Sudanese hopes that the lifting of US sanctions will improve their economy have failed to materialise, writes the BBC’s James Copnall from the capital Khartoum. When the US decided to remove economic sanctions on Sudan last October, President Omar al-Bashir’s government was ecstatic. Not only did this signal a new era in the often tempestuous relationship with Washington, it allowed [...] The post Why
Horrific accounts of gang rape, throats being slit and mass shootings in South Sudan are described in the latest United Nations report on the country. It blames the violence in Unity state on government and allied forces. One woman, who said she lost everything, told investigators that “it would have been better if they had killed me”. Leaders signed a [...] The post ‘Throats slit’
The 48 Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Army on Monday completed the demolition of the Kaiser Flats in Tema Community Four, declared unsafe by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). The demolition contract awarded by the Tema Development Company (TDC)by the 48 Engineers Regiment, was scheduled to be executed within three months. The 407, 408, 410 and 415 [...] The post Ghana
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