Sudan
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“Without medicine, what can the doctor do?”
Devastating global cuts to humanitarian aid have forced widespread clinic closures across Sudan, leaving millions without access to basic medicine, vaccines, and essential…
Africa cannot afford to watch as Congo sleepwalks into collapse
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is drifting towards a dangerous precipice and far too few seem willing to acknowledge it. By arming violent militias, the government in…
Ebola, conflict and disease surveillance
The virus takes its name from the Ebola River, near the site of one of the first recorded outbreaks in what is now the DRC, in 1976. Four of these six species are known to cause…
Lack of principled African leadership, action in Sudan
What began in April 2023 as a power struggle between the leaders of the SAF and RSF has evolved into widespread abuses, generating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with…
Global wars and fuel shocks are putting pregnant women at greater risk of dying in childbirth
As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
You have to love your people to lead them
Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a…
Venezuela, proof that fossil fuels are a security curse
Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
Africa 2026: polls sans choice, jobs
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
Call for South Africa to support the UN Resolution on the return of the Ukrainian children
Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights
Ramaphosa says UN Security Council is ineffective in its current form as Gaza genocide persists
The president urged UN member states to commit to fulfilling the mandate of its charter in trade, climate change and peace building
We cannot ignore the Sudanese civil war
Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent
Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
African states silence dissenting voices through enforced disappearances
Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention
Humanity in dire need in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Haiti
Around the world, more than 300 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection
Sudan’s General Burhan is a paper prime minister
Legitimacy cannot be declared; it must be earned from the people, through political process, not military decrees