For 11 years, land forces chiefs in Africa and the U.S. Army have met annually at the African Land Forces Summit, a four-day event where the group discusses security threats on the continent and how these joint forces can tackle the threats together.S…
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A Record 55 Million People Displaced Last Year
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center reports the number of people displaced inside their own countries because of conflict, violence and weather-related disasters reached an all-time high of 55 million by the end of 2020.Experts tracking these …
Saudi Arabia Pushes for Sweeping Sudan Debt Restructuring
Saudi Arabia will press Sudan’s creditors to reach a broad agreement to reduce the African country’s $50 billion-plus debt pile, said a Saudi official who will be directly involved in the debt-restructuring talks.Sudan’s transitional government, led b…
Rights Group Condemns Jail Term for Cameroon Transgender Women
Rights activists in Cameroon have condemned a five-year jail sentence given to two transgender women for “attempted homosexuality” and public indecency. A lawyer for the two, who were arrested for wearing women’s clothing in a restaurant, say they are…
Millions of African Muslims Mark Eid Holiday Amid Uncertain Times
Eid al-Fitr is a special time of year for the nearly half of Africa’s population who are adherents of Islam. But this year’s celebration is different amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic and the devastation it has caused across the continent.Last …
Sudan Protesters Demand Justice After Being Fired on by Security Forces
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s transitional government is under fire after security forces used live ammunition Tuesday to disperse people marking the two-year anniversary of a pro-democracy protest, leaving two people dead. On June 3, 2019, soldiers opened fire o…