Morocco has become an important crossing point for Sub-Saharan African migrants seeking to reach Europe.
According to the UN envoy, hundreds of civilians have been killed by armed groups, which “continue to sow terror.”
A top official said Uganda’s foreign affairs minister is working to evacuate 275 nationals trapped in the deadly military clashes in Sudan.
Sudan has appealed to the international community to condemn the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) insurgency against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
The UN, AU and IGAD issued a statement appealing to the sides “to create necessary conditions during this period for the civilians to seek safe shelter, food and medical care.”
The army’s chief of operations, Taoreed Lagbaja, said the troops would be Nigeria’s Company 2 Stabilisation Mission in the ECOWAS-support mission in Guinea Bissau.
Tunisian police have detained a senior opposition leader and three other party officials.
Earlier on Monday, an armoured vehicle belonging to the U.S. embassy in Khartoum came under a hail of bullets.
He was taken into custody in Switzerland after reporters tracked him down and alerted authorities to his presence.
He added that some healthcare facilities were also looted, as some were used for military purposes.
