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Kenya subtly endorses US-Qatar-brokered DRC peace deal, acknowledges changing regional dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 09, 2025

While Kenya had long championed African-led solutions—through the Nairobi and Luanda peace tracks—it now appears content to play a supporting role to...

South Sudan confirms arrival of eight immigrants deported from US
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 09, 2025

The eight men from Laos, Cuba, Myanmar, Mexico, Vietnam, and South Sudan were deported from the US in May but ended up being held under guard for week...

South Sudan President Kiir sacks army chief after seven months in office
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 09, 2025

Majok's dismissal comes at a time of heightened unrest, particularly in the country's northeast region, where government forces have been battling the...

Football returns to Sudan after two-year hiatus amid civil war
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 08, 2025

The tournament, officially dubbed the Sudanese Elite Championship, features eight top clubs and is being held in the northern towns of Ad-Damer and At...

UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
UN News  |  Jul 08, 2025

Since April 2023, an estimated 780,000 people have been displaced from El Fasher town and the nearby Zamzam displacement camps, including nearly 500,0...

WFP resumes emergency food airdrops in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 07, 2025

WFP aims to reach 470,000 people in Upper Nile and Northern Jonglei during the ongoing lean season, the hungriest period of the year that runs through...

Sudan accuses UAE of 'manipulating global forums' to shield RSF
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

Sudan referenced the recent Non-Aligned Movement meetings at the expert level in New York, where it claims the UAE delegation attempted to exclude exp...

Ethiopian militias occupy fertile Sudan land as war shifts army focus
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The latest claims follow a separate incident on Wednesday when traders in the town of Al-Qalabat reported that an armed Ethiopian group entered Sudan,...

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed pushes for sea access, avoids war - for now
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 04, 2025

For landlocked Ethiopia - a country of over 130 million people and one of Africa's fastest-growing economies - the lack of direct access to maritime t...

PM Abiy calls for unity amid Egypt, Sudan tensions as Ethiopia completes grand dam construction
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 03, 2025

Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.

At least 933 killed in 2025 attacks on Sudan hospitals and health workers, says Save the Children
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The humanitarian organisation said the number of deaths linked to attacks on healthcare had risen sharply in 2025, with the current toll nearly 60 tim...

Sudan’s RSF, rebel groups form new political coalition led by Hemedti
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 03, 2025

Reports indicate that the new entity, dubbed "Tasis" (Arabic for "Founding"), was unveiled in Nyala, South Darfur, signalling the coalition's intent t...

UNMISS report: 739 civilians killed in South Sudan’s deadliest quarter since 2020
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 02, 2025

The report shows that South Sudan recorded 1,607 victims of violence in the first quarter of 2025, including 679 injured, 149 abducted, and 40 subject...

South Sudan launches door-to-door taxpayer registration in Juba
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 02, 2025

The capital has been divided into ten administrative zones in an attempt to streamline the registration process and strengthen oversight of tax compli...

50 injured in four days of violence along South Sudan border - MSF
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 01, 2025

In May, escalating violence along the South Sudan–Ethiopia border forced MSF to relocate its medical operations from the border town of Burbeiye, Sout...

Funding shortages threaten relief for millions of Sudanese refugees: WFP
UN News  |  Jul 01, 2025

WFP noted that the situation for many Sudanese refugees is already dire, more than two years since war erupted between Sudan’s national army and param...

Sudan: Foreign interests are deepening a devastating war – only regional diplomacy can stop them
The Conversation  |  Jun 30, 2025

A peaceful and democratically governed Sudan can contribute to peace not just in the region, but also in many other parts of the world.

Chad’s border towns overwhelmed by influx of Sudanese refugees
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

Food aid, once a lifeline for many, is now hard to come by. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that funding cuts, largely driven b...

Olympic Champion Chebet to face world record holder Gudaf Tsegay in Oregon
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 29, 2025

Beatrice Chebet is set for a high-stakes showdown with 5,000m world record holder Gudaf Tsegay at the 50th Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, which will a...

Sudanese Army targets RSF training centre in Nyala drone strikes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 29, 2025

Witnesses reported seeing a drone hovering over the city for about 30 minutes before it launched multiple rockets at the facility.

US sanctions on Sudan take effect over chemical weapons use in civil war
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 29, 2025

Exports of goods and technology controlled for national security reasons have also been withdrawn by the US Government.

Mudavadi defends state’s handling of June 25 protests, slams foreign envoys ‘for overreach’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 26, 2025

Mudavadi praised the security forces for what he called “professionalism and restraint” amid extreme provocation, warning that the country cannot tole...

Kenya defends UAE ties, denies aiding Sudan's RSF
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 26, 2025

In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs said such statements are reckless, unsubstantiated and risk destabilising reg...

Chad reverses ban, allows Sudanese refugee students to sit national exams
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 25, 2025

The move followed a renewed plea by Darfur regional governor Minni Arko Minawi, who earlier criticised Chad's ban and urged President Mahamat Idriss D...

40 killed in Sudan after drone strikes hospital in West Kordofan - WHO
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 24, 2025

According to WHO, the attack at Al Mujilad hospital claimed the lives of both women and children, with the organisation's Sudan office confirming the...

Sudan military accuses Kenya of backing RSF militia, escalating diplomatic row
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 24, 2025

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Kenya was complicit in supplying arms to the Rapid Support Forces (...

Sudan’s RSF leader Mohamed Dagalo extends olive branch to Egypt amid strained relations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 23, 2025

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo appeared to soften his stance after months of alleging that Egypt was providing direct military support to the SAF in the ongoin...

World Refugee Day: Urgent calls made for rights and health of displaced populations
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 20, 2025

In a statement, IGAD described the region as the largest refugee-hosting area in the world, currently sheltering over six million refugees and asylum...

IOM sounds alarm over suspension of life-saving transport in South Sudan
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 20, 2025

Statistics show that nearly 1.2 million people have crossed into South Sudan since April 2023, straining already fragile systems amid a worsening huma...

Sudan's new PM Kamil Idris unveils technocrat cabinet, setting up clash with armed factions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 20, 2025

The PM set the stage for a confrontation with entrenched armed factions that have held sway under previous power-sharing arrangements.

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