85 killed in Khartoum one week attacks
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 85 people in one week during attacks south of the capital Khartoum, an activist group said on Wednesday.
Africa
Armed men kill 10 in Nigeria
Armed men killed 10 people in a village in central-northern Nigeria鈥攁 region regularly rocked by inter-communal violence鈥攕everal local sources said on Friday.
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds
A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country鈥檚 western Darfur region.
Ethiopian, Eritrean officials accused of war crimes during Tigray conflict
Eight survivors of the devastating conflict in Ethiopia鈥檚 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 said on Monday.
Sudan army retakes presidential palace from RSF
Sudan鈥檚 army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle.
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...
Tunisia says 612 migrants rescued, 18 bodies recovered at sea
Tunisia鈥檚 national guard said on Monday its forces had rescued 612 migrants and recovered the bodies of 18 others in several operations overnight off the country鈥檚 Mediterranean coast.
Dozens kidnapped in Mali
Suspected jihadists abducted dozens of civilians after holding up a bus in the centre of jihadist-rocked Mali, an eyewitness and local sources said Thursday.
AU warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan
The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest...
Pro-govt DR Congo fighters kill 35 civilians
At least 35 people were killed when pro-government militia attacked a village in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources said on Friday.
Sudan files case against UAE at top UN court over 鈥榗omplicity in genocide鈥�
Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates arguing that the Gulf state is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the International Court of Justice announced on Thursday.
UNSC warns against Sudan rival govt
The UN Security Council has voiced 鈥榞rave concern鈥� over a charter signed by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary forces, warning it could deepen the country鈥檚 war and worsen the humanitarian crisis.
THREAT TO PEACE DEAL: South Sudan general, oil minister arrested
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of vice-president Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country鈥檚 fragile peace agreement...
UN says children as young as one raped in Sudan
Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said on Tuesday, condemning it as a horror that should 鈥榮hock anyone to their core鈥�.