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Baby animals join Mandela on environment-themed South African banknotes 04 May 2023 - 07:16 pm

Johannesburg: Lion cubs, rhino calves and other baby animals joined Nelson Mandela on new ecology-themed banknotes unveiled by South Africa's central bank on...

$445 million needed to help 860,000 who could flee Sudan by October: UN 04 May 2023 - 04:47 pm

Geneva: The United Nations said on Thursday it was planning for an outflow of 860,000 people from conflict-torn Sudan, adding that $445 million...

UK coronation speeds up Jamaica's republic ambitions 04 May 2023 - 04:34 pm

London: A Jamaican government minister said the upcoming coronation of Britain's King Charles III has accelerated her nation's plans to become a republic,...

German government extends army participation in MINUSMA until 2024 03 May 2023 - 09:40 pm

Berlin: The German government approved on Wednesday to extend the army's participation in the UN mission in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization...

UN chief fears Sudan conflict could harm wider region 03 May 2023 - 05:18 pm

Nairobi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday it was "absolutely essential" that the crisis in Sudan not spread beyond its borders and threaten...

Sudan warring parties agree to 7-day truce from May 4: S.Sudan govt 02 May 2023 - 10:03 pm

Juba: The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day truce starting May 4, in a phone conversation with South Sudan's President...

Kenyan police, anti-government protesters clash 02 May 2023 - 06:01 pm

Nairobi, Kenya:Police in Kenya clashed with anti-government protesters Tuesday in the capital, Nairobi, during a fresh round of demonstrations called by the opposition...

Nigeria struggles to evacuate nationals from Sudan 02 May 2023 - 05:07 pm

Lagos: Nigeria's government on Tuesday sought to overcome problems hampering the evacuation of around 3,000 of its nationals from Sudan, where rival military...

More than 430,000 have fled homes amid Sudan fighting: UN 02 May 2023 - 03:06 pm

Geneva: The fighting in Sudan has caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes within the country, with over 100,000 others escaping...

UN warns of mass exodus as Sudan truce violated 01 May 2023 - 09:32 pm

Khartoum: The UN on Monday warned that more than 800,000 people could flee fighting in Sudan, where gun battles and explosions again shook...

UN agency suspends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray amid theft 01 May 2023 - 06:47 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the...

WHO warns of health disaster in Sudan 01 May 2023 - 06:10 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a health catastrophe in Sudan, as a result of the ongoing clashes for more...

New Sudan clashes despite truce, UN warns country at 'breaking point' 01 May 2023 - 12:36 pm

Khartoum: Fierce fighting broke out again Monday between Sudan's army and paramilitaries despite the formal extension of a truce, after the United Nations...

Sudan's army and rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes 30 Apr 2023 - 11:04 pm

Cairo: Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international...

A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing' 30 Apr 2023 - 08:59 pm

Washington: Bound to the country of his birth by ailing parents and his devotion to treating Sudan’s poor, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman...

Sudan fighting enters third week as UN says country collapsing 29 Apr 2023 - 02:23 pm

Khartoum: Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a...

Sudan Doctors Syndicate reports 411 civilian casualties 29 Apr 2023 - 11:22 am

Khartoum: The Sudan Doctors Syndicate announced Saturday that the number of casualties in the clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces...