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Sudan’s army has recaptured the presidential palace from rival paramilitaries and is pushing ahead to wrest full control of the capital, but analysts warn that the brutal two-year war is far from over.In the early days of the fighting, the army-aligned government was forced to flee Khartoum, which army forces are now a breath away …

Sudan war at ‘turning point’ but no end in sight: analystsMon, 24 Mar 2025 14:39:21 GMT Read More »

Eight survivors of the devastating conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have accused 12 high-ranking Ethiopian and Eritrean civilian and military officials of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the legal rights group representing them told AFP on Monday.The Tigray region, bordering Eritrea, endured a war between 2020 and 2022 which claimed up to 600,000 …

Ethiopian, Eritrean officials accused of war crimes during Tigray conflictMon, 24 Mar 2025 10:54:44 GMT Read More »

Mozambican President Daniel Chapo met main opposition figure Venancio Mondlane for talks in an effort to ease tensions, following months of violent clashes between protesters and security forces, the president’s office said late on Sunday. The gas-rich southern Africa nation has been gripped by political turmoil since October’s disputed general election. The election, which several international observer …

Mozambique leader meets opposition chief to reset relationsMon, 24 Mar 2025 09:47:09 GMT Read More »

The leaders of 22 Indigenous peoples from five continents held prayers for nature in Chile on Sunday at the end of a 46-day pilgrimage around the world.The “Indigenous sages” carried out an ancestral ceremony of the Anasazi people, who lived in the Chaco Canyon before European settlement in what was to become the US state …

Indigenous leaders end world voyage with prayer for natureMon, 24 Mar 2025 02:40:45 GMT Read More »

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 …

Paramilitary shelling kills 3 in Omdurman after Sudan army gainsSun, 23 Mar 2025 19:45:49 GMT Read More »

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 …

Paramilitary shelling kills 3 in Omdurman after Sudan army gains: medicSun, 23 Mar 2025 18:53:30 GMT Read More »

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 …

M23 remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawalSun, 23 Mar 2025 15:24:59 GMT Read More »

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 »