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Sudan ceasefire brings some respite after weeks of heavy battles

24 May 2023 24 May 2023

By Mohamed Nureldin and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead on Tuesday, residents said, though an internationally monitored ceasefire appeared to have brought some respite from heavy fighting in the Sudanese capital. Night-time airstrikes were reported in at least one area after the ceasefire …

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Sudan ceasefire monitoring group, U.S. discussing alleged violations -State Dept

23 May 2023 24 May 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alleged violations of the ceasefire agreed by Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are being discussed by the Saudi Arabia-based monitoring panel and the United States, as well as the warring sides, the State Department said on Tuesday. The truce, reached on Saturday after five weeks of battles, appeared on …

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Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda’s military and M23 rebels

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pillaging of its natural resources in eastern Congo by the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and the M23 rebel group. The ICC already has an …

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Congo Red Cross halts search for hundreds of flood victims

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The Congolese Red Cross has suspended its search for hundreds of victims of recent deadly floods in eastern Congo as it lacks the machinery needed to dig through metres of mud and debris, its local representative said on Tuesday. Red Cross teams have been searching for bodies since …

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Russia says it crushes cross-border incursion by ‘Ukraine nationalists’

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

(Reuters) -Moscow said on Tuesday it had routed and killed scores of “Ukrainian nationalists” who crossed into Russia from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be one of the biggest incursions of its kind of the 15-month-old war. There was no immediate independent confirmation that the fighting had ended, but the …

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Namibia declares outbreak of Crimean-Congo fever after patient dies

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia has declared an outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after one person died of the disease in the capital Windhoek, the government said on Tuesday. The patient was suspected of having the virus when he was first treated at a clinic in the eastern city of Gobabis on May 16. He …

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South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

By Catherine Schenck HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africans on Monday blamed their local government for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose to 15 in the country’s most populous province. The health department in Gauteng province declared a cholera outbreak on Sunday in Hammanskraal, an area about 50 kilometres (31 …

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Angola’s Isabel dos Santos dragged into $400 million London lawsuit

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former president, faces being dragged into a $400 million London lawsuit brought by Angolan telecoms operator Unitel. Unitel sued dos Santos’ Dutch company Unitel International Holdings (UIH) in 2020 over loans that were provided to fund UIH’s acquisition of shares …

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ICC prosecutors say Malian rebel was ‘enthusiastic’ war crimes perpetrator

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday told the trial of a Malian Islamist rebel he was a key figure in the “blatant persecution” of the residents of Timbuktu and was an enthusiastic participant in war crimes. Prosecutors say Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz was …

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Senegal opposition leader’s rape trial resumes amid fears of unrest

23 May 2023 23 May 2023

By Ngouda Dione and Bate Felix DAKAR (Reuters) -The delayed rape trial of Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko resumed in his absence in the capital Dakar on Tuesday as defence lawyers withdrew from the case and his party called for public protest. Security forces patrolled crossroads and enforced a temporary ban on motorcycles as authorities …

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