Senior White House official says president hears region’s concerns and ‘does not want conflict’ with China Joe Biden’s senior advisers have acknowledged countries in the Indo-Pacific don’t want to be “trampled by a headlong clash” between the US and China. In a webinar with an Australian audience on Friday, senior White House national security council (NSC) officials…
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Humanitarian agencies are calling for parties involved in the conflict to respect international humanitarian law as the crisis in Sudan continues. Read all
A top Republican lawmaker said Wednesday the funding priorities for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) do not go far enough in addressing the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The Biden administration has requested $32 billion in foreign assistance for USAID — $3 billion more than the amount appropriated by Congress…
The war in Sudan has unleashed a new wave of violence in the western region of Darfur, sending tens of thousands into neighboring Chad, where a new humanitarian crisis is looming.
From Nairobi to Johannesburg, I traveled on Kenya Airways on a Boeing 787–8 in economy class. Service was pleasant onboard and the meal was acceptable, but the chronically-delayed airline was late again. Kenya Airways 787–8 Economy Class Review After flying from Nairobi to New York in business class on Kenya Airways on my prior trip, I…
Western leaders and filmmakers have long denied the link between modern Egypt and its ancient heritage.
After a month of fighting, the death toll in Sudan has surpassed 600. As the conflict continues, there is growing concern that it could spread to other countries in the region.
The Wagner Group is an organisation of Russian mercenaries. Thousands of their soldiers have been fighting on the Russian side in the war in Ukraine. But they have also been active on the African continent in several countries — including the Central African Republic, Mali and now, allegedly, Burkina Faso. These Wagner soldiers are fighting in…
Why is Sudan so prone to civil war? The country has suffered from internal conflict for well over half of its 67 years of independence. Two generals are threatening to unleash another civil war.