Sudan's army withdraws from last stronghold in Darfur region
Africa • Oct 27, 2025, 9:17 AM
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The Sudanese army on Monday withdrew from El-Fasher, its last stronghold in the Darfur region as the city was seized by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group following an 18-month siege that left citizens on the brink of famine. The fall of El-Fasher could herald another split of Sudan, more than a decade after South Sudan’s creation.
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Genocide warnings 'flashing red' after RSF takeover of Sudan's El-Fasher
Africa • 6:03 PM
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized the western city of El-Fasher amid reports of extreme violence and mass killings. The capture of the key city in the Darfur region is a strategic boon for the paramilitary group, raising fears that Sudan’s o
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In Kenya, the Nashulai conservancy’s bold bet on coexistence with wildlife
Africa • 5:50 PM
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Founded in 2016, the Nashulai Conservancy enables the local Maasai community and their livestock to live in harmony with the region’s wildlife, from lions to giraffes. Today, this balance is coming under strain from expanding tourism operations and the g
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Red Crescent volunteers killed in Sudan as country experiences new surge in violence
Africa • 3:14 PM
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Five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed while delivering food in Bara and two others are missing as Sudan experiences a surge in violence. "It's important to keep Sudan at the top of our humanitarian context and priorities" Pierre Kremer, IFRC
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As the war takes a new turn, who are the fighting sides in Sudan?
Africa • 2:31 PM
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized control of the entire Darfur region, after ousting the rival Sudanese army from its last stronghold there in el-Fasher. Its capture raises fears that Africa's third-largest nation may split again, nearly 15 ye
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Papers on Sudan: A massacre so bloody, you can see it from space
Africa • 11:48 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 29, 2025: First, Spanish papers are commemorating last year's deadly floods which killed 237 people. Next, mass civilian casualties are reported in El-Fasher as humanitarian organisations say they have found evidence of
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"Sudanese feel forgotten" as Darfur crisis escalates
Africa • 11:19 AM
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"Sudanese feel they have been forgotten by the international community," Mathilde Vu, Sudan Advocacy Manager with the Norwegian Refugee Council, tells Oliver Farry, as the humanitarian crisis in El-Fasher escalates. The capture of this city, the historic
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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face prosecution over Gen Z protests
Africa • 10:33 AM
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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face trial for their participation in the so-called Gen Z protests that recently swept across the country, calling for fairer education and health care systems. Hundreds of people, many of them minors, have already been co
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The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?
Africa • 9:35 AM
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First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cue for a second partition of the country. The massacre o
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Low turnout mars Tanzania's presidential election as opposition barred from race
Africa • 4:07 AM
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The presidential election in Tanzania is being marred by low turnout as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s grip on power have either been jailed or disqualified from the race. Protests have also been banned, and some voters say they
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