At least 40 civilians have been killed in El-Obeid after Sudan’s paramilitary RSF attacked the North Kordofan capital, according to local media. The assault comes as the two-year war intensifies, with Kordofan and Darfur now the conflict’s epicentre. Last week, the RSF seized El-Fasher and advanced into Kordofan. Both El-Fasher …
Read More »Soudan : de plus en plus de cas de malnutrition sévère au Darfour et au Kordofan
Dans le camp de Tawila au nord du Darfour où continuent d’arriver les réfugiés d’el Fasher, les médecins sur place disent observer de plus en plus de cas de malnutrition, notamment chez les enfants. Les Nations Unies ont déclaré mardi des situations de famine à El Fasher, et à Kadugli …
Read More »Nigeria facing ‘multiplicity of security challenges’: Communal clashes, separatists, insurgencies
The Nigerian government said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US President Donald Trump’s threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country. Trump said on social media that he had asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack in …
Read More »Sudan funeral attack kills at least 40 as fighting speads into Kordofan region
An attack on a funeral gathering in North Kordofan’s capital El-Obeid killed at least 40 civilians and injured dozens more, the UN said Wednesday, as the two-year war pitting Sudan’s army against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies.
Read More »Sudanese army views war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a ‘battle to the end’
Sudan’s defence minister warned that the army would press on with its fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country’s security and defence council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Genie Godula welcomes Sharath Srinivasan, the David and …
Read More »Soudan : au moins 40 morts au Kordofan, région où se concentre désormais la guerre
Alors que les violences continuent dans la région du Darfour, au Soudan, une attaque dans la ville stratégique d’El-Obeid, dans la région voisine du Kordofan-Nord, a fait au moins 40 morts, a annoncé mercredi l’ONU.
Read More »Une image « troublante » d’exactions ? Comment une vue satellite du Soudan a été mal interprétée
Après les exactions réelles des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR) lors de la prise de la ville d’El-Facher fin octobre, des internautes ont partagé une capture d’écran de Google Earth censée montrer des tueries de masse au Soudan. Mais ces images sont anciennes et montrent des animaux d’élevage.
Read More »Displaced Sudanese testify of spiralling violence in El-Fasher
Tens of thousands of people have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after it was seized by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Their arrival in camps was followed of reports of mass killings, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting and abductions in a city where communications have largely been …
Read More »GEM, le musée de toutes les ambitions ? Parlons-en V. Rondot, S. Tonsy et J. Babin
Direction le plus grand musée archéologique au monde : le grand musée égyptien GEM qui ouvre ses portes au public après 20 ans de travaux. Le bâtiment de tous les superlatifs tant par les trésors qu’il abrite que l’ambition qu’il incarne.
Read More »HRW fears over 1,000 people killed in Tanzania post-election crackdown
In Tanzania, authorities face mounting concern over killings during the crackdown on protests following last week’s election. The opposition claims that security forces are now secretly dumping bodies. Also, the US says it’s « very engaged » in Sudan ceasefire talks as fears grow of a humanitarian collapse across Darfur. Plus a …
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