Month: January 2025

 On April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a conflict of unmitigated brutality that has resulted in the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe, leaving 638,000 Sudanese experiencing the worst famine in Sudan’s recent history, over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, and tens of thousands dead.  In December 2023, I concluded that members of the SAF and the RSF had committed […]

 The Culture Fund of Zimbabwe Trust, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) Delegation to Zimbabwe, is pleased to announce the awarding of grants totalling USD $62,589.00 to 8 additional projects across the arts and culture sector in Zimbabwe. These grants, ranging from USD $4,000.00 to USD $10,000.00, aim to empower creatives across  the country’s ten provinces. The latest awardees are undertaking diverse, impactful projects, including promoting an anthology of poems for the visually […]

 In recent days, the Masisi territory of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been the scene of major clashes between the armed group M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by allied elements. These clashes have led to large movements of people in the area - some 102,000 people in less than a week, according to OCHA. “Between 3 and 6 January, MSF and Ministry of Health teams treated 75 wounded people at […]

 Responding to reports that more than 170 people under sentence of death have been transferred to Angenga prison for execution in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson, said:  “The announcement of these prison transfers is absolutely appalling. We fear imminent mass executions by the authorities amid a lack of reliable information about the status of people sentenced to […]

 Responding to the release of five arbitrarily detained government critics in Angola after more than a year behind bars, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson, said:  “At last, Neth Nahara, Adolfo Campos, Gildo das Ruas, Tanaice Neutro and Pensador are free. We are overjoyed that they are home with their loved ones.  “Though we celebrate their release, these five people should never have been […]

 His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio joined fellow Heads of State and other dignitaries at the inauguration of Ghana’s newly elected President, John Dramani Mahama, at the Black Star Square in Accra. The event was a grand celebration, attended by thousands of Ghanaians, including key stakeholders and traditional leaders, who came together to mark this significant milestone in Ghana’s democratic history. In his inaugural address, President Mahama commended the people […]

 Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Mr. Harry Kimtai, convened a meeting with Kenyan Ambassador to the UK, Manoah Esipisu, KUTRH Acting CEO, Dr. Zainab Gura, Prof. Keith Brennan, and Brigid Fucy from Manchester University to advance collaborations in health systems, medical training, and research. The meeting emphasized capacity building and equipping healthcare professionals to address emerging challenges, with both sides committing to actionable strategies for improved healthcare and education outcomes. […]

 Speaker of the House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI, on Tuesday in Accra, at the inauguration ceremony of President-elect of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama. The Moroccan delegation included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates MFA Nasser Bourita and His Majesty the King's Ambassador to Ghana, Ms. Imane Ouadil. The inauguration ceremony of Ghana's president-elect was attended by […]