By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Raghav Mahobe GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization’s chief called on Tuesday for the parties in the conflict in Sudan to provide access to medical facilities to all those requiring care, warning that medical supplies and personnel in the capital are running low. “I want to be very clear: All parties …
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By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Tuesday it was nearly impossible to provide humanitarian services around the Sudanese capital Khartoum and warned the country’s health system was at risk of collapse. “The truth is that at the moment it is almost …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested three prominent officials of the main opposition Ennahda party on Tuesday, hours after they detained party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of President Kais Saied, a lawyer and officials said. Lawyer Monia Bouali told Reuters that the officials arrested are Mohamed Goumani, Belkacem Hassan and Mohammed Chnaiba. …
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By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – For Kenya’s lesbians and gays, a supreme court ruling allowing the rights body that represents their interests to register as a non-governmental organisation has turned out to be a mixed blessing. February’s ruling in favour of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC) reversed a ban imposed …
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By Humeyra Pamuk KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) -A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire on Monday in Sudan in an apparent attack by fighters associated with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, in an incident he described as “reckless” and “irresponsible”. The incident prompted a direct warning …
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By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s battling factions both claimed to have made gains on Monday as violence cut power and water in the capital, and the U.N. envoy to Sudan said the two sides showed no signs of being willing to negotiate. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support …
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police on Monday detained Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of president Kais Saied, his party said, a move marking an escalation of a campaign of arrests that has targeted many high-profile opponents of Saied. Hours after Ghannouchi’s arrest, police raided the party headquarters and evacuated all …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no plans for a U.S. government evacuation from Sudan at this time but Americans should treat the volatile situation in the African country with utmost seriousness, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. “We urge American citizens in Sudan to treat this situation with the utmost seriousness,” …
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KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s junior finance minister was on Monday charged with corruption offences stemming from a scandal about alleged diversion of government-owned roofing materials that has ensnared multiple officials. Police investigators and prosecutors in the east African country have been looking into the alleged theft and diversion of metal roofing sheets meant for a …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire to fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary force and said U.S. officials are in touch with the military leaders there. “We deplore the escalating violence out of Khartoum and elsewhere in Sudan. We call for an immediate ceasefire without …
