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Death toll in Sudan Darfur clashes rises to 48 – state media
Ongoing tribal clashes in Sudan’s restive Darfur have killed at least 48 people in the latest bout of violence to hit the region, state media reported Sunday.
Tribal clashes kill two in Sudan’s West Darfur – state media
Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region on Saturday left at least two people dead and several buildings burned, in the latest violence to hit the remote region, state media reported.
Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks over Nile dam dispute
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia agreed on Sunday to hold further talks this month to resolve their long-running dispute over the Addis Ababa’s huge dam on the Blue Nile, Sudan’s water ministry said.
Peace mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes
The United Nations and African Union on Thursday ended a 13-year mission to keep the peace in the vast Sudanese region of Darfur, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful of renewed fighting.
Defeat to Al-Merrikh can spur Enyimba onto good run – midfielder
Enyimba midfielder Farouk Mohammed believes the People’s Elephant 3-0 Champions League defeat away against Al-Merrikh was a good learning experience and suggests that could propel the team onto a good run.
ABU signs MOU with two foreign universities
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two foreign universities.
Thousands protest in Sudan in call for faster reform
Thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman on Saturday, demanding an acceleration of reforms on the second anniversary of the start of an uprising that ousted Omar al-Bashir.
African Union opens ‘migration observatory’
The African Migration Observatory, a study platform launched by the African Union to improve migration governance, was inaugurated on Friday in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
Sudan reaffirms adherence to African Union’s leadership in Ethiopia’s Nile dam issue
The Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, on Monday reaffirmed Sudan’s adherence to the leadership of the African Union in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue.
UNHCR says it hopes humanitarian access to Tigray will be granted soon
“It is not possible yet, so I hope it will develop in the next few days,” U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told an online news conference from the Sudanese capital,
Sudan inflation soars, raising spectre of hyperinflation
Inflation in Sudan has risen to one of the highest levels in the world, and the country risks slipping into hyperinflation unless it gets its budget deficit and money supply under control, economists say.
UNHCR sends emergency aid to Sudan, more expected
The United Nations said Friday it had flown 32 tons of emergency aid to Khartoum, Sudan to quickly assist the thousands of refugees fleeing fighting and violence in Ethiopia.
Sudanese premier vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan
The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited some refugee camps near the Sudanese borders with Ethiopia where over 43,000 Ethiopians fleeing from fighting in their homeland have arrived in Sudan, saying urgent assistance is needed for the refugees, most of whom are children
Concern grows for safety of Eritrean refugees as Tigray war rages
As fighting continues in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United Nations is calling for the opening of routes to four refugee camps sheltering Eritreans, who are almost fully reliant on humanitarian aid.
US approaching 12 million coronavirus infections
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported early Saturday that the U.S. is on the brink of having 12 million COVID-19 cases, with 11,915,042 infections recorded.
Dozens killed in ‘gruesome’ bus attack in western Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement on Sunday that “the estimated number of casualties, currently at 34, is likely to rise” from the attack which occurred on Saturday night in the Debate administrative area of the Benishangul-Gumuz region.
Sudan grants amnesty to leaders of rebel movements
The Sudanese government on Friday published a decree, granting full and unequivocal amnesty to dozens of rebel leaders and thousands of rebel elements, two days before a celebration marking the arrival of those leaders in Khartoum.
Ghana to be without Thomas Partey for AFCON qualifiers
According to reports, the Arsenal midfielder will remain in London and will not travel to Ghana during the international break as he recovers from a thigh injury sustained in the club’s 3-0 loss at home to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
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Bandits kill ward head, others in Kaduna
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Delta: NEMA, SEMA distribute relief materials to 2020 disaster victims
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2023: We’ll not support Nigerian President of Igbo extraction – IPOB
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NNPC restates commitment to OPEC agreement
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#YouTubeBlackVoice fund to provide grants to 10 Nigerians, 13 others – official
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Akwa Ibom government ‘jolted’ by spike in coronavirus
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Guinea president Alpha Conde receives coronavirus vaccine jab
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