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Lesoto, un país duramente golpeado por los nuevos aranceles anunciados por el presidente Donald Trump, decidió enviar de manera urgente una delegación a Estados Unidos para defender su causa. Se trata de una cuestión vital para este pequeño reino del sur

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Eye on Africa: What the AI revolution means for Africa?

Africa • 1:08 PM

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Rwanda is aiming to become a leader in artificial intelligence in Africa, with a Global AI Summit currently taking place in Kigali. Organised by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in partnership with the World Economic Forum, the summit foc

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🌟The Bright Side: South Africa's Grannies World Cup keeps players healthy and happy

Africa • 11:27 AM

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Dozens of older women from countries across the globe gathered to compete this week at the Grannies International Football Tournament in South Africa's northern Limpopo province. The idea for the tournament arose in 2007 as a way to improve the health of

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Tunisia dismantles makeshift camp housing thousands of sub-Saharan migrants

Africa • 7:04 AM

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Tunisia on Friday dismantled camps housing thousands of undocumented migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, police said, following a campaign against them on social media.

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Africa reels from Trump Tariffs

Africa • 9:27 PM

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Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration continue to send shockwaves across the world. We get reactions from Lesotho, which fears the 50% trade tariff could be a death blow to its economy.

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Returning to Khartoum: In Sudan, civilians try to rebuild their lives

Africa • 11:25 AM

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The Sudanese army has just won the battle of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, after two years of civil war. It is now calling on inhabitants to return home. But at what price? Our reporters were on the front line during the final phase of the offensive ag

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Workers employed in French bases concerned as France withdraws from Senegal

Africa • 10:21 AM

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French troops are set to completely withdraw from Senegal by the end of 2025, following an announcement by President Diomaye Faye. But the Senegalese workers employed on France’s military bases are feeling apprehensive – despite measures offered by the F

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Russia hosts top diplomats from Sahel countries for talks on boosting security ties

Africa • 10:14 AM

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On Thursday, Russia discussed ways to boost military ties with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, promising to train their troops and supply weapons as it seeks to expand its clout in the junta-led West African countries that have expelled French forces.

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Trump's tariff plan: what impact on African countries?

Africa • 10:03 AM

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Donald Trump's protectionist measures are hitting Africa hard. Lesotho is the most severely taxed country, with a rate of 50%. Madagascar and Mauritius are next, with taxes of 47% and 40% respectively. South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Libya, Algeria and C

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🌟 The Bright Side: Ballet company preserves traditional dance forms in Central African Republic

Africa • 9:33 AM

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Three times a week, dancers from the National Ballet in the Central African Republic rehearse tirelessly to bring to life traditional dance forms from different ethnic groups across the country. The company is often asked to dance in official ceremonies

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Trump slaps tariffs on Africa: 50% on Lesotho, 30% on South Africa

Africa • 8:42 PM

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US President Donald Trump has called tariffs the "most beautiful word" in the dictionary. Some African countries might disagree. Lesotho was slapped with the White House's highest tariff rates in a list released on Wednesday, with a whopping 50 percent i

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South African budget vote passes despite opposition from key coalition partner

Africa • 8:45 PM

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It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget was finally passed, with 194 votes in favour and 182 against. The Democratic Alliance, a key coalition partner, voted against the measure, raising questions about the s

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Niger junta releases ministers of overthrown government

Africa • 11:34 PM

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Niger's junta released around 50 people Tuesday, including former ministers, a diplomat, a journalist and soldiers linked to a 2010 coup attempt, following a national conference recommendation. Former President Mohamed Bazoum is still being detained desp

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Nigeria: Shell, Renaissance to face legal action over mining licence transfer deal

Africa • 8:52 PM

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A Nigerian human rights and environmental NGO has filed a lawsuit in the Lagos High Court to stop Shell from selling its Nigerian assets to a local oil and gas company. HEDA says Shell is responsible for 35 percent of Nigeria's oil spills and accuses the

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Sudán: el Ejército cambia el curso de la guerra al retomar Jartum

Africa • 8:29 PM

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La guerra en Sudán da un giro decisivo. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, líder de las paramilitares Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (FAR), admitió la retirada de sus tropas de Jartum, ahora bajo control del Ejército. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, jefe del Ejército, prometió, por su

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South Sudan: Peace on brink of collapse as crisis deepens

Africa • 9:16 PM

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Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out between forces loyal to the two men behind the devastating civil war that only ended in 2018. That fragile peace between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar

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Macron urges 'mercy' for jailed writer Sansal in call with Algeria's Tebboune

Africa • 8:33 PM

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a "gesture of mercy and humanity" towards jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The author was sentenced to five years in pri

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Jefe de paramilitares en Sudán reconoce que abandonó Jartum

Africa • 6:00 PM

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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, jefe de las paramilitares Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (FAR) de Sudán, admitió el domingo por primera vez que el grupo armado se había retirado de la capital, Jartum. El ejército nacional sigue consolidando sus avances en esa zona del p

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🌟 The Bright Side: Morocco 'water highway' saves cities from thirst

Africa • 2:09 PM

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Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the "water highway" had supplied more than 700 million cubic metres (24.7 billion cubic feet) of drin

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Sudan's RSF paramilitary chief admits forces withdrew from Khartoum

Africa • 10:23 AM

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Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the head of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), admitted on Sunday that the armed group had pulled out of the capital Khartoum. The nation's army is continuing to consolidate its gains in the country's capital area, s

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Rwanda and DR Congo officials hold second round of talks as M23 meets mediators

Africa • 10:14 PM

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Qatar has hosted a second round of talks between DR Congo and Rwanda. Qatari mediators also met separately with representatives of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met last we

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Sudan’s army reclaims the capital Khartoum as RSF militia ‘loses steam’

Africa • 4:01 PM

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The Sudanese army wrested back full control over Khartoum after nearly two years of civil war, capping a weeklong offensive against the paramilitary RSF. The capture of Khartoum marks a turning point in the conflict which clearly shows the RSF’s inabilit

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Fears for South Sudan peace after arrest of vice president

Africa • 10:29 PM

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The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. He and the interior minister, his wife, have been detained at their home by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir. This comes amid rising tension

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Algerian court sentences writer Sansal to five years in jail

Africa • 5:49 PM

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An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose case has been at the heart of a diplomatic storm, to five years behind bars. The author is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as of Islamists. He wa

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Argelia condena a cinco años de cárcel al escritor franco-argelino Boualem Sansal

Africa • 11:36 AM

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El escritor franco-argelino Boualem Sansal fue condenado el jueves a cinco años de cárcel por un tribunal argelino, lo que provocó reacciones indignadas de políticos en Francia y tensa todavía más las relaciones entre Argelia y su antiguo gobernante colo

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Algeria hands French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal five-year prison term

Africa • 8:55 AM

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French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been ensnared in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial integrity, an AFP journalist reported.

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Arrest of South Sudan VP on 'unclear charges' stokes fears of reignited civil war

Africa • 2:43 AM

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Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring rival, was arrested on Wednesday on "unclear charges", marking a dramatic escalation to a weeks-long conflict that threatens a return to the civil war that killed hundred

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"Jartum ha sido liberada", afirma el jefe del Ejército sudanés tras recuperar aeropuerto

Africa • 1:56 AM

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El líder del Ejército sudanés, Abdel-Fattah Burhan, aterrizó este 26 de marzo en la capital, Jartum, para anunciar el control del frente oficialista en la capital, después de una operación de seis meses para mermar las defensas de las paramilitares de la

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Sudan's army chief lands at Khartoum airport after military recaptures it from RSF

Africa • 10:17 PM

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The Sudanese army has released triumphant pictures of its chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arriving at Khartoum airport on Wednesday. The military claimed the strategically valuable victory after wresting control of the site from the RSF paramilita

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Sudan army chief declares capital 'free' from inside presidential palace

Africa • 7:11 PM

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Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's 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

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Niger’s junta leader Tiani sworn in as president for five-year transition period

Africa • 11:08 AM

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Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will head the nation over a five-year "flexible" transition to constitutional rule.

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Both sides 'armed to the hilt': 'No end in sight to war' in Sudan

Africa • 10:25 AM

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The United Nations has denounced attacks on the civilian population in Sudan, including a recent airstrike on a market in North Darfur that left dozens of casualties. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Sudan's brutal war and the UN's "grav

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Sudanese army airstrike in Darfur kills scores, activists say

Africa • 7:08 AM

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An airstrike by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Monday night hit a crowded market in Darfur, resulting in scores of civilian deaths and injuries, including women, according to activists and monitoring groups.

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'Khartoum is free', Sudan's army chief says after military retakes airport

Africa • 12:49 AM

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Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived by plane in Khartoum on Wednesday as his military said it had recaptured the airport from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “Khartoum is free,” Sudan’s de facto leader said in a broadcast aired

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South Sudan on brink of civil war, UN warns

Africa • 10:44 PM

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South Sudan's opposition says several of its key political figures were arrested on Tuesday. Just a day earlier, an army base linked to First Vice President Riek Machar was bombed as tensions rise in the country, seven years after the official end of its

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República Centroafricana: el camino a la reconciliación tras la masacre de Bangassou

Africa • 9:16 PM

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En mayo de 2017, una misión católica en Bangassou, República Centroafricana, se convirtió en un símbolo de resistencia. Un grupo de sacerdotes formaron una cadena humana para defender a los musulmanes de una masacre perpetrada por militantes antibalaka,

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Back to Khartoum: Turning point for Sudan's civil war?

Africa • 7:20 PM

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Nearly two years on, it’s back to Khartoum for Sudan’s civil war. The forces of junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan are ousting those of ally-turned-foe Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo from key points. The leader of the RSF militia can instead point to gains in No

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Guerra en Sudán: el Ejército recupera terreno en Jartum y los paramilitares responden con fuego

Africa • 6:47 PM

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La guerra en Sudán entra en una nueva etapa. El Ejército, bajo el mando del general Abd al-Fattah al-Burhan, ha recuperado varios puntos estratégicos y simbólicos en la capital, Jartum. Estos lugares estaban hasta ahora en manos de los paramilitares de l

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More than 50 civilians die in Darfur market strike blamed on Sudan's military

Africa • 10:51 AM

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An air strike by Sudan’s military on a crowded market in the country’s western Darfur region this week killed at least 54 people and wounded dozens, including children, aid groups said. The military maintains its forces do not target civilians. Experts n

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South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

Africa • 2:01 AM

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South Sudan is on the verge of another civil war, the UN’s top official in the country warned Monday, citing escalating violence and a stalled peace process. Tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar have deepened, threatening

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M23 rebels backtrack on vow to withdraw from DR Congo's Walikale

Africa • 9:50 PM

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Last week, M23 rebels took the strategic town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo. The rebels had later said that they would pull out of the town, but now say they won't do so unless Congolese forces go first. We take a closer look.

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Nigeria: salvando los manglares del delta del Níger

Africa • 8:08 PM

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En el corazón del delta del Níger, uno de los lugares más contaminados del mundo, décadas de explotación petrolera han devastado los manglares, esenciales para la biodiversidad y la supervivencia de las comunidades locales. Un equipo de France 24 se sume

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Humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as army advances in capital

Africa • 10:07 AM

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One of the largest humanitarian crisis on the African continent continued to unfold in Sudan as the army made advances in the country's embattled capital of Khartoum. Sudanese soldiers recaptured the presidential palace from the Rapid Support Forces on F

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France's Macron 'sole point of reference' for mending ties, says Algerian president

Africa • 6:03 AM

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said in an television interview that French counterpart Emmanuel Macron is the "sole point of reference" for repairing his country's damaged ties with France. Relations between Paris and Algiers have been strained

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Sudan army's gains in capital of Khartoum 'symbolic', researcher says

Africa • 12:47 AM

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The Sudanese army’s recent advances in the capital of Khartoum are mainly “symbolic”, said Marc Lavergne, head researcher at France’s national center for Scientific research. The turn of events may “symbolize a return to square one, which is the dictator

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Ejército sudanés expulsa a paramilitares del banco central y avanza en su control sobre la capital

Africa • 3:55 PM

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La institución castrense de Sudán informó este sábado 22 de marzo que tomó el control de la sede principal del banco central del país y del Museo Nacional, al expulsar a los paramilitares de las Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (FAR). Un día antes, el Ejército re

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'Clear, high rate of malnutrition' across Sudan, MSF says

Africa • 2:03 PM

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The humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as the civil war rages on, leading to a "clear, high rate of malnutrition" across the country, said Jean-Nicolas Armstrong Dangelser, head of mission of MSF in Sudan. Dangelser also noted the partial c

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Sudan's army recaptures key institutions at it advances in central Khartoum

Africa • 11:45 AM

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Sudan's army on Saturday said it had recaptured the country's central bank, state intelligence headquarters and national museum from paramilitary forces as fighting between the two groups continues in the capital, Khartoum.

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Concerns grow over detained Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza

Africa • 11:38 AM

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Concerns are growing over the fate of Sandra Muhoza, a journalist for the Burundian news site La Nova Burundi. Her appeal trial, scheduled for yesterday, has once again been postponed, this time to March 26. This is the fourth time the date has been push

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Chad’s hosting capacity under strain amid influx of Sudanese refugees

Africa • 10:14 AM

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Chad has taken in more than a million Sudanese refugees since a civil war erupted nearly two years ago, triggering a huge displacement of people and a hunger crisis. Today, the country neighbouring Sudan is under growing pressure as more and more refugee

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Sudan army says retakes key buildings in central Khartoum

Africa • 10:02 AM

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Sudan's military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum, including the central bank, from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, following its recapture of the presidential palace. The army and allied armed groups retook the pr

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Sudanese army retakes presidential palace

Africa • 10:36 PM

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The Sudanese army and its supporters are celebrating nationwide after reclaiming the presidential palace in Khartoum. Friday's victory marks the army's most symbolic achievement since launching a major counteroffensive against the paramilitary Rapid Supp

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Sudán: el Ejército afirma que recuperó el control del palacio presidencial tras dos años de guerra

Africa • 5:01 PM

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El Ejército sudanés informó este 21 de marzo que retomó el control del palacio presidencial de manos de los paramilitares de las Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido (FAR) tras un feroz enfrentamiento, un triunfo simbólico tras dos años de guerra. En paralelo, al men

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The glaciers on Mount Kenya’s peaks are melting away

Africa • 4:39 PM

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Mount Kenya rises to an altitude of 5,000 metres, making it the second-highest peak in Africa. However, for several years now, the glaciers it harbours have been disappearing. According to experts, the effects of climate change caused the largest glacier

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Sudan's army says it has retaken Khartoum presidential palace from paramilitary forces

Africa • 7:21 AM

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The Sudanese military on Friday said it seized full control of the presidential palace in Khartoum in a major gain after nearly two years of civil war. But the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said the battle for the seat of government was not yet

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