Why are African wars ignored, even by Africans?

Why has the world maintained such a keen interest in some conflicts while paying only cursory attention to the tragedy unfolding in Sudan?

11 February 2024 - 00:01

A while back, the AU launched its Silencing the Guns initiative, a flagship project that sought to end all continental conflicts by 2020...

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