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Statement by the Prime Minister on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide
Government of Slovenia
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July 11, 2025
SLOVENIA, July 11 - Srebrenica is more than just the name of a place. It is the name of a pain that still echoes in the silence of graves, in the tears of mothers, wives and children. It is the cry of the thousands who were never given the chance...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit - Intervention on peace, pecurity and global governance
South African Government
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July 8, 2025
Your Excellency, President Lula da Silva, Fellow BRICS Leaders, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you, President Lula, for your warm welcome and for hosting us, as Chair of the 17th BRICS Summit, in...
President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in XVII Brics Summit in Brazil, 6 to 7 Jul
South African Government
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July 7, 2025
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, at the invitation of His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, attend the XVII BRICS Summit from 6 to 7 July 2025 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BRICS is a political and...
Gold miners murdered in pit collapse in conflict-torn Sudan
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 11 gold miners lost their lives and seven others were injured when part of a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s eastern Nile State, local officials confirmed. The accident took place over the weekend at the Karsh al-Fil mine in the...
Minister Ronald Lamola: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 4, 2025
House Chairperson, Honourable Members, We’re tabling a budget today, just over a year since the formation of the GNU. We continue to make progress in our international relations work. Honourable Members, I have just returned from Sevilla in Spain,...
Sudanese Army Reports Intercepting RSF Drone Strike
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, the Sudanese military reported successfully intercepting a drone assault launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a strategic air base located in northern Sudan. According to a statement from the armed...
Sudan Reports 239 Children Dead Since January
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Since January, at least 239 children have died in western Sudan due to severe shortages of food and medical supplies, the Sudan Doctors Network reported on Sunday. The civilian medical group revealed that its team documented these child...
Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman Greenlights Seven-Day Ceasefire in El-Fasher
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, authorized a crucial seven-day humanitarian ceasefire on Friday in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan. This decision followed a direct phone appeal...
Liberian leader amazes Trump with ‘good English’
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command of the English language during a meeting with several African leaders at the White House. The gathering, held on Wednesday, brought together leaders from...
Minister Ronald Lamola: High-Level Session of the Third G20 Sherpa Meeting
South African Government
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June 27, 2025
Honourable Premier of the North West Province, Mr Lazarus Mokgosi, Mr Zane Dangor, G20 Sherpa and Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Sherpas from G20 Members, Invited Guests and...
UN Reports Sudanese Refugees Face Rising Hunger, Malnutrition
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The UN's refugee and food agencies issued a critical warning on Tuesday about the worsening food insecurity and malnutrition crisis affecting millions of Sudanese refugees, as severe funding shortages continue to disrupt life-saving aid...
The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: Promoting respect for and good practices in the application of international humanitarian law
International Committee of the Red Cross
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July 2, 2025
Chair, Excellencies, In September 2024, Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and South Africa launched, jointly with the ICRC, a global initiative to galvanize political commitment to international humanitarian law (IHL). They called upon...
Gold mine collapses in Sudan, killing at least fifty civilians
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 50 people have died following the collapse of a gold mine in northeastern Sudan, according to local reports on Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday in the Howaid desert, located in Nile River State, where artisanal mining is...
Gold Mine Collapse Leaves Over Fifty Dead in Sudan
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 50 people lost their lives when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Sudan, according to reports from local media on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday in the Howaid desert, situated in Sudan's Nile River State, a...
Sudan’s Crisis Draws Warning from UN Rights Chief
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, issued a cautionary message on Friday regarding the escalating conflict and increasing breaches of human rights in Sudan, where an internal war has persisted since April 2023. "The...
Dozens Die in Sudan Due to Gold Mine Collapse
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 50 individuals lost their lives following the collapse of a gold mining site in northeastern Sudan, according to local media coverage on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday within the Howaid desert region, situated in...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: European Parliament committee probes human rights in EU-Southern Neighbourhood deals ― EU approves €4 billion aid to Egypt ― Sudanese refugees fleeing Egypt ― Italian NGOs demand end to Italy-Libya co-operation ― EU allocates €202…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 26, 2025
The European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights has organised a public hearing on the human rights implications of the EU’s memoranda of understanding (MoU) with its partners in the Southern Neighbourhood. The EP has approved €4 billion...
ICRC president: When the rules of war are applied selectively, they lose their protective power
International Committee of the Red Cross
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June 27, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, It is a great honour and pleasure to be among you today. I wanted to be here to speak about the importance and power of the normative. And this is where it is necessary to be brought back to because of the...
Ilham Aliyev received credentials of incoming ambassador of Sudan
President of Azerbaijan
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June 27, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, June 27 - 27 June 2025, 11:26 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Anas Eltayeb Elgailani Mustafa, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the...
Sudan calls on its citizens in Iran to evacuate
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan’s transitional government has mandated the urgent evacuation of its nationals from Iran, following a sharp escalation in hostilities between Tehran and Israel. The country, itself embroiled in a fierce conflict with the paramilitary...