UN warns not time to ‘take our eyes off’ South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The conflict in Sudan, which has shown how quickly "hard-won peace gains" can unravel,…
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Africa
UN sounds alarm on worsening hunger in DR Congo
GENEVA, June 20, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations sounded the alarm Tuesday over the worsening hunger situation in the…
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$1.5 bn pledged to curb Sudan’s slide into ‘death and destruction’: UN
By Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5…
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Sudan donors to meet in Geneva as 72-hour truce enters second day
KHARTOUM, June 19, 2023 (AFP) - An international donors' conference for Sudan was set to kick off in Geneva…
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Sudan warring generals agree new truce after fighting intensifies
KHARTOUM, June 18, 2023 (AFP) - Sudan's warring generals agreed a new 72-hour ceasefire from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators…
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells Putin Ukraine ‘war must be settled’
MOSCOW, June 17, 2023 (AFP) - South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between…
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No respite for Sudan civilians two months into brutal war
KHARTOUM, June 14, 2023 (AFP) - Army warplanes bombed the Sudanese city of El Obeid Wednesday, as the country prepared…
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South Africa clinic hopes to save penguins’ future
By Claire DOYEN Agence France-Presse GQEBERHA, South Africa, June 14, 2023 (AFP) - A small fish is dangled under the…
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With millions in need, Saudi announces Sudan aid funding conference
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced an international conference next week to gather aid pledges for war-ravaged Sudan,…
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South Africa in the spotlight over terror funding
JOHANNESBURG, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - South Africa has never been touched by Islamist attacks. Its three-decade-old democracy is solid,…
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