In the first quarter of 2021, the hourly labour costs rose by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.7% in the EU, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2020, hourly labour …
Continue readingUN Calls for Better Remittance Services at Lower Cost
The United Nations is urging reforms that make it easier for migrants to send money back to their home countries, as it observes its annual International Day of Family Remittances.
“Migrants have shown their continued commitment to their families and …
Continue readingFrance Arrests ‘High-Ranking’ Islamic State Fighter in Mali
French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara" (EIGS), the French military said Wednesday.
Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested June 11 …
Continue readingSudan’s Hamdok defends economic reforms, pledges to address imbalances
June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok pledged on Tuesday to address the obstacles that prevented the implementation of measures necessary to reduce the severe effects of economic reforms.
In response to popular protests rejecting tough reforms …
Continue readingArab countries call on Security Council to mediate GERD issue
June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Arab League on Tuesday voiced "grave concern" about the Ethiopian government’s plans to fill unilaterally the giant dam and called on the Security Council to broker a solution for the dispute.
In an extraordinary …
Continue readingSouth Sudan: WFP to provide meals to over 530,000 children
June 15, 2021 (JUBA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday signed an agreement with South Sudan to provide meals to more than 530,000 children in schools across the country.
The WFP deputy country director for South Sudan, …
Continue readingSudan’s Govt, SPLM-N adjourn peace talks for further consultations
June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N al-Hilu have been adjourned sine die for more consultations, said the South Sudanese mediation and the two parties on Tuesday.
Divergences over to what extent is …
Continue readingJuba-Bor road construction nears completion: minister
June 15, 2021 (JUBA) - Construction of the road linking the South Sudan capital, Juba to the Jonglei state capital, Bor is nearing completion, a senior official said on Tuesday.
This was disclosed by the Road and Bridges minister, Simon …
Continue readingFounder of Darfur children’s charity honoured by British Queen
Patricia Parker, the Chief Executive and Founder of UK charity Kids for Kids, has been made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, for her work over the past 20 years …
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