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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Khartoum

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Africa

Sudan’s RSF Attacks Kill Over 200 Amid Political Deadlock

More than 200 people have been killed in Sudan over the past three days in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces, activists reported to Reuters. The paramilitary group has delayed signing a political charter that could lead to a breakaway government. While the RSF controls much of western Sudan and parts of Khartoum, it has been losing ground in central Sudan to the army.

todayFebruary 19, 2025 10

Africa

More Than 120 Killed in Shelling of Omdurman In Sudan

  Sudanese volunteer rescuers reported that shelling in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city across the Nile, has left over 120 people dead. Reports say medical supplies are critically scarce as health workers face overwhelming numbers of injured individuals. The fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has intensified in recent weeks, following more than 20 months of conflict in Sudan.

todayJanuary 15, 2025 8

Africa

Sudan Civil War Death Toll Much Higher Than Previously Reported

  A new study reveals that the death toll from Sudan's civil war is far greater than initially reported. According to BBC Africa, over 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state since the conflict began last year, according to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group. Of these, 26,000 deaths were directly caused by violence. The report highlights that preventable diseases and starvation are now the […]

todayNovember 15, 2024 14

Africa

South Sudan: some spoilers want peace to fail, putting 2024 elections at risk

    By Edgar Githua, Strathmore University   South Sudan is expected to hold its first general election in December 2024. It became an independent state in 2011. The long overdue election is one of the pillars of a peace agreement signed in 2018. It helped end the 2013-2018 civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people and displaced millions. Since then, the country has progressed in relative peace, with fewer […]

todayFebruary 20, 2024 42

Environment

Microplastics found in Nile River’s tilapia fish: new study

A fisherman on the River Nile. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images Dalia Saad, University of the Witwatersrand The Nile is one of the world’s most famous rivers. It’s also Africa’s most important freshwater system. About 300 million people live in the 11 countries it flows through. Many rely on its waters for agriculture and fishing to make a living. The Nile’s two main tributaries, the Blue Nile and the White […]

todayFebruary 7, 2024 20

Africa

More than 30 killed in strikes on Sudan capital: NGO

Fighting between rival Sudanese forces including air strikes on the capital Khartoum have killed at least 33 civilians, pro-democracy lawyers said overnight to Friday. Sudan has been gripped by nearly nine months of war pitting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy, paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The war has claimed at least 12,190 lives according to a conservative estimate by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024 44