Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is raising concerns about a deepening humanitarian crisis and wider instability in the Horn of Africa. Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan forces has continued despite the 2022 peace agreement that ended the previous war in the region. The latest clashes have also
By Staff Reporter, As more than 650,000 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan face worsening food shortages and aid cuts, Sudanese analyst Ramadan Ahmed says the world is failing to name the actors behind the crisis and the scale of what civilians are enduring. Speaking on VOC’s PM
The Trump administration’s use of third countries to receive deported migrants is facing growing scrutiny, with questions over the legality and treatment of those being transferred. Speaking to VOC News, former US diplomat and political analyst Brooks Spector says the practice is permitted under US law, but remains subject to
Questions are being raised about the significance and potential impact of a landmark court ruling in Sudan, where Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, has been sentenced to death. A court sitting in the army-controlled city of Port Sudan convicted Hemedti of war crimes,
Escalating tensions in the Middle East have spread to the Arabian Peninsula after the Supreme Political Council-led Yemeni Armed Forces claimed responsibility for missile and drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport. Ansar Allah say the attack was carried out in retaliation for a strike on Sanaa International Airport.
Middle East tensions have escalated after Iran claimed it launched retaliatory strikes targeting US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Jordan, following what it described as renewed US bombardment of Iran’s southern coastline. The latest developments come amid a deepening confrontation over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a vital
Iran’s ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, says Beijing and other friendly nations will be granted preferential access through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the arrangement will be implemented in coordination with Oman. This comes amid growing tensions in one of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints. The
A United Nations-backed governing body for Gaza, reportedly announced earlier this year by US President Donald Trump, is said to be preparing a controversial resolution that would grant the authority broad legal immunity. According to draft proposals, the move would shield members of the proposed board from legal accountability in
Ceasefire negotiations currently underway in Egypt are facing a significant obstacle as pressure mounts on Palestinian factions and mediators to agree to far-reaching conditions for any future deal. The talks have come under renewed scrutiny following comments by Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative of the so-called “Board of Peace”, who
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
