To mark the commencement of the month of Ramadan this week, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling on all parties to the conflict in Sudan, one of Africa's troubled spots, to cease fire during the period and"remove any obstructions" to the distribution of humanitarian aid. While in Africa's most populous nation Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu called on his compatriots to assist the poor and"alleviate their suffering" during the Muslim holy month.
In a move that revived Sudanese hopes for stopping the war and for humanitarian aid to arrive, the UN Security Council voted following Resolution 2724 to stop hostilities in Sudan… The Sultan of Sokoto, His Emminence Sa'ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday, March 11, 2024, as the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan in the Islamic lunar calendar 1445.
The International Committee of the Red Cross launches food deliveries in Somali prisons for the month of Ramadan. Over the next four weeks, it plans to distribute dates,…