U.N CHIEF GUTERRES CALLS FOR COUNTRIES FUELING SUDAN'S WAR TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. (PHOTO).

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 U.N chief Guterres calls for countries fueling Sudan's war to be held accountable United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for countries providing weapons to the warring parties in Sudan that are used to attack civilians to be held accountable. "What is happening in Sudan is absolutely horrible. The humanitarian situation in Sudan is devastating. The level of suffering of the Sudanese people is intolerable," Guterres told reporters ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York next week. Sudan's war, which erupted in April 2023 following a power struggle between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has displaced more than 14 million people and created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. "It is true that the conflict is fueled by a number of countries from the outside," Guterres said, Reuters reported. "In my opinion, there should be accountability for the k...

SOUTH AFRICA EXPELS ISRAEL'S ENVOY FOR INSULTING PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA. (PHOTO).


 South Africa expels Israel's envoy for insulting President Ramaphosa


South Africa has declared Israel's chargé d'affaires Ariel Seidman persona non grata, its foreign affairs ministry said on Friday, Reuters reported.


South Africa accused Seidman of "unacceptable violations of diplomatic norms and practice which pose a direct challenge to South Africa's sovereignty".


"These violations include the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa and a deliberate failure to inform DIRCO (South Africa's foreign affairs ministry) of purported visits by senior Israeli officials," the ministry said.


Seidman is required to depart from the country within 72 hours, the ministry said in a statement on its website.


South Africa’s ICJ case


A Chargé d’affaires is a head of mission who takes charge when an ambassador has not yet been appointed, is away, or has left the post.


Israel's diplomatic mission in Pretoria did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


Diplomatic relations between South Africa and Israel have been strained by South Africa's genocide case over Israel's war on Gaza at the International Court of Justice.


Israel has rejected South Africa's ICJ case as baseless.

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