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[Dabanga] London -- Protestors from London For Sudan and Action For Sudan gathered outside Emirates Stadium during the Arsenal vs. Liverpool match on Sunday, urging Arsenal F.C. to end its sponsorship deal with Emirates Airlines due to the UAE's alleged role in Sudan's escalating humanitarian crisis.

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[Business Day Africa] South African Airways is considering selling its prime landing slots at London Heathrow, echoing a controversial move by Kenya Airways in 2016 as the struggling carrier seeks funds to support operations and aircraft purchases.

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[Dabanga] Tamboul / Wad Madani / El Gedaref / Atbara / New H -- Families fleeing eastern El Gezira due to Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks spoke to Radio Dabanga yesterday, after the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix reported that over 9,000 people were displaced to Eastern Sudan last week, while local authorities estimate the number to be over 30,000.

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[Dabanga] El Fasher -- 12 civilians were killed and several others injured by shelling launched by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher on Sunday. The paramilitary force continued to shell the capital city of North Darfur yesterday.

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[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward tipping points that threaten ecosystems, livelihoods and global stability.

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[UN News] Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across multiple regions, UN officials said on Tuesday.

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[The Conversation Africa] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the world's longest reigning female political leader, fled Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 for the safety of India. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka. The crowds ransacked her official residence, occupied the nation's parliament and burnt down her family home.

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[CFR] The next leadership of Botswana must look beyond political feuds, rebuild trust with its citizens, and deliver on its promises to maintain the country's democratic and development progress.

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[The Conversation Africa] Between 1986 and 1994, the people of Mitchells Plain in Cape Town lived with a terrifying shadow over their lives. A killer was abducting young boys, often close to railway stations, raping and murdering them. By early 1994, 22 bodies had been discovered across an extensive area of sand dunes.

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[The Conversation Africa] The world is witnessing the consequences of climate change: long-lasting changes in temperature and rainfall, and more intense and frequent extreme weather events such as heat waves, hurricanes, typhoons, flooding and drought. All make it harder for families and communities to meet their care needs.

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[The Conversation Africa] The last two summits of Brics countries have raised questions about the coalition's identity and purpose. This began to come into focus at the summit hosted by South Africa in 2023, and more acutely at the recent 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia.

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[African Arguments] As Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed continues to renege on the Pretoria Agreement that ended hostilities two years ago, infighting within the TPLF further threatens the tenuous stability in war-shattered Tigray.

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Thousands of asylum applicants are wondering what impact the outcome could have on their lives.

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Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

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Citizens will be voting for for 61 seats in the National Assembly and 609 local council seats.

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In announcing the exercise, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that given the growth in geopolitical tensions, it was important to maintain readiness.

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Berlin Zoo delighted visitors this week with underwater views of baby pygmy hippo Toni, born on June 3 to mother Debbie.

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Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann has set three new BASE jump world records using an innovative wingsuit foil, flying 12.5 km from Switzerland's Jungfrau mountain.

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UNRWA is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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Paris's change of heart on the question of sovereignty over Western Sahara has angered Algeria.

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[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Opposition parties to call for government of national unity