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Number of displaced by Sudan war surpasses 3 million – IOM

12 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – The number of people uprooted by a conflict between military factions in Sudan that erupted nearly three months ago has surpassed 3 million, according to estimates from the International Organization for Migration. More than 2.4 million people have been displaced internally and more than 730,000 have crossed into neighbouring countries, data published late …

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UK sanctions businesses linked to Sudanese military groups

12 Jul 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday imposed sanctions on businesses it said were linked to Sudanese military groups behind the ongoing conflict in the north African country. The government has sanctioned six commercial entities, targeting businesses associated with the two warring parties, it said in a statement. “We simply cannot afford to sit-by and watch …

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Story on Sudan shelling withdrawn

12 Jul 2023

This July 11 story headlined “Random shelling kills 34 people, including children, in Sudan-health authorities” is withdrawn. At this time, Reuters can not determine the veracity of the web site that posted the information and is unable to immediately verify the information.

Athletics-Court says Semenya can appeal testosterone limit for female athletes

12 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -Europe’s top human rights court ruled in favour of Olympic runner Caster Semenya on Tuesday, saying courts in Switzerland should give her a new chance to fight a requirement that female athletes with high natural testosterone take drugs to lower it. The South African double Olympic 800m champion, 32, had approached the European Court …

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Sudan’s army-aligned foreign ministry rejects East African peace bid

11 Jul 2023

CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s army-aligned foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected a regional summit’s proposal to consider deploying peacekeeping forces to protect civilians, dashing tentative hopes the gathering might help efforts to end a near three-month-old war. The violent power struggle between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 15 has killed more than …

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Ethnically targeted violence worsens in Sudan’s Darfur -rights monitors

11 Jul 2023

(Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 40 civilians in a single day in Sudan’s Darfur region as ethnically motivated bloodshed has escalated in step with war between rival military factions, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Tuesday. In the West Darfur city of El Geneina, several prominent figures have been killed in recent days and …

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Tunisia moves hundreds of migrants from desolate border area

11 Jul 2023

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has moved hundreds of migrants to shelters in two towns, a local rights group said on Tuesday, after criticism of conditions in a desolate Sahara military area on the border with Libya, where the government transferred them last week. Struggling with high numbers of mainly sub-Saharan African migrants seeking to leave …

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Attack on patrol kills one U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic

10 Jul 2023

DAKAR (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed on Monday in an attack on their patrol in northeast Central African Republic (CAR), the U.N. said. The attack took place 3 km (1.86 miles) from the town of Sam-Ouandja. Three of the assailants were killed and one captured during the attack, it said …

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