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Neither of Sudan’s warring factions has accepted truce plan, Trump adviser says

26 Nov 2025 26 Nov 2025

By Federico Maccioni ABU DHABI (Reuters) -The United States has presented Sudan’s warring parties with a proposal for a truce but neither side has formally accepted it, U.S. envoy Massad Boulos said on Tuesday, as the army accused its rivals of staging an attack despite declaring a ceasefire. Boulos said that while there were no objections …

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Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Twenty-four girls who were abducted from a government boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, the state governor’s media aide said on Tuesday. The girls were seized on November 17 when armed men stormed their school in Kebbi state shortly after a military detachment left the premises. The attack …

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Nigeria school kidnappers threatened to shoot crying child, teacher says

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

AGWARA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Martha Mathias, her husband and two children were asleep at home when gunmen arrived at St Mary’s Catholic School campus, in central Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday. “They asked my husband to come out, when he went out, they tied him,” said Mathias, a teacher at the school where more …

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Ugandan opposition says over 300 supporters detained in presidential campaign

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

KAMPALA (Reuters) -Security forces in Uganda have detained more than 300 supporters and officials from the party of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine since campaigning for a January election kicked off last month, his party’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Pop star-turned-politician Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, is challenging 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni for …

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Plane carrying food aid crashes in South Sudan, three dead

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

JUBA (Reuters) -A plane carrying food aid for international charity Samaritan’s Purse crashed in South Sudan’s Unity State on Tuesday, killing all three crew members, an official from the charity said. The aircraft, operated by Nari Air, was taking 2 tonnes of supplies from the capital Juba to people who had been displaced by floods, …

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ICC prosecutors say suspected Central African Republic militia leader oversaw prison abuse

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Tuesday that a suspected Seleka militia leader in the Central African Republic had complete control over a prison where inmates were arbitrarily detained and abused over a decade ago. According to prosecutors, Mahamat Said Abdel Kani ran a prison where suspected supporters of then-President Francois Bozize were beaten …

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Rugby-South Africa dominate World Rugby’s Dream Team of the Year

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -South Africa led the way in the 2025 World Rugby Men’s 15s Dream Team of the Year announced on Tuesday, with six Springboks selected, headlined by Player of the Year Malcolm Marx. Joining hooker Marx were props Ox Nche and Thomas du Toit, twice Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit, flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu …

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UAE’s Gargash welcomes US efforts to end Sudan war, condemns atrocities

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the United Arab Emirates’ president, said on Tuesday the UAE welcomed U.S. efforts to end war in Sudan and condemned “atrocities” committed by both Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would work to help end the …

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Sudan’s RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire

25 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

(Reuters) -The head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce, after U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he would intervene to seek an end to a war that has plunged the country into famine. The United States, the United Arab …

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Guinea-Bissau challenger, incumbent both claim victory in presidential vote

24 Nov 2025 25 Nov 2025

BISSAU (Reuters) -Fernando Dias, widely seen as the leading challenger in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election, and President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s camp both declared victory on Monday before the release of official results, each claiming over half the vote. The duelling assertions risk escalating strife in the coup-prone West African country after Sunday’s vote, in which the …

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