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Economies are improving, but rule of law is slipping. The buck now stops with Africa’s leaders | Kenneth Mohammed
The Guardian
The west has spent decades judging Africa’s governance and colonialism is much to blame. But Mo Ibrahim’s latest index offers a different perspective – and some uncomfortable truthsThe west has never been short of advice on how Africa shoul...
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Sudan: Drones and Drought in Sudan - a Combined Assault On Children Like Nothing Seen Before
AllAfrica
[Unicef] Geneva -- "Drones and drought are closing in on Sudan's children from both sides. It is an assault unlike anything we have seen in Sudan's history.
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Sudan: Two-Week Power Blackout After Drone Attack Sees Prices in Sudan's White Nile State Soar
AllAfrica
[Dabanga] Rabak, White Nile State -- Residents of Rabak, in Sudan's White Nile state, have been without electricity for 14 consecutive days, with the cost of basic services rising sharply. A block of ice now costs SDG 60,000, charging a mob...
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Sudan: Alleged 'Arrest' of ICC Fugitive Ahmed Haroun in Doubt
AllAfrica
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Politicians and activists have questioned widespread reports, covered on Sunday in international media including the Associated Press and Reuters and attributed to unnamed sources, that Ahmed Haroun, who is wanted by...
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Egypt’s Strategic Pivot: The Nile, Sudan’s War and a New Route Into Africa
The Times of Israel
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Boat capsized off Senegal's northwest coast leaving 39 dead
France 24
At least 39 people have died after a migrant boat capsized off Senegal, one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years. We'll try to understand why so many are still willing to put their lives at risk, with our guest Ais...
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Real Madrid's Vinícius Jr sends surprise message to boy who lost his legs in Sudan's war
BBC Africa
Double amputee Zaher told the BBC last year about his favourite footballer and a dream of being able to walk again.
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Sudan re-arrests former Bashir official wanted by ICC
Africanews
Ahmed Haroun, a senior security official during the rule of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, and later chairman of the former ruling National Congress Party, was detained in Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Khartoum, according to...
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Abandoned and traumatised: child refugees at ‘violent’ breaking point in Egypt after fleeing Sudan war
The Guardian
Three years of conflict has left hundreds of thousands of Sudanese children out of school and vulnerable to gangs and drugsMounds of rubbish, the stench of raw sewage and, at night, roaming drug dealers and gangs. These are the streets of a...
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Sudan accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF drone launches from its territory
France 24
Sudan accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drones from its territory. What does this allegation reveal about the RSF's military capabilities and foreign backing? FRANCE 24 spoke to Ali Mahmoud A...
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South Africans vote in key municipal elections
France 24
In tonight's edition: South Africa's ruling ANC party faces a crucial test as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid accusations it's allowing the paramilitary RSF to launch dro...