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Khartoum residents displaced by years of fighting are returning home. But the Sudanese capital's infrastructure has been decimated and it will take years - and billions of dollars - to rebuild.

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[Dabanga] Port Sudan / El Fasher / Abu Shouk Camp / El Obeid -- In its latest report, the Sudan Conflict Monitor warns that "Sudan's warring elites are entrenching divisions while civilians pay the ultimate price." The publication, produced by the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker, Ayin Network, and the Human Rights Hub, details famine, massacres, and deepening political manoeuvring across the country, and was released yesterday.

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[Dabanga] Each year on 23 August, the world observes the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, marking the Haitian uprising of 1791 that ignited the process of ending the transatlantic slave trade. UNESCO describes the observance as a moment to preserve the memory of slavery, to reflect on its legacies, and to safeguard cultural survival through education and collective action.

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[Dabanga] Mellit -- The bombing of a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy on Wednesday morning in the town of Mellit, North Darfur, sparked widespread international and local reactions, with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army trading accusations over the bombing.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- The decisions issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on August 11, 2025, coinciding with Army Day, to retire a number of senior officers--most of them from the 40th batch--sparked widespread reactions. These decisions were followed by the arrest of Major General Abdel-Baqi Bakrawi, who was accused of involvement in a coup attempt during the transitional period. Bakrawi was initially subject to a military trial before the trial was

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[Dabanga] Kampala -- By Abdel Moneim Madbou for Sudan Media Forum Joint Editorial Room

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Report by Sabah Mohamed Adam of Al-Alaq Centre for Press Services for Sudan Media Forum

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[The Conversation Africa] Migration is increasingly replacing the traditional, education-focused life paths that shaped previous generations in Ethiopia. In the past, becoming a civil servant after completing secondary and tertiary education was seen as both socially respected and economically rewarding.

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[The Conversation Africa] The Gambia's post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its second reading in the national assembly.

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[UN News] Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorated annually on 23 August.

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[UN News] From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.

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[UN News] US and Qatari diplomatic efforts to bring a lasting peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have not yet led to improved conditions on the ground, where the security situation remains dire, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.

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[Health-e] South Africa is among the first countries in line to receive doses of lenacapavir, the six-monthly injection for HIV prevention. According to national health department projections, the country could start rolling out lenacapavir in 2026.

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Nigerians made their mark during this year's Love Island USA - but it caused tensions within the fanbase.

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Over the past three years, Russian state-backed news channel RT has expanded its international presence.

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South Africa comfortably beat Brazil in Northampton, but the Women's Rugby World Cup debutants show "rugby matters" to Brazilians.

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Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor and Ethiopia's Mizan Alem claim comfortable wins in the Antrim Coast Half Marathon men's and women's events on Sunday.

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It is hoping this will help reduce a backlog of over 51,000 cases and speed up the process of removing people with no right to be in the country.

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There was "sheer horror" when survivors realised that the girls aged nine, 11 and 17 had died, a rescuer says.

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The release of the captives took place during a precision air strike on a bandit stronghold in Katsina State.

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Polls there were delayed for a week due to security concerns, following an attack on an electoral commission facility in one of the areas.