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Sudan, Egypt want international community to intervene ahead of Ethiopia’s plans to go ahead with the second filling.
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The new force will include the RSF paramilitary unit, police, armed forces, and ‘representatives’ of rebel groups.
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Ethiopian refugees continue to cross into Sudan but at the border they get little support and humanitarian aid.
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Addis Ababa slams bloc calling on UN Security Council to intervene in Ethiopia’s dispute with Egypt and Sudan.
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Palestine on the agenda of Arab League foreign ministers’ talks in Doha.
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Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda urges Sudanese officials to transfer war crimes suspects, including ex-president, to the ICC.
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Officials say military forces were deployed to resolve the conflict between Fallata and Taisha tribes.
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The 2019 raid killed at least 128 people, according to activists, with families of victims still calling for justice.
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General Mohammed Othman al-Hussein says negotiations are under way with Russian officials ‘to serve Sudan’s interests’.
Exploring songs from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan and the people, cultures and traditions behind them.
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Almost five times as many people have been newly displaced in 2021 in Sudan’s strife-hit region compared with 2020.
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir is hosting talks between Sudanese government and SPLM – North.
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Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman faces 31 charges, including persecution, murder, torture and rape.
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Gaza violence has cast the Abraham Accords in a poor light, but many see Israel-UAE relations staying on track.