Sudan
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No End In Sight To Sudan War As Both Sides Seek ‘Decisive’ Win
Sudan has seen a surge in extreme violence in recent weeks as the warring military and paramilitary push for a decisive victory, with no political solution in sight. Fighting between…
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South Sudan Floods Affect 1.4 Million, Displace 379,000: UN
Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria. Aid…
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War Decimates Harvest In Famine-threatened Sudan
Ahmed Othman’s farm has been spared from the deadly fighting that has spread across Sudan, but the war’s toll on the economy and labour market has still reached him. “I…
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Dead Or Alive? Scores Missing After Sudan Attacks
Khadir Ali and his family managed to survive a harrowing paramilitary attack in war-torn Sudan. But by the time they got to safety, he realised that one person was missing.…
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Activists Say 50 Killed In Sudan Paramilitary Attack
At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…
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IMF Raises Concerns About Effects Of Sudan Conflict On Neighbors
The war in Sudan is likely to cause heavy economic damage in neighboring countries, the IMF’s deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP. “What is going on there for…
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Spiralling Sudan Bloodshed Sparks Refugee Surge Into Chad
Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of…
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Sudan Paramilitary Attack Kills 18 At El-Fasher Market: Medic
A paramilitary attack on a market in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher killed 18 people, a medical source told AFP on Friday, after world leaders appealed for an end to…
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‘Atrocious’ Sudan War Pushing Refugees Further Afield: UNHCR Chief
The UN’s refugee chief questioned Sunday what future awaited the Sudanese people as the country’s civil war rages, pushing its people ever further afield including to Uganda and Europe’s maritime…
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Sudan Museums’ Precious Antiquities Looted In War
Sudan’s priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments of ancient palaces onto lorries, smuggling them out of the war-torn country, and selling them…
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Paramilitary Gunfire In Sudan City A Day After Deadly Shelling
Paramilitary gunfire sounded in Sudan’s southeastern city of Sennar on Monday, a day after shelling blamed on the paramilitaries killed around 30 people at a market, activists and witnesses said.…
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More Civilians Killed Hours After Sudan Rejects UN Experts’ Report
Shelling killed at least 21 people at a market in southeast Sudan Sunday, a day after the country’s rulers rejected a call by UN experts for an independent force to…
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At Least 132 Killed In Sudan Flooding: Health Ministry
At least 132 people have died in war-torn Sudan as a result of flooding and heavy rains this year, the health ministry said Monday. The country has experienced an intense…
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Malaysia’s Petronas sues South Sudan over abandoned oil fields
A UNIT of Malaysian oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional sued South Sudan for allegedly blocking a sale of its assets for US$1.25 billion and instead taking over that business. …
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Sudan Talks Close With Progress On Two Safe Aid Routes
Talks on the devastating war in Sudan ended Friday without a ceasefire but with progress on securing aid access on two key routes into a country facing one of the…
