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Al-Burhan Directs Important Address to the Sudanese Nation
The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council. , Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, addressed on Tuesday evening the Sudanese nation, affirming his commitment to work with all components of the Sudanese people in order to ensure the realization of their dreams and aspirations in building a state of democracy and dignity and the state of freedom, peace and justice. In his address,...
One person killed after car driven into crowd in Berlin
A car has been driven into a crowd of people in western Berlin near the site of the 2016 Christmas market terror attack, killing one person and injuring several others. A spokesperson for the German capital’s fire service said at least eight people had been seriously injured, five of whom were being treated for critical injuries. An unspecified number of...
Sadio Mane’s side Lions of Teranga to face Rwanda on Tuesday
Sadio Mane’s side, the Lions of Teranga will meet Rwanda on Tuesday at the Diamniadio Olympic Stadium. Rwanda have not qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations since 2004 and will be up against a Senegal side that won the most recent edition of the competition in February of this year. Rwanda drew 1-1 with hosts Mozambique in their opening game...
Why Zimbabwe is importing grain despite billions spent on the CAP?
In late May, Zimbabwe, which was once the breadbasket of Africa, announced it will import 400,000 metric tonnes (MT) of maize worth $100m from the neighbouring Zambia and Malawi amid grain shortages due to poor harvests and hoarding by farmers who are demanding to be paid in US dollars - this despite President Mnangagwa's Command Agriculture Programme. When did...
Migrants caravan continues its journey to the US border
A caravan of 4,000 to 5,000 migrants, mostly from Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean, headed through southern Mexico to the United States on Tuesday. The departure of this year's largest caravan coincides with the Summit of the Americas, a regional gathering of representatives from nearly every country in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean being held in...
Nigeria: Sadness, anger in Owo following deadly church attack
After sadness and fear, it is anger that has emerged in Owo town, southwest Nigeria, following a deadly church attack in the country's relatively peaceful region. Women marched in protest outside the traditional palace of Owo on Tuesday. Some of them chanted to Ogun, the deity of iron, calling for revenge against those responsible for the attack in the St. Francis...
G7 pledges help to nations at risk of food crisis
The G7 leaders held a video conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, promising to do more to help poor nations at risk of food crisis due to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Russia’s military operation in Ukraine has been “causing global economic disruptions, impacting the security of global energy supply, fertilizer and food provision, and the functioning of...
Al-Burhan receives telephone call from US Assistant Secretary of State
The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, received today a phone call from the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ms. Molly Phee, in which she confirmed the US administration's support for the transition process in Sudan. The TSC President pledged his commitment to complete the transitional phase to the stage of democratic transition,...
The EU is destroying its own energy security with the planned Russian oil embargo
The European Union, this week, announced ambitious proposals to embargo the importation of Russian oil by the end of 2022. After teeth-pulling negotiations which have been met with strident objections from several member states, including Hungary and Slovakia, and public doubt over the impact of such measures, its Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyden declared that these measures would be gradually...
Max Verstappen takes hard-fought win over Charles Leclerc
Red Bull's Max Verstappen survived a late-race assault from title rival Charles Leclerc's Ferrari to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was cruising to an easy win after passing Leclerc early on but a late safety car brought them together for a re-start with 10 laps to go. Leclerc strained everything for five laps to get close enough to pass...