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[Dabanga] Khartoum / Jebel Aulia / Port Sudan -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) says yesterday they cleared the last remaining pockets of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and freed dozens of prisoners from RSF-run detention centres in Jebel Aulia as well as controlling the reservoir, south of the capital.

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[Afrobarometer] Ugandan women continue to face barriers in public and private spheres

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[UN News] The UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving with UN mission MINUSCA in the Central African Republic which left one Kenyan 'blue helmet' dead.

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[UN News] Countries should consider looking beyond Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, as the key measure of economic growth to achieve the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN policymakers have suggested.

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[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- The President of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lt Gen General Abdelfattah El Burhan, has stated that "there will be no negotiations or compromise with those who violated the sanctity of the Sudanese people". He affirmed that "the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their supporting forces will continue their battle to eliminate the rebellion and defeat the terrorist [Rapid Support Forces (RSF)] militia."

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[Dabanga] As the Sudanese Armed Forces have slowly regained control over much of Khartoum over the past days, reports are confirming that at least 90 per cent of media, including TV, radio, and neswpaper facilities have been completely destroyed during the hostilities, while looters have stripped any usable equipment and assets in the city that has always been Sudan's main media hub.

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[The Conversation Africa] The first budget speech of Ghana's new government on 11 March painted a picture of an economy in crisis, facing high debt and fiscal mismanagement. The finance minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, acknowledged that key International Monetary Fund performance targets would be missed and announced drastic spending cuts.

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[The Conversation Africa] Nigerian women make up a significant proportion of foreign women giving birth in several countries.

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[The Conversation Africa] A new archaeological discovery at Kach Kouch in Morocco challenges the long-held belief that the Maghreb (north-west Africa) was an empty land before the arrival of the Phoenicians from the Middle East in around 800 BCE. It reveals a much richer and more complex history than previously thought.

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[The Conversation Africa] Every year, from December to April, the Harmattan sweeps across Africa. This cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti.

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[Afrobarometer] Opposition party supporters and Kampala residents are less likely to say they feel free to speak, associate, and vote.

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[Afrobarometer] Little-known National Health Insurance Scheme has strong public support among those who have heard of it.

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[Global Press Journal] Kampala, Uganda -- Proposals to send migrants to Uganda raise concerns about safety, legality and the true cost of outsourcing asylum.

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An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme.

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On March 26 in Kampala, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda H.E Zhang Lizhong, Ugandan Prime Minister’s Special Representative Hon. State Minister for Karamoja

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On 28th March, Ambassador Guo Haiyan met with H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs.

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The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, accompanied by First Lady Mrs. Linda Ramkalawan, were guests of honour at the Independent

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Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a phone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Thousands of worshippers gathered in Goma to celebrate Eid al-Fitr and called for peace amid the conflict in DRC

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The Deputy Speaker,Thomas Tayebwa has urged students using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in inventing projects and programmes to focus its usage on academics

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Myanmar's earthquake worsens an already dire humanitarian crisis, straining aid efforts and resources