Tag: Sudan
Pope tells South Sudan leaders to make sacrifices for peace
ROME — Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of South Sudan on Friday by urging its...
Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
UNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a...
ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects
UNITED NATIONS — Fatou Bensouda briefed the U.N. Security Council for the last time as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday,...
C. African Republic PM resigns in latest blow to government
BANGUI, Central African Republic — Central African Republic's Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada resigned Thursday, in the latest sign of fragility within the government already...
Biden embraces a Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals
The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to...
Billionaire donor slams vaccine hoarding at Africa’s expense
KAMPALA, Uganda — Billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim is sharply criticizing the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by wealthy nations, urging the international community to “walk...
Sudan, Egypt renew calls for int’l role in Ethiopia dispute
CAIRO — Sudan and Egypt renewed calls Wednesday for the international community to help in resolving their decade-long dispute with Ethiopia over a giant...
US hopes for more Abraham deals in embrace of a Trump policy
The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to...
Report: Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 36
CAIRO — Tribal clashes erupted over the weekend between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s western Darfur region, killing at least 36 people, the state-run...
UN calls on Sudan to move more swiftly on peace agreement
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday urged Sudan’s government to swiftly form a Transitional Legislative Council and implement security measures and...