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UN appalled by 'credible reports' of Sudan civilian killings
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said he is appalled at what he described as "credible reports" of extrajudicial killings of…
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UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged regional and international leaders Friday to prevent South Sudan from falling “over…
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VP's arrest ends South Sudan peace deal, his party says
The detention of South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the 2018 peace deal that ended the country's…
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Sudan army accused of killing hundreds in airstrike on Darfur market
A Sudanese war monitor has accused the military of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country's western Darfur…
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South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation…
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Chad condemns Sudan's airport threat as 'declaration of war'
Chad has condemned a senior Sudanese general's threat to target its airports, calling it a "declaration of war." Its foreign ministry said…
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Germany closes its embassy in South Sudan as it teeters on the brink of civil war
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Saturday that it is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan. “After years of fragile…
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Sudan army recaptures presidential palace after two years of war
The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
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Sudan army ends two-year siege of key city
The Sudanese army says it has broken a near two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the key southern…
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF and allies sign a deal to pave the way for parallel government
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allies on Sunday signed a charter that paved the way for the…
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South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave…
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Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say
More than 200 unarmed civilians have been killed in a cluster of villages in Sudan over three days by the paramilitary Rapid Support…
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'This is life and death': Trump's USAID shakeup threatens millions in Sudan
President Donald Trump's decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has triggered an immediate…
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Final deal on Russian Red Sea base agreed - Sudan
Sudan has said a final deal has been agreed with Russia to establish a naval base on the war-torn country's Red Sea coast, saying there…
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
A paramilitary force in Sudan has stormed the country's largest displacement camp, looting and setting fire to the market and several…
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Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital
The Sudanese military has called for diplomatic support for a new government that it says it wants to form after it recaptures the…
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Sudan army makes huge gains as it seeks to recapture war-torn capital
Residents of Sudan's capital Khartoum say the army has recaptured large parts of the city from RSF paramilitaries, marking its biggest…
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Shelling at busy Sudanese market 'fills mortuary with bodies'
Shelling at a busy market near Sudan's capital has filled a mortuary with bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. MSF…
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One survivor as 20 killed in South Sudan plane crash
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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At least 18 killed after a small plane crashes in a remote part of South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A small plane crashed in a remote part of South Sudan, killing at least 18 people on Wednesday, an official said.…
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'A living hell': Sudanese women face rape and abuse in Libya
"We live in terror," whispers Layla over the phone so nobody can hear. She fled Sudan with her husband and six children early last year in…
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UN human rights head: Sudan conflict causing more civilian deaths
The conflict in Sudan is becoming increasingly lethal for the civilian population, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk said in Geneva…
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Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese
Following a spate of attacks on businesses and homes owned by people from Sudan, the police chief in neighbouring South Sudan has…
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Sudan shelling kills more than 100 civilians near capital
At least 120 people are reported to have been killed in random shelling on Monday in the Dar-Salam area of the Sudanese city of Omdurman,…