By El Tayeb Siddig and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of …
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By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked to a doomsday cult. On Monday investigators said they had completed 10 autopsies, comprising …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it was exploring options to provide humanitarian assistance to Sudan in coordination with its international allies, the United Nations and NGOs, after a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from the northeast African country. A total of 2,197 people had been evacuated from Sudan as of 1630 GMT, the …
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KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Countries have conducted one of the biggest international evacuations in years as their nationals flee the sudden outbreak of fighting in Sudan. Some foreigners have been airlifted out while others have travelled about 800 km (500 miles) by road from the war-torn capital Khartoum to Port Sudan on the Red Sea to …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza (Reuters) – When bridges closed in her area of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, Palestinian medical student Nour Kullab thought it was just another protest. Before she could grasp what was happening, electricity and water were cut off amid the din of gunfire and rockets, Kullab told Reuters at her family …
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GENEVA (Reuters) -More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fighting between military factions, including many who had already come there as refugees, a U.N. official said on Monday. “Without a quick resolution of this crisis we will continue to see more people forced to flee in search of safety and basic …
DUBAI (Reuters) – The growing rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran after years of mistrust was visible on Monday as Saudi Arabia helped evacuate Iranian citizens fleeing the war in Sudan. The Saudi navy carried the 65 Iranian citizens from Port Sudan to Jeddah and they will fly onwards to Tehran. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Young Ethiopians packed into the compound of the Swedish embassy in Addis Ababa on Saturday night to savour an “Ethio Jazz” performance, an annual festival that celebrates Ethiopia’s love for the musical genre. On a neon-lit stage in the country’s capital, artists played various Ethiopian jazz music pieces as hundreds of …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Monday it will immediately lift the suspension of its operations in Sudan that was put in place after the tragic deaths of its team member. “WFP is rapidly resuming our programs to provide the life-saving assistance that many so desperately need right now,” WFP …
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By Mahamat Ramadane KOUFROUN, Chad (Reuters) – At a refugee camp in remote eastern Chad, Amné Moustapha is close to giving birth. Her contractions are dizzying and her feet swell in the baking heat. Her husband is building a shack from sticks and string to shelter their coming newborn. Moustapha, 28, fled her village of …
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