Osman Mirghani: Sudan’s weapons and informal settlements
It will not be easy for the Sudanese people to forget the pain of this war. It has touched nearly...
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Clashes raise concern over South Sudan’s fragile peace deal
Two days of clashes between government forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) have renewed concerns over...
Turkey confirms airspace ban on Israeli aircraft
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on August 29th that Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli official and military...
Escalating Israeli assault traps Gaza City residents in fear
Since Israel announced its plan to fully occupy Gaza City, the military has intensified its offensive with air strikes, artillery...
Algeria supports Sahrawi right to autonomy
Algerian support for Sahrawi independence is based primarily on the belief that all peoples have the right to self-determination, as...
Gas levers in the Western Sahara conflict
Having reached a "watershed moment" between a protracted conflict and "peace and compromise," players in the Western Sahara conflict have...
140 killed by Congo rebel group human rights group says
At least 140 people were killed by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during July 2025,...
Trump: US forces will not be sent to Ukraine
United States President Donald Trump stated that American forces will not be sent to defend Ukraine against Russia, after earlier...
DR Congo and M23 rebels fail to make peace agreement
The Government of the DRC and the Rwandan-backed M23 paramilitary group failed to reach a peace agreement on 18 August,...
Egypt signals willingness to join international force in Gaza
While Hamas accepted a new ceasefire proposal on August 18th in Cairo, Egypt announced that it may contribute to an...
Togo silent as Burkina militants escalate northern attacks
Militants originating from Burkina Faso have intensified their attacks in northern Togo since the start of the year, while the...
Alaska summit ends in stalemate as the Ukraine war continues
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump met in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, with...
John Wight: Ukraine is an artificial state, Zelensky its product
As Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, in what by any metric is a critical point in a conflict...
Cholera outbreak kills at least 40 people in a week in Sudan
Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region is grappling with its deadliest cholera outbreak in years, with at least 40 people dying between...
Israel to seize full control of Gaza under plan to defeat Hamas
During the night of August 7th–8th, Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to defeat Hamas in the...
