudenaren A journalist previously based in South Sudan NAIROBI, 27 February 2017 A declaration of famine in South Sudan has prompted a swirl of appeals for new funding to stem the catastrophe. There are millions of people in desperate need, and there are aid groups well-positioned to do more, if […]

IDPs need as much attention as refugees, says IDMC

A monitoring group says more than 40 million IDPs are waiting for the world to take notice of their plight. Faras Ghani02 Jun 2017 21:54 GMT Internally displaced people now outnumber refugees by two to one [Albert Gonzalez Farran/NRC] More than 31 million people were internally displaced due to conflict and disasters in 2016, but […]

South Africa opposition party suspends Helen Zille over colonialism tweets

Helen Zille is a major political figure in South Africa South Africa’s main opposition party has suspended its former leader after she tweeted that colonialism was not all bad. The leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) said Helen Zille’s remarks undermined its reconciliation project. The party is holding a disciplinary hearing on the case. The […]

Egyptian, Sudanese foreign ministers stress importance of maintaining good relations

Ahram Online , Saturday 3 Jun 2017 The Egyptian and Sudanese foreign ministers both stressed in a meeting in Cairo on Saturday the importance of maintaining good relations between the two countries, state news agency MENA reported. During his visit, Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour delivered to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi a letter from Sudanese […]

Sudanese army deployed on Libyan-Egyptian bordersLibyan Express |

Libyan Express |Saturday 3 June 2017 Sudanese Army Forces deployed on the triangle border crossing between Sudan, Libya and Egypt. (File Photo) Sudanese Army officials announced that they deployed forces on the triangle border crossing between Sudan, Libya and Egypt. On the official website of the Sudanese Army Forces, they said Sudan’s military forces were […]

Forecasters Say Drought May Linger in Ethiopia

June 02, 2017 2:55 PM Sora Halake FILE – People wait for food and water in the Warder district in the Somali region of Ethiopia, Jan. 28, 2017. Forecasters are warning that Ethiopia could face more rainfall deficits, deepening a drought that has left nearly eight million of the country’s people in need of aid. […]

Sudan’s FM to visit Cairo on Saturday

     Friday 2 June 2017 June 2, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said he will visit Cairo on Saturday to hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry within the framework of the joint Sudanese-Egyptian political consultations committee. Sudan’s FM Ibrahim Ghandour (L) meets with his Egyptian counterpart Samih Shoukri in Cairo […]