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[UN News] Hundreds of youth, celebrities and world leaders converged at UN Headquarters in New York on Saturday for the second of two "action days" on the eve of the landmark Summit of the Future.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Adam Osman, a resident of El Daein in East Darfur, was forced to transfer SDG50,000 from his banking application in exchange for SDG40,000 in cash, paying a commission equivalent to 20 per cent. Osman told Radio Dabanga that he desperately needed the cash to buy two containers of corn for his small family, "but I had to reduce purchases because of the deduction of the commission value".

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[Dabanga] Wadi Saedeena / Merowe -- Deposed Sudanese dictator Omar Al Bashir, ousted by a military coup in April 2019, who is facing currency and corruption charges in Sudan, with calls that he be extradited to face the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on charges of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity, was transferred to Merowe in Sudan's Northern State for medical treatment last week, together with a number of his co-defendants, his legal defence team has confirmed.

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[Dabanga] While war prevails in Karari, north of Sudan's second city of Omdurman, and the old neighbourhoods of Omdurman in the south, it is the only spot in Khartoum state that still enjoys some of the former lustre of the capital of Sudan. The war that erupted between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces on April 15, 2023, destroyed the Sudanese capital, and turned all the cities of Khartoum into theaters of military operations, especially from the expansion of the RSF's control. But the army-controlled

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[Dabanga] Brussels / El Fasher -- The European Union (EU) is ready to consider additional sanctions, including against those in positions of leadership in Sudan, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borell warned in a statement today, that condemns "the dramatic escalation of fighting" in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. He also reiterates the EU call on "those who are fuelling the war, particularly regional and international sponsors to cease their support..."

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[The Conversation Africa] Africa is the world's largest market for Guinness beer (and Nigeria is second only to Britain for the most consumers in one country). The Irish brand's success on the continent is regarded as a trailblazing business model. And that has a lot to do with their advertising campaigns over the years.

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[The Conversation Africa] South African playwright, academic, novelist and short story writer Nadia Davids is the winner of the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. It's an important award that has played a significant role in shaping the career trajectories of numerous African writers. She received the prize for her exquisitely written and disturbing short story Bridling.

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[The Conversation Africa] Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

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[Africa Renewal] Let's shifts from merely managing poverty to fostering structural transformation

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[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) expresses its deep gratitude and commendation for the Pandemic Fund's decisive action to fast-track US$128.89 million to 10 African Union Member States affected by mpox. This timely allocation demonstrates the global community's commitment to addressing the continent's pressing health security challenges.

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[UN News] The UN Secretary-General is gravely alarmed by reports of a full-scale assault on El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said on Saturday.

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[Dabanga] New York / Zamzam Camp / El Fasher -- The United Nations has renewed its urgent call for a ceasefire in Sudan, urging all parties to adhere to international human rights and humanitarian law. The UN Security Council convened on Wednesday in New York to discuss the deepening crisis, with Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Bobby, and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Joyce Msuya, delivering stark warnings.

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[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- Despite commitments made last week by Sudan's de-facto leader Abdelfattah El Burhan and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit to resume the transport of South Sudan's oil through Sudanese territory, the presence of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in areas where critical oil pumping stations are located has reportedly stalled progress.

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Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, secured victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe

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On Saturday into Sunday, Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon. The sides appeared to be spiralling toward all-out war

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This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

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Authorities blamed the blast on a leak of methane gas. Such gases are common in mining, though modern safety measures call for ventilation and other measures to protect workers

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The channel has faced Israeli backlash over its coverage of the war on Gaza. The closure order accuses Al jazeera of supporting terrorism. Since last October, four al jazeera journalists have been killed in Gaya by Israel. Others have had their family members targeted and killed

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Kenya's President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country's security has significantly improved” despite a United Nations security expert saying just days earlier warned that violence in the country was worsening

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There are only two critically endangered Northern White Rhinos left in the world, both of them female, both unable to carry a pregnancy. After successful tests, scientists say they're close to producing the first new offspring with the help of a surrogate mother and lab-produced embryos

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In the 1960s objects were gathered for the national museum, the question now is what to do with them.