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Thursday, 08 May 2025 22:24
Sudan: new wave of refugees pour into Chad after RSF atrocities
Over 18,500 Sudanese refugees have fled into eastern Chad in the past two weeks, following devastating attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp and the city of al-Fasher in Darfur. The 11 April assault by Sudan’s paramilitary…
Thursday, 08 May 2025 22:21
Rwanda: talks with USA about receiving immigrants
Rwanda has confirmed it is in early discussions with the Trump administration about potentially receiving immigrants deported from the USA. Foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe stated the talks are ongoing but not finalised. The move follows US…
Thursday, 08 May 2025 22:05
USA: Trump offers $1,000 illegal immigrants to ‘self-deport’
Donald Trump’s administration has launched a voluntary ‘self-deportation’ initiative offering $1,000 to illegal immigrants who choose to leave the USA. Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem described it as a safer, more cost-effective alternative to forced removal.…
Thursday, 01 May 2025 21:27
Gaza: aid blockade reaches sixty days, USA defends Israel at ICJ
Israel’s total blockade of Gaza, cutting off food, water, and medicine on 2 March, has reached sixty days. The humanitarian crisis is deepening, with the UN warning of imminent famine and the World Food Programme reporting…
Thursday, 01 May 2025 21:15
Canada: Carney wins election in dramatic comeback
Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has secured re-election in Canada, staging a dramatic comeback. Though the Liberals have not won a clear majority, their lead over the Conservatives is decisive. Carney credited the turnaround to a rise…
Thursday, 01 May 2025 21:02
DRC: peacekeeping force decides to withdraw
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has begun withdrawing its peacekeeping force from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through Rwanda. The troops, from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania are exiting Goma in North Kivu and…