Tanzania has banned all agricultural imports from South Africa and Malawi in the latest episode of a growing trade row.
"We are taking this step to protect our business interests. This is business - in business, we must all respect each other," (...)
KHARTOUM — Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar arrived in Khartoum for the first time since the outbreak of the war. He also announced the commencement of work to renovate and rehabilitate the embassy in Khartoum.
This step follows the (...)
Millions of African Catholics, as well as the continent's leaders, are mourning a man who they felt spoke for Africa.
Home to nearly a fifth of the Church's followers, or 272 million people, Africa is becoming increasingly important in the Catholic (...)
RIYADH—The Saudi-Egyptian political consultations committee is holding a meeting at the level of foreign ministers in Riyadh on Monday.
The meeting will discuss bilateral relations, issues of common interest, the situation in the Gaza Strip, and (...)
At least 35 civilians were killed and 40 others injured following intense shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighborhoods in the city of El-Fasher, North Darfur, the Sudanese army announced on Friday.
In a (...)
Sudan's paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country's armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan (...)
The Trump administration is looking at closing nearly 30 overseas embassies and consulates as it eyes significant changes to its diplomatic presence abroad, according to an internal State Department document obtained by CNN.
The document also (...)
More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's Darfur region, says the UN citing "credible sources".
Last week, the RSF launched an intense ground and aerial assault on refugee camps (...)
A high-level international conference is under way in London to find "a pathway to peace" in Sudan, hosted by the UK's Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Sudan's civil war began exactly two years ago causing what aid agencies call the world's worst (...)
LONDON — Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed Al-Khuraiji reaffirmed the Kingdom's firm stance on the need to halt foreign support to all parties involved in the Sudanese conflict. He stressed that this is an essential step to pave the way for (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the recent attacks on internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in El Fasher, Zamzam and Abu Shouk in western Darfur region of Sudan, which resulted in deaths and (...)
The death toll from the Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) attack on the Zamzam refugee camp in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's Darfur region, has risen to 74, the Sudanese army confirmed on Saturday.
The ongoing assault, which began Friday, has (...)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington.
The two officials reviewed the strategic partnership between the two countries and discussed (...)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz in Washington to discuss strengthening bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States.
The meeting discussed a number of (...)
South Sudan has criticized the revoking of US visas for all its nationals, saying it was based on an incident involving a citizen of a different African country.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the visa ban on Saturday, citing South (...)
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines' controversial former president in March sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Former Philippine (...)
The United States announced Saturday that it is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas, citing the African nation's refusal to accept deported nationals.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (...)
Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed Saturday that the war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will not end until the group is eliminated from every corner of the country.
In a (...)
MAKKAH — Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the President of Sudan's Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Friday at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the latest developments (...)
Sudan's military leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has visited the presidential palace in Khartoum, after landing at the city's international airport, just hours after it was recaptured by the army.
Surrounded by cheering soldiers at the venue — a (...)
Eight years ago, on the 26th of Ramadan, Saudis pledged allegiance to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, looking ahead to a future of renewal and transformation. Today, this anniversary is not merely a ceremonial occasion but a pivotal moment in the (...)
US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections each day and over six million further deaths over the next four years, the UNAids chief has warned.
It would mark a stark reversal in the global fight against HIV, which has seen (...)
The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after almost two years of fighting.
Reclaiming the east African country's seat of power marks a major victory (...)
RIYADH — Chadian President Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno met with Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed Al-Khuraiji on Friday as part of the Saudi official's visit to Chad.
Al-Khuraiji conveyed to the president greetings from King Salman bin (...)
The Vatican has released the first image of Pope Francis since he was admitted to hospital a month ago.
The photo shows the pontiff sitting in a wheelchair in front of an altar at a chapel in Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he has been recovering (...)
