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Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 10:00
The RSF paramilitary leader says "We don't want to destroy Sudan" and denies blame for violence.
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Sudan crisis: Family stuck at Egypt border as drivers demand $40,000 to cross

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 02:44
The Atabani family tell the BBC that thousands are stuck at the border as the cost to cross soars.
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Sudan crisis: The football coach forced to flee Khartoum

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 01:10
Florent Ibenge, in charge of the country's leading club, hopes to be reunited with his players soon.
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Zambia plane crash: The Dane who helped rebuild Zambia's football team

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 14:00
Thirty years on from a plane crash devastated Zambian football, BBC Sport Africa hears how a Danish coach helped a nation recover from tragedy.
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Sudan crisis: Ceasefire extended but fighting continues

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 04:44
The warring sides agree to renew the truce just before it is due to end but there are doubts it can hold.
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Africa's week in pictures: 21-27 April 2023

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 03:38
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Kenya starvation cult: What's known about its leader from his own sermons?

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 03:35
Pastor Mackenzie sermons feature calls to sacrifice life and apocalyptic conspiracy theories.
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Sudan evacuation: 'The kids were clinging to me, but I had to leave'

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 22:18
Wafaa Salim says it was "horrible" having to leave her nieces and nephews behind in Sudan.
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Sudan's Darfur fighting: Trapped and too scared to go to the toilet

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 18:42
With Arab militias targeting warehouses, markets and homes in Darfur, people are cowering inside.
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Sudan crisis: Three ways the conflict could play out

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 18:39
The BBC speaks to analysts to help map out the scenarios that may unfold in the next few weeks.
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Sudan fighting: South Sudan man crowdfunds Khartoum evacuation

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 17:10
Akoc Manhiem is arranging trucks to evacuate South Sudanese people from the fighting in Sudan.
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Kenya cult deaths: Pastor Ezekiel Odero arrested in funeral home probe

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 17:01
Pastor Ezekiel Odero's church is closed as police separately investigate a suspected starvation cult.
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Kenyan exonerated over UK tourist David Tebbutt's murder

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 16:00
Wife of murdered David Tebbutt says she is "overjoyed" after backing campaign to free Ali Kololo.
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Senegal 'top of list' as UFC targets 'seminal event' in Africa

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:14
Senegal is named as the UFC's preferred destination as it prepares for a "seminal event" on its first trip to Africa.
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Ground-breaking Somali TV drama shatters taboos

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 02:01
Director Ahmed Farah was inspired to make the series after hearing young people talk on TikTok.
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Sudan evacuation: 'We're very grateful to be alive'

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 23:50
Families evacuated from the conflict zone thank the government, saying "it was slow but we're here".
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Fighting in Sudan despite ceasefire - BBC reporter

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 22:09
Violence in Omdurman continues, even as the army approves a ceasefire extension.
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Sudan: Evacuees fleeing the war have been arriving home across the world

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 19:21
There have been emotional reunions as thousands of people take advantage of a ceasefire to flee Sudan.
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Sudan crisis: War crimes suspect free amid chaos

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 16:59
Ahmed Haroun is charged with 40 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region.
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Zubayr Hamza in South Africa A squad after drug ban

Wed, 04/26/2023 - 15:54
Batter Zubayr Hamza is selected for the South Africa A tour of Sri Lanka following the completion of a nine-month drug ban.
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