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[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- The advance of the SAF (Sudan Armed Forces) soldiers continues to regain control of Khartoum, the Sudanese capital disputed with the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) militiamen.

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In the already challenging landscape of Gaza, turbulent weather conditions are exacerbating the plight of displaced residents. Strong winds, heavy rains, and dropping temperatures are making tents and shelters uninhabitable, adding to their misery.

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Defendants in the Capitol arson trial continue to allege torture and other forms of intimidation by state security forces, aimed at extracting confessions or implicating high-ranking individuals in the December 2024 burning of the Capitol Building. The allegations have cast a dark shadow over the trial, with claims of severe human rights violations surfacing.

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[JusticeInfo.net] Martin Schibbye (in Stockholm, Sweden)

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A few days after the M23 rebels took control of Goma, the movement held its first public meeting on Thursday.

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Global data and analytics provider Wood Mackenzie has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference as a Knowledge Partner.

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A judge in Tunisia handed down lengthy sentences to prominent politicians and at least one leading journalist in a move criticized by a media union and leading opposition parties as the latest move targeting critics of President Kais Saied.

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West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group

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Life for families displaced by conflict is difficult enough. But living in crowded conditions with access to only very basic services can create even greater

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At least 17 children were killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria, the country’s emergency response agency said, as authorities launched an investigation into the cause on Thursday.

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[Unicef] PORT SUDAN/AMMAN/NEW YORK -- Statement by UNICEF Sudan Representative a.i. Annmarie Swai

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With Cape Town’s recent recognition as the Best City in the World for 2025 by Time Out, a global authority on city culture, travel, and

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An ambush by a "group of criminals" killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger's ruling military junta said.

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The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS) in the Gash Barka Region reported that significant efforts are being made to develop programs aimed

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Iran’s currency, the rial, plunged Wednesday to a record low of 850,000 rials to $1 after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a restart to the “maximum pressure” campaign targeting Tehran.

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Minister of International Relations and Cooperation has noted a tweet by Secretary of State of the United States of America, Mr Rubio.

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The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Cairo commemorated Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day at the Embassy premises with the participation of the Sri Lankan community in

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Joint statement by UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, Equality Now, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and The Eastern African Sub-Regional

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The Portfolio Committee on Health received a comprehensive briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, regarding the recent withdrawal of

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UN experts today expressed grave concern about urgent protection needs and dire living conditions of displaced civilians in the mineral-rich eastern

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The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens of people who drowned after a migrant boat capsized off West Africa last month have been repatriated