Sudan's RSF says it arrested fighters accused of El-Fasher abuses
Africa • Oct 31, 2025, 2:06 PM
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher. Although the goal is to show that the RSF follows the rules of war, it's probable those arrests "are not significant at all" FRANCE 24's Bastien Renouil says from Nairobi. He tells us more on the political situation in Darfur.
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Africa • 9:45 PM
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Sudan: What photos and videos can tell us about the El-Fasher massacres
Africa • 9:26 PM
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After an 18-month siege, the Sudanese city of El-Fasher fell on Monday, October 27. It was the last major city in Darfur that was not under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group run by General Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. S
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UN is needed in Sudan 'to monitor violations' after abuses allegedly from RSF
Africa • 4:59 PM
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As concerns over a humanitarian crisis in Darfur are growing, the RSF paramilitary announced it had arrested fighters accused of abuses in El-Fasher. 'We need UN presence on ground to monitor these violations and the need to ensure protection of civilian
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Tanzania rocked with post-election violence
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Sudan's RSF says it arrested fighters accused of El-Fasher abuses
Africa • 2:06 PM
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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher. Although the goal is to show that the RSF follows the rules of war, it's probable those a
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El-Fasher's healthcare system is "collapsing" as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow
Africa • 1:56 PM
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According to the UN, hundreds have been killed in a Darfur hospital by the RSF paramilitary. As thousands of others are fleeing, concerns of a humanitarian crisis in the region are growing. El-Fasher is experiencing "a collapse of the whole healthcare sy
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Sudan after RSF take over el-Fasher
Africa • 10:14 AM
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Fears that the Sudan region of Darfur is plunging into genocidal violence are reviving. U.N officials have warned of a rampage after the RSF took hold of the city of el-Fasher, reportedly killing more than 450 people in a hospital and carrying out ethnic
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At least 700 dead in Tanzania's post-election protests, opposition says
Africa • 12:53 AM
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Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Tanzania after taking to the streets to protest this week’s presidential election, which saw the increasingly authoritarian incumbent, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, run unopposed for another term after h
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