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Sudan fighting: Diplomats and foreign nationals evacuated

Sudan crisis IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGESImage caption, A convoy was seen on Sunday thought to be evacuating UN staff from Sudan By Laura Gozzi and Alys Davies BBC News Several countries have evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan’s capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in Khartoum. The US and UK announced on […]

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Sudan fighting: RSF and army clash in Khartoum for third

Sudan crisis By Mohamed Osman in Khartoum & Natasha Booty in London BBC News There have been fierce clashes across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues for a third day. Violence between the army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left around 100 people dead, […]

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The fishy business of a Chinese factory in The Gambia

By Tom Ford Gunjur Investment from China welcomed by The Gambia’s government is causing upset for a fishing community who say a Chinese-owned fishmeal factory is disrupting life on their shores. “I have been working here for 32 years,” says Buba Cary, a fisherman from Gunjur speaking in Mandinka through a translator. “It […]

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Kenya cult deaths: Four die after suspected starvation plot

By Ferdinand Omondi BBC News, Nairobi Kenyan police are investigating the deaths of four people suspected to have starved to death on the orders of the leader of a controversial cult. Pastor Makenzie Nthenge is alleged to have told his followers in the coastal area of Kilifi to starve themselves in the hope […]

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South Africa’s Gupta extradition bid from UAE fails

South Africa’s bid to have two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has failed. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with former President Jacob Zuma and exerting unfair influence. The justice ministry said it had learnt with “shock and […]

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Suella Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants despite evidence

By Becky Morton & Laura Kuenssberg BBC News Suella Braverman has insisted Rwanda is a safe country for migrants, despite evidence that 12 Congolese refugees were shot dead by police there in 2018. When presented with the evidence on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the home secretary said she was “not familiar” […]

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Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers

Burkina Faso has expelled journalists from two leading French newspapers, in the latest move against France by Burkina Faso’s military junta. Sophie Douce of Le Monde and Agnès Faivre of Libération arrived in Paris after being given 24 hours to leave. The expulsions follow the publication of a Libération investigation into a video which showed […]

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Ethiopia prosecutors drop charges against TPLF leaders

Kalkidan Yibeltal BBC News, Addis Ababa Prosecutors in Ethiopia say they’re dropping criminal charges placed against senior civil and military leaders from the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF). This is the latest move following a peace deal signed last year to end one of Africa’s deadliest conflicts between the TPLF and the government. A statement […]

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South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE

Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African and Emirati authorities have announced. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with former president Jacob Zuma and exerting unfair influence. Extradition talks are taking place between the two […]

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Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz

South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights, calling it discriminatory. The country has 11 official languages, and many say they cannot understand Afrikaans – a language which was imposed during white-minority rule. The quiz contains questions on South African general knowledge. Ryanair […]

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