AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

SOUTH AFRICA RAISED CONCERNS WITH CHINA OVER IRAN’S PARTICIPATION IN NAVAL DRILLS: PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA. (PHOTO).


 South Africa raised concerns with China over Iran’s participation in naval drills: President Ramaphosa


South Africa raised concerns with China over Iran’s participation in recent Chinese-led naval exercises in its waters, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday.


“The naval exercises were led by China, and we were just the host waters,” he told reporters.


Ramaphosa said China was responsible for organizing the exercises and inviting participants, and Pretoria raised with Beijing “the issue of Iran and said that it would be best that they should withdraw and not participate.”


He said South Africa launched a board of inquiry to review the exercises after extensive consultations revealed the need for more information on what occurred and how to respond.


“It is a matter that everyone in defense and in government is seized with at the moment,” he noted, Anadolu Agency reported.


He said the government prefers to carefully examine “every aspect of everything before just blurting out and saying whatever people want to hear on the gallery.”


The naval drills came amid heightened US‑Iran tensions and international concern over widespread protests in Iran.


Last week, Washington criticized Pretoria for allowing Iranian military forces to participate in exercises, expressing concern that the move undermines regional security.


Earlier, South Africa’s Defense Ministry said it had clearly communicated Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in the exercises and had established a board of inquiry to examine whether those directives were misrepresented or ignored.

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