As first written in the Libya Gazette, like Libya, Sudan is now a country unofficially but ostensibly divided by east and west.

Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia after a court ruling found her guilty of crimes against humanity when ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year, Middle East Eye reported on November 17th . An international crimes tribunal of three judges found Hasina guilty of incitement, issuing orders to kill, and failing to prevent atrocities during protests in July and August 2024, which brought down her government.

Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia after...

Swiss NGO Public Eye accused Nestlé of a “double standard”, alleging that it sells infant cereal in Africa with more added sugar than in developed countries, according to a Reuters report on 18th November. Public Eye, in collaboration with African civil society groups, collected almost 100 product samples from the range of instant infant cereal ‘Cerelac’ in more than 20 countries on the continent, and found that more than 90% of the products contained significant quantities of added sugar.

Swiss NGO Public Eye accused Nestlé of a “double standard”, alleging that it sells infant...

The competition between the United States and China is not the first major rivalry between powers to raise the issue of how to stabilize potentially dangerous dynamics. In the modern history of international relations—leaving aside previous eras—the great powers, both in Europe and Asia, have repeatedly sought to give a stable form to their competitions, while continuing to pursue relative advantages.

The competition between the United States and China is not the first major rivalry between...

According to Africa News on November 17th, Ethiopia recorded its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus, which is a fatal relative of the Ebola virus. People living in rural parts of Ethiopia are worried, as news is circulating that the Marburg virus is spreading rapidly. Cases of the cholera virus are simultaneously rising across Africa. The two concurrent outbreaks are putting healthcare systems in Africa under immense pressure.

According to Africa News on November 17th, Ethiopia recorded its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg...

The German government is expected to lift an order that suspended arms exports to Israel, according to the Middle East Eye and agencies on November 17th. A government spokesperson said: "The government will, as a general rule, revert to case-by-case reviews in decisions on arms exports and respond to further developments." The spokesperson said that arms exports to Israel will resume on November 24th, around three months after Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the…

A German NGO is suing French energy giant TotalEnergies for complicity in war crimes in Mozambique after the torture and death of dozens of civilians, report France 24 and agencies on 18th November. The allegations focus on an armed security force the company hired to protect its gas site in Cabo Delgado, in the northeast of Mozambique, in 2021. Internal documents show that these forces captured and killed civilians suspected of "supporting jihadists", and that TotalEnergies continued supporting them despite being aware of the violence. France 24 with AFP, Maghrebi.org

A German NGO is suing French energy giant TotalEnergies for complicity in war crimes in...

Tom Fletcher, the UN's Humanitarian Chief paid an official visit to Sudanese refugee camps in the Darfur region as part of a week-long UN Sudan mission, according to France 24 on 18th November. Sudan has been in a state of humanitarian crisis, with over 30 million reported to be in need of aid. The humanitarian emergency stems from an ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), where the UAE-funded RSF has slowly gained control of the western region of Darfur.

Tom Fletcher, the UN’s Humanitarian Chief paid an official visit to Sudanese refugee camps in...

Political parties in Morocco are working on updating the 2007 Western Sahara autonomy plan, after King Mohammed VI called for the proposal to be refined, according to Moroccan government-friendly Hespress on 17th November. Following the UN Security Council's approval of the Western Sahara resolution on 31st October, in which the Moroccan plan was recognised as a "most feasible outcome", Morocco has been expected to present a more detailed version of the plan, explaining how it would protect the Sahrawi people's autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.

Political parties in Morocco are working on updating the 2007 Western Sahara autonomy plan, after...

A third Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, initiated a hunger strike in prison on November 8th, citing poor conditions in jail and his unjust imprisonment by President Kais Saied, according to Maghrebi Week. Several rights groups and media outlets were also suspended for a month under the pretext of a financial audit by the Tunisian government. Affected groups claimed it is part of Saied's broader crackdown on dissent, including moves to weaken civil society and silence the Tunisian opposition. Maghrebi Week

A third Tunisian opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, initiated a hunger strike in prison on November...

According to Africa News via AP on November 17, staff at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, are scanning and photographing ancient manuscripts page by page, with some tests dating back hundreds of years. The scripts contain knowledge that scholars now say exists nowhere else. Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaeda-connected fighters stormed into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south to Bamako for safety.

According to Africa News via AP on November 17, staff at the Ahmed Baba Institute...