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Dozens killed in Sudan as army, rival forces fight for power

Fierce clashes erupt in Khartoum and other cities, dealing a new blow to hopes for Sudan’s transition to democracy.

Al Jazeera

How the struggle for power in Sudan created yet another military coup

Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary force erupted on Saturday, but how did it come to this?

ABC News

Analysis: Fighting erupts in Sudan after months of tension

Friction between the army and the RSF paramilitary group was exacerbated by Sudan’s political process, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

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Sudan: Civilians ‘killed’ after fighting breaks out between army and paramilitary forces

Residents described chaotic scenes as firing and explosions rang out in densely populated neighborhoods

Evening Standard

Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises

Africa is struggling with the triple shock of rising debt burdens, an ongoing food crisis and climate change fallout and needs more help from international institutions and wealthy nations to cope, African finance ministers said on Saturday.

Reuters

Sudan's Hemedti carved route to power by crushing Darfur revolt

Sudan's General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, rose from lowly beginnings to head a widely feared Arab militia that crushed a revolt in Darfur, winning him influence and eventually a role as the country's second most powerful man, and one of its richest.On Saturday, fighting erupted between his Rapid…

Reuters

UN, US call for 'immediate' end to fighting within Sudan security forces

The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan and the United States on Saturday called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. At least three civilians have been killed and a dozen injured in clashes in Khartoum and other cities.

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Sudanese air force urges people to stay indoors as doctors union says at least 25 dead – as it happened

Army rejects assertions by RSF that they have seized palace and airports in Khartoum

The Guardian - UK

Three dead and dozens injured in Sudan after clashes between army and paramilitary

Senior official said international community had failed to act on growing tensions between two sides

The Independent UK

US ambassador sheltering as rebel fighters launch attack and claim to take prisoners

Militia in Sudan claims they have seized the capital city's airport and “completely controlled” Khartoum’s Republican Palace as United States Ambassador to Sudan John Godfrey said he was sheltering

Daily Mirror

Uganda arrests second minister over alleged iron sheet theft - police

Uganda's assistant finance minister has been arrested and detained on accusations of diverting metal roofing sheets meant for a relief program in the restive northeastern Karamoja region, police said late on Friday.

Reuters

1.65 Mn Older People at Risk of Starvation in Yemen

Umm Yusuf, 60, chose to sell homemade bread in Sanaa to make some money, and people in the south of Sanaa used to buy bread from her at the commercial center. However, a few days ago, she suddenly disappeared. Ahmed, in his 30s, asked about her and found out that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dozens killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo village attacks

‘We’re tired of it,’ say residents facing ongoing violence in the Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.

Al Jazeera

Taylor Swift donates over 125,000 meals to Florida food bank before beginning Eras tour in Tampa

The organisation thanked the singer ‘for being a hero’ on Instagram

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Kenya 'disturbed' by UN remarks in leaked memo -senior official

Kenya is "disturbed" by comments about President William Ruto reportedly attributed to the United Nations deputy secretary-general in a leaked U.S. classified document, a senior Kenyan official said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Hemeti ready to meet al-Burhan to ease Sudan tensions: Mediators

Mediators say RSF head assured them of his readiness to sit with al-Burhan after the situation escalated between sides.

Reuters

Four Kenyans, told their work on Earth was done, fast to death, police say

Fifteen "radicalised" Kenyan Christians were rescued on Friday from a fast which began after they were told they were going to meet their maker, but four died during the rescue mission, police said.

The Guardian - UK

African journalists are dying. They need the world’s help to hold power to account

A politician being investigated for corruption in Ghana has called for me to be hanged, but with my colleagues I am determined to take on the kleptocrats

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IMF calls for ‘another Gleneagles moment’ on debt relief and aid

Evening Standard

Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022

The Conversation

The Taliban is not playing straight with the west over easing of sanctions – and women and girls are paying much of the price

The economic and political isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 has worsened a humanitarian crisis in the country. The World Food Program has projected that between November 2022 and March 2023 the number of food-insecure Afghans would rise to 20 million – 3.2 million of them…

Reuters

Sudanese politicians blame Bashir loyalists for discord

Sudan's main pro-democracy coalition said loyalists of former strongman Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in a coup in 2019, were fuelling a rift between the armed forces and a powerful paramilitary group that has jeopardized a transition to civilian government.

The Independent UK

Workers at anti-poverty World Bank struggle to pay bills

As finance leaders from around the world meet at the World Bank in Washington this week, food service workers at the poverty-fighting organization are highlighting what they see as a galling situation: The workers who put food on the table for an organization whose mission is to fight poverty are…

The Independent UK

UN, others cite new displacement from Ethiopia's Tigray

Aid workers in Ethiopia say Amhara's regional forces have displaced tens of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans from disputed territory in the north of the country in recent weeks, despite a peace deal last year

Reuters

Factbox-Who are Sudan's Rapid Support Forces?

Here are some facts about Sudan's main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, which said on Saturday it had taken control of the presidential palace and the country's international airport in an apparent coup attempt. It accused the army of attacking first; the military said it was fighting back.

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