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Sudan: River Nile flooded over 30 killed

Aaliyah Aamir October 7, 2025

Sudan Devastating floods in Sudan’s Nile State have killed more than 30 people and left thousands of others stranded.  Authorities say flooding of the Blue and White Nile rivers has destroyed hundreds of homes and worsened the country’s already dire humanitarian situation.  Residents

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91 killed in Darfur last month UN says

Aaliyah Aamir October 3, 2025

Sudan The United Nations has said on Thursday that at least 91 civilians, were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, within 10 days last month. The series of attacks were the latest in the intensified fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries seeking […]

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Film festival begins in Morocco

Aaliyah Aamir October 2, 2025

Morocco The 14th edition of the Maghreb International Film Festival officially opened on Monday, on the stage of the Mohammed VI Theater in the Moroccan city of Oujda.   The event is being held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. This year, the festival explores the theme “From Cinema Screens, Bridges Are Built […]

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Tenager arrested over killing of two police officers in gun attack

Aaliyah Aamir September 8, 2025

Turkey A 16-year-old teenager was arrested on Monday over the killing of two police officers in a shotgun attack on a police station in western Turkey, the country’s interior minister said.  The assault took place in the Balcova district of Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city. Local authorities said two other police officers and a civilian were […]

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Sudanese feminist drama “Cotton Queen” warmly received at Venice Film Festival

Aaliyah Aamir September 7, 2025

Nigeria Suzannah Mirghani’s feature debut – a coming-of-age story set in a Sudanese village – is a rarity: a story set in Sudan that does not focus on the negative side of the country. Feminist drama “Cotton Queen” – one of just a handful of movies made by Sudanese filmmakers – had its world premiere […]

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Sudan appeals for aid over killing of 1,000 persons 

Aaliyah Aamir September 2, 2025

Sudan Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history. The village of Tarasin was “completely leveled to the ground,” the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said as […]

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Over 1,000 killed in western Sudan village

Aaliyah Aamir September 2, 2025

Sudan At least 1,000 were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said on Monday. The landslide struck on August 31 after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement. The […]

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Debt Misreporting: Senegal awaits IMF resolution

Aaliyah Aamir August 28, 2025

Senegal Senegal remains in financial limbo as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will take several more weeks before it can present the country’s debt misreporting case to its Executive Board. The delay follows intensive discussions between IMF teams and Senegalese officials over corrective measures to address the discrepancy. The case stems from a dramatic […]

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Flood claims over 400 lives in Pakistan

Aaliyah Aamir August 19, 2025

Nigeria Rescue efforts were ongoing in Pakistan on Tuesday, as the death toll from last week’s flash floods rose to almost 400, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Torrential rain began on Friday and devastated the country’s northwestern region. Flooding and landslides destroyed villages and trapped many people under the rubble. Over 150 people […]

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Army killed Al Shabab fighters in Somalia

Aaliyah Aamir August 19, 2025

Somalia Security officials said troops from the elite Danab unit had raided Al shabab hideouts in the Lower Shabelle region, Anadolu reported Monday. The fighting began on Sunday night and continued until the early hours of Monday. The attacks also involved airstrikes on the group’ss positions. Since July, Somali forces and African Union peacekeepers have […]