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Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis — with no sign of peace.Fighting erupted on April 15, 2023 between the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, headed by his former …

Sudan marks two years of war with no end in sightTue, 15 Apr 2025 14:34:17 GMT Read More »

Somalia on Tuesday launched voter registration in the capital Mogadishu for the first time in over 50 years, a step towards universal suffrage ahead of presidential elections scheduled for 2026 in the volatile nation.The east African country is struggling to emerge from decades of conflict and chaos, battling a bloody Islamist insurgency and frequent natural …

Somalia launches first voter registration in capital in five decadesTue, 15 Apr 2025 14:07:32 GMT Read More »

Amna Hussein didn’t stop when the bullet hit her hand. She kept on running as paramilitaries attacked Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s western Darfur region in the dead of night.”They entered Zamzam and started shooting at us,” she told AFP in the small town of Tawila, 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of the huge famine-stricken camp, …

‘We just ran’: survivors recount escape from famine-hit Sudan campTue, 15 Apr 2025 13:54:51 GMT Read More »

The UK led international calls Tuesday for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering of world officials with fresh pledges of humanitarian aid as the conflict which has cost thousands of lives entered its third year.The war erupted on April 15, 2023 in a bitter power struggle between rival generals …

Nations call for immediate end to ‘horrific’ Sudan warTue, 15 Apr 2025 11:59:54 GMT Read More »

An island in the middle of Sudan’s capital that used to draw crowds to its Nile River farms now stands nearly deserted after two years of war, its homes ransacked and once-lush fields left fallow. Nestled at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, Tuti Island has been devastated by two years of war …

Sudan war drains life from once-thriving island in capital’s heartTue, 15 Apr 2025 10:56:42 GMT Read More »

Senior international officials gather in London on Tuesday aiming to chart a pathway to peace for Sudan on the second anniversary of its brutal civil conflict, but without the presence of the warring parties.Dubbed the “forgotten war”, the conflict which erupted on April 15, 2023 between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

London hosts talks to find ‘pathway’ to end Sudan warTue, 15 Apr 2025 07:06:28 GMT Read More »

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi’s capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink. He had been working for 36 hours straight, packing in back-to-back shifts to feed his family of four.”I haven’t been home in three days,” said the 32-year-old barman in a run-down club in Mtandire, one of Lilongwe’s …

Malawi’s debt crisis deepens as aid cuts hurtTue, 15 Apr 2025 05:27:42 GMT Read More »

As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed.In Nigeria — home to 30 percent of the world’s annual 600,000 malaria deaths — clinics that once served 300 people a day in the conflict-hit Borno …

USAID cuts rip through African health care systemsTue, 15 Apr 2025 05:18:08 GMT Read More »

Tensions flared between France and Algeria on Monday after the former French colony ordered 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours.Algeria’s foreign ministry said it had declared the 12 persona non grata after the arrest in France of an Algerian consular official, a “vile act” it blamed on French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.It defended …

Tensions flare as Algeria expels 12 French officialsTue, 15 Apr 2025 00:27:58 GMT Read More »

The United Nations envoy for the Western Sahara on Monday called on the Security Council to capitalize on what he called momentum toward resolving the long-standing conflict in the territory.During a closed-door meeting of the Council, envoy Staffan de Mistura said the next three months will be an opportunity to “produce a regional de-escalation and separately, …

UN envoy calls for resolution in Western Sahara conflictMon, 14 Apr 2025 23:04:11 GMT Read More »