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King ‘left squirming’ in Rwanda row with Johnson, claims former PM’s aide

Former No 10 press chief Guto Harri says Johnson ‘squared up’ to Charles over reports royal called deportation plan ‘appalling’

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Johnson ‘went in quite hard’ in confrontation with King over Rwanda policy

Former communications chief Guto Harri claimed the former PM had ‘essentially’ squared up to the then prince.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

British NHS consultant desperate to return to war-torn Sudan to save his mother

Sudanese military fighter jets are continuing with air strikes in the capital Khartoum and the adjacent cities of Bahri and Omdurman, despite ceasefire talks taking place in Saudi Arabia

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023

Sudan: In absence of humanitarian aid, citizen initiatives attempt to help victims of violence

Despite a shaky truce declared in Sudan until May 11, the violence has continued, endangering civilians who were already facing shortages of medical care, basic necessities, water, and electricity. In response, citizen solidarity movements are emerging both on the ground and on social networks in an attempt to assist the…

France 24 · May 8, 2023

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan may ‘risk travelling to UK on small boats’

Charities say British government not doing enough to facilitate family reunions through available safe and legal route

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks between warring factions

Sudanese are pinning their hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia between envoys of warring factions to end bloodshed that has killed hundreds and triggered a mass exodus, but there is no sign lasting relief will come anytime soon.

Reuters · May 8, 2023

Sudan fighting in its 24th day: A list of key events

Ceasefire talks are taking place in Saudi Arabia while fighting continues in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023

Inflation, IMF austerity and grandiose military plans edge more Egyptians into poverty

Two-thirds of the population are struggling with falling living standards as even the once-thriving middle classes hunt for second jobs and eat less

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Ex-British Army chief launches savage attack on Suella Braverman's Rwanda asylum plan

General Lord Richard Dannatt said the Central African country has a "dark history" and said he would be "uncomfortable" sending refugees there, and questioned why Ms Braverman is "running down" Rishi Sunak's remaining political capital

Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023

Unhappy return: Sudan crisis forces South Sudanese refugees back to troubled home

The last place Lina Mijok wanted to go as she fled fighting in Sudan was back to her own country, South Sudan, which she had left as civil war erupted in 2013.

Reuters · May 8, 2023