QUOTES

‘The RSF (Rapid Support Forces) have raped, gang-raped, and forced into marriage countless women and girls in residential areas in Sudan’s capital.’

– Laetitia Bader, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Horn of Africa director. HRW says gunmen roamed Sudan’s capital gang-raping ‘countless’ women and girls, some as young as nine.

‘As we strengthen economic diplomacy with our largest trading partners and potential trading partners, we will prioritise the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area to increase our exports to the rest of the continent. We will do this as part of our foreign policy approach, which promotes peace, security, democracy and development across Africa and advances a more just and inclusive world order.’

– President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing the government of national unity's foreign policy

‘The analysis is targeting beneficial ownership and transactions with related entities concerning vessel ownership and the export of products.’

–  Namibia Revenue Agency spokesperson Steven Ndorokaze on the probe into 14 fishing companies for alleged tax evasion

‘We reject the opening of our borders by force because that could open the borders with opposing states, borders that the militia controls.’

– Sudan's Agriculture Minister Abubakr al-Bushra, who cast doubt on UN-backed data that 755 000 citizens are experiencing catastrophic hunger, rejecting the idea of aid agencies overriding cross-border delivery restrictions