Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum’s recaptured presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital “free” of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war.”Khartoum is free, it’s done,” said Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, in a broadcast aired by state television, capping a multi-day campaign by his forces to …
The military wing of South Sudan’s opposition said Wednesday that two training bases outside the capital Juba were attacked by forces allied to the president, stoking fears of renewed conflict.The attacks are the latest in a series of clashes in the world’s youngest nation, where fighting between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and First …
S.Sudan opposition army condemns new attacks near capitalWed, 26 Mar 2025 17:27:59 GMT Read More »
The Sudanese army said it recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces and surrounded the paramilitaries south of the capital on Wednesday, in its latest battlefield gains.The army, battling the RSF since April 2023, had “fully secured” the airport from the paramilitary fighters who had been stationed inside, its spokesman Nabil Abdallah told AFP.The …
Sudan army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitariesWed, 26 Mar 2025 15:24:48 GMT Read More »
Prince Harry said he had quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago with a “heavy heart” amid a bitter boardroom battle, in a new blow to the royal living in self-exile.Harry and Lesotho’s Prince Seeiso said they were resigning after a “devastating” dispute between trustees and board …
The expulsion of Pretoria’s ambassador to Washington has added urgency to calls for South Africa to salvage its relationship with the United States in a balance between national pride and vital investment.US President Donald Trump’s decision this month to send Ebrahim Rasool packing was the lowest point in ties that have been souring over a …
Ethiopia said Wednesday it will appoint a new head of the interim administration in northern Tigray region, where months of tensions between rival factions have threatened a fragile peace agreement.The region still suffers from the aftermath of a brutal two-year conflict, ended by a 2022 peace deal in Pretoria that established the interim administration.The war …
Prince Harry has quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago in honour of his mother Princess Diana after a bitter boardroom battle.Harry founded Sentebale in 2006 with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help young people with HIV and Aids in the southern African kingdom and later Botswana.But …
Prince Harry resigns from southern Africa charityWed, 26 Mar 2025 11:53:01 GMT Read More »
A Gabonese squadron halts to salute a French colonel at one of France’s last military bases in Africa which is now “shared” with the host nation and focused on training. The “Academie militaire” (Military Academy) sign at the entrance of De Gaulle camp in the capital Libreville has replaced “6th Marine Infantry Battalion”, the French army …
Outside his bullet-riddled home in Sudan’s war-ravaged capital, Jamil Morjan stood with his hands raised in prayer for his mother’s soul over a mound of earth. There was no headstone — just a rough wooden plank marking the spot where his mother lay buried.”We couldn’t take her to a cemetery,” he told AFP, his bloodshot eyes …
Sudan’s war leaves dead without gravesWed, 26 Mar 2025 10:59:22 GMT Read More »
In the markets of the Comoros, the hand-embroidered kofia that is essential headwear for men and boys at Eid celebrations this month is facing fierce competition from much cheaper Chinese versions.The authentic kofia — which often feature delicately embroidered Arabic calligraphy in silk thread — can cost up to 400 euros ($432) each.A “made in …
Comoros’ prized Muslim headgear undercut by Chinese copiesWed, 26 Mar 2025 06:18:14 GMT Read More »
