#AfricaDay !

“The Biden Administration's focus on President Ruto's actions outside of #Kenya must not overshadow the need for the Kenyan president to combat the pervasive corruption within his government. Accountability requires political courage.” -Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ranking Member

Yesterday, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ranking Member Risch joined Senate leaders in welcoming President Ruto to the U.S. Capitol. 'In order to ensure long-term democratic stability in #Kenya , President Ruto must focus on tackling serious corruption and economic issues within his government.'

A new Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker report shows that since taking control of Mellit, North #Darfur , last month, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has used the town as a base to control the flow of goods into Darfur and to extract resources from trade. #Sudan #Sudan News dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/ar…

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“The objective for the United States should be to maximize the pursuit of genuine shared interests with #Kenya without personalizing the relationship.” - ⁦Council on Foreign Relations⁩’s Michelle Gavin cfr.org/blog/preview-k…

'President Biden will designate #Kenya on Thursday as a “major non-NATO ally,” according to a U.S. official, a move that reflects the president’s determination to deepen relations with the East African nation even as other countries — including Russia and China — are racing to do

' #Kenyans are bracing for tax increases as the William Ruto government seeks to bridge its budget deficit....critics warn that excessive taxation could kill already struggling businesses while pushing others to the informal sector.'
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MSF evacuates staff from El Fasher in North Darfur as fighting escalated in city. The South hospital which the aid agency runs is a crucial facility for hundreds.

The “democracy delivers” initiative by USAID sounds great until you realize that much of it is on governance reforms (with thin budgets) and little on the actual business of delivering visible and attributable benefits in alignment with electoral cycles: usaid.gov/sites/default/…

There are no street protests this time. No celebrities. No SAVE DARFUR wristbands on American teens. There is silence + the silence is shameful. As outrage is expressed re Gaza, a city bigger than Gaza is being murdered watched by satellites. We know. Still, we do nothing. ENDS

.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ranking Member criticizes #Chad 's presidential election 'was another theft of democracy by the military junta'. He also criticized continued U.S. statements unrealistically 'thinking any future elections can be inclusive and transparent under this regime.'

“🔴 Since the early morning... violent artillery shelling on the northern and eastern side in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur State.”

#Sudan_War_Updates
#KeepEyesOnSudan

CHM Michael McCaul: 'Sanctions for the sake of sanctions cannot replace a credible plan to get belligerents in Sudan back to the table to end fighting. I have yet to see a plan that does this, and am deeply concerned at the violence occurring near Al Fashir.'

#GloMagHemetti #KeepEyesOnSudan #DarfurGenocide #AccountabilityMatters

The ADF continue to be the most violent NSAG in eastern DRC. Their activities have been pushed off he radar somewhat with the focus on M23....
It is critical we do not lose sight of what they are up to....

“The Biden admin has refused to be transparent about any framework for a deal [with #DanGertler ]...or about who is guiding the policy,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Ranking Member said in a statement. “The critical question is: What prevents Gertler definitively from just returning to #DRC