Three civilians were killed Sunday in an artillery attack by paramilitaries on Omdurman, part of Greater Khartoum, a medical source told AFP, two days after the army recaptured the capital’s presidential palace in a major symbolic victory.Eyewitnesses in the area said the bombardments by the Rapid Support Forces were some of the heaviest in recent …
Three civilians including two children were killed Sunday in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Omdurman, part of Greater Khartoum, a medical source told AFP.Eyewitnesses in the area said the strikes were some of the heaviest in recent months, coming two days after the army recaptured the capital’s presidential palace in …
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump’s government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.Ties between Washington and Pretoria have slumped since Trump cut financial aid to South Africa over what he alleges is its …
Expelled S.Africa envoy to US back home ‘with no regrets’Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:53:08 GMT Read More »
Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to give Gabon a crucial 2-1 win over Kenya in an African 2026 World Cup qualifier on Sunday. The 35-year-old, who now plays in the Saudi Pro League, struck after 16 and 52 minutes in front of a sell-out 15,000 crowd in Nairobi before Michael Olunga reduced …
Aubameyang World Cup brace boosts Gabon and sinks KenyaSun, 23 Mar 2025 17:05:50 GMT Read More »
The M23 armed group on Sunday remained in the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite announcing it planned to withdraw to further peace talks.The Rwanda-backed outfit announced on Saturday that it was “repositioning its forces” outside the outskirts of Walikale to help create the right conditions for …
Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group said on Sunday.Their abduction follows that of another member of the same Servir et Non Se Servir (SENS) movement on Tuesday, and added to numerous other kidnappings of people …
Four political activists abducted in Burkina Faso: NGOSun, 23 Mar 2025 13:35:45 GMT Read More »
Sudan’s military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised “full liberation” following the recapture of the presidential palace.Army spokesman Nabil Abdallah said the military was “continuing to pressure” the Rapid Support Forces throughout the city centre, giving a list of buildings recaptured …
When fighting first gripped the Sudanese capital in April 2023, quickly overwhelming Khartoum’s hospitals, Dr. Safaa Ali faced an impossible choice: her family or her patients.She said she stayed up all night before deciding not to follow her husband to Egypt with her four children.”I was torn. I could either be with my children, or …
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen scored both goals as Nigeria beat Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday to win for the first time in 2026 World Cup qualifying. The 26-year-old forward, on loan from Napoli to Galatasaray, struck after 11 minutes and three minutes into added time at the end of the …
Osimhen strikes twice to give Nigeria World Cup boostFri, 21 Mar 2025 21:22:31 GMT Read More »
