Monthly Archives: November 2023

Abyei oil, South Sudan: Ngok Dinka v Misseriya

November 29, 2023 – The Embassy of the United States is gravely concerned over recent reports of fighting in Leer County, Unity State. We are particularly concerned about reports of casualties and displacement of civilians. We call on the transitional … Continue reading

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Uganda: $150 million from the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank)

Uganda has opted to secure a loan of $150 million from the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank), marking a shift in its financial strategy. The decision follows the World Bank’s halt of funding to the East African country earlier … Continue reading

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Sudan: European Union on the latest situation

Council of the EU Press release 27 November 2023 12:12Sudan: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the latest situation. The EU is deeply concerned by the reports on mass violence against civilians and ethnic … Continue reading

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Pakistan: Blume meets Imran Kahn?

Donald Blome had a meeting with Imran Khan in Adiala Jail. However, there was no confirmation or denial of this meeting from the U.S. Embassy. After the meeting, Imran Khan’s sister, Aleema Khan, expressed skepticism about the meeting between her … Continue reading

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Sudan: JEM with Gibril Ibrahim joins army against RSF

We reiterate that there is no acceptable military solution to the conflict, and call for an end to the fighting. [November 17 2023 ] Last week, there were reports the RSF had massacred hundreds of people, from the region’s black … Continue reading

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Syria: Assad arrest warrant in France over chemical weapons

French investigative judges have issued arrest warrants for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad, and two other senior officials over the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, [July 17 2021 Assad gets elected again by … Continue reading

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Iraq: Federal Supreme Court says Mohammed al-Halbousi and Laith al-Dulaimi out of Parliament

The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in Parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. It did not elaborate on why it was issuing the decision. [July 31 2023 … Continue reading

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Eastern Syria: U.S. and IRGC trade air attacks

Precision airstrikes on Sunday targeted a training facility near Abu Kamal [al Bukamal] and a safe house near Mayadin on the Euphrates River, both of which were used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran-affiliated groups, [March 29 2023 … Continue reading

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Syria: Russian airstrikes hit Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, al-Qaeda

“On November 11, Russia’s aerospace forces carried out air strikes in Idlib province against sites of illegal armed groups that had fired on the Syrian government army,” the defence ministry said in a statement on Sunday evening. The strikes destroyed … Continue reading

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Mali: UN departure – now the turn of Gao

Camp Castor is the base that is operated by German UN soldiers in Gao, northern Mali’s most populous city. German soldiers have not yet withdrawn from Camp Castor, but must do so by 31 December when the UN mission’s mandate … Continue reading

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