Pope Francis, in his weekly sermon Sunday at the Vatican, called on Sudan’s warring parties to stop the decade-long fighting that has driven millions into the flee and is on the verge of causing famine in the country.

On Sunday, the organization “Doctors Without Borders” reported that more than 80 migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, while two others lost their lives and three are missing.

Algeria stressed the need to end external interference in Libya and called on foreign parties to remove their hands from the country, with the aim of enabling African and UN efforts to integrate and converge in order to achieve security and stability.

The western region of the Libyan capital Tripoli woke up to the echo of heavy gunfire as the “Forsan Janzour” battalion and public security forces exchanged fire in the western region, according to media sources.

On Saturday, the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo accused Rwanda of launching an attack on Goma airport in the eastern part of the country. The airport was targeted by airstrikes as part of the ongoing military escalation in the region, including clashes with rebels of the ‘M23’ movement, supported by Kigali.

In a surprising scene, YouTubers circulated a live video showing Pakistani cricket sports critic Mohsin Ali trying to beat his wife as she intervened in the argument between him and broadcaster Rizwan Haider.

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani on Saturday assumed the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) during the opening of the 37th African Summit in Addis Ababa.

Italy’s Supreme Court has issued a categorical ruling condemning the handover of refugees and migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to the Libyan Coast Guard, finding that Libya is not a safe country to house migrants.

According to a recent report by the African Development Bank, the Libyan economy is expected to grow by 7.9%, while the projected growth rate for the North African region remains steady at 3.9% over the same period.

A number of members of the European Parliament issued an official statement today addressing the International Federation of Football Association “FIFA” and the European Football Association “UEFA”, calling on them to expel the Israeli team from its participation in international football events.

Algerian Minister of Industry and Pharmaceutical Production Ali Aoun announced plans to launch a project to rehabilitate the manufacturing unit of active ingredients used in the production of antibiotics located within the “Antibiotical” complex of the Saidal complex in the Oued Harbil region west of Medea.

The head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said on Saturday that the “battle of dignity” will continue until the rebellion is defeated and its supporters are eliminated once and for all.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin of the liberation of the entire strategic city of Avdiivka by Russian “Center” forces, led by Major General Andrei Mordevichev, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.

Despite his recent shuttle meetings in Libya, differences are surfacing between the UN envoy to Libya, Abdullah Batele, and the parties to the dialogue there, reaching the end of the mission of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh has left the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after Ethiopian authorities prevented him from attending the African Union summit.

The official spokesman of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), Sadiq Ali al-Nur, announced that the movement is striving with its regional and international partners to stop the ongoing war in the country.

Algeria won the African Badminton Championship for the fourth time in a row, which was held in Egypt.

The Houthi group announced on Saturday (February 17th) that a British oil tanker in the Red Sea was targeted with a number of missiles, noting that the hit was “direct”.

The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, expressed his country’s support for any steps that strengthen the African monetary union, and find formulas to establish rules for action to provide African self-financing tools.

Since the 1973 UN Security Council Resolution imposing a no-fly zone on Libya under the pretext of protecting civilians through “all necessary measures”, and the complexities of the Libyan scene are accumulating, especially after the collapse of the political system and state institutions, the decision that sparked a wide debate about external interference in Libyan affairs came at the request of the Arab League, and was done under the pretext of humanitarian intervention to stop the killing of civilians by the Gaddafi regime according to the text of the Arab League’s request, but all military operations carried out by NATO NATO has not been able to create new stability, or even to redraw Western interests differently.