Over half of Sudan needs aid: NGO
More than half of Sudan鈥檚 population is in need of humanitarian aid, the head of the Danish Refugee Council told AFP, as fighting ravages the northeast African nation.
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Sudanese city 鈥榣iving in fear鈥� as paramilitary threat looms
Residents of the southern Sudanese city of El-Obeid have said they are living in fear as paramilitaries appear to prepare for an assault, with the army reporting shooting down a drone targeting the city on Saturday...
Tanzania charges over 200 with treason after polls protests
Tanzania charged more than 200 people with treason, a lawyer and judicial sources told AFP, with the opposition saying Saturday yet another of their leaders had been arrested...
Tanzania rights group condemns 鈥榬eprisal killings鈥� of civilians
Tanzanian rights groups condemned on Friday widespread reports of 鈥榬eprisal killings鈥� of civilians, some in their own homes, in post-election violence that the opposition say killed hundreds.
Tanzania鈥檚 opposition leader charged with terrorism
Tanzania鈥檚 main opposition party said its vice-chairman had been charged with terrorism, days after post-election violence shook the country with reports of potentially hundreds dead...
Attack on key city in Sudan鈥檚 Kordofan region kills 40
An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan鈥檚 central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive...
鈥業nequality crisis鈥� threatens democracy, experts warn G20
Wealth inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South Africa this month to establish a panel to tackle the crisis.
Responding to Trump, Nigeria says no tolerance for religious persecution
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US president Donald Trump鈥檚 threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country...
Christian, Muslim Nigerians push back on threatened US strikes
Nigerians across the religious spectrum pushed back Monday on US president Donald Trump鈥檚 threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country...
Tanzania president sworn in as opposition says hundreds killed in protests
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place as the opposition says hundreds were killed...
Thousands flee as Sudan conflict spreads east from Darfur
Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, the United Nations said, just over a week after paramilitary forces overran the city of El-Fasher...
