The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) issues this statement following a high-level solidarity mission to Port Sudan from 12–16 January 2026, undertaken pursuant to a resolution adopted at the ITUC-Africa Peace and (…)

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (www.ituc-africa.org) joins millions of African workers across the continent in demanding an immediate end to the devastating war in Sudan. As trade unions and workers’ organisations mobilise for the African (…)

2 December 2025 Stop the War – Protect Workers – Defend Peace

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) expresses deep outrage over the atrocities unfolding in Sudan, particularly in El-Fasher (Al-Fashir), North Darfur, which was captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between 26 (…)

The recent fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is causing deep concern among leaders and organisations around the world. This violence has already left many killed and wounded. It has also destroyed the infrastructure. And it has had a profound impact on the lives of innocent civilians, (…)

The recent outbreak of fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has caused grave concern among global leaders and organizations. The violence has resulted in numerous deaths and casualties and the destruction of infrastructure. It has profoundly impacted the lives of innocent civilians, including (…)

Today, December the 10th marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption in 1948. This day serves as an opportunity to recall that human rights are universal, indivisible, inalienable, interdependent and interrelated. Whilst their promotion and protection are (…)

The Sudanese people, after months of sustained protests across the cities and streets of the country in 2019, successfully got rid of President Omar Ahmed al-Bashir in an unarmed revolution. The country was gradually settling into her strides to consolidate the revolution when this was (…)

The pieces of information that have reached us indicate that, while the world is plunged into a severe health crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, the Sudanese government seems not to be appropriately prioritising this development. We are concerned that the government is rather focused on (…)

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) strongly protests against and condemns the decision of the transitional authorities of Sudan to dissolve all trade union organisations and professional associations in Sudan.

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trades Union Confederation (www.itucafrica. org) is very concerned about the ongoing situation in the Sudan.

Sudan is a lynchpin in the flow of migrants out of Africa. It is also a serial human rights abuser. For a European Union keen to throttle that flow, it’s an unfortunate combination. Sudan is already benefitting from a $45 million regional programme to “better manage migration” in the Horn of (…)