Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, effective from 6 a.m. local time on Friday, offering a potential respite from a six-day military conflict with the Sudanese army.
Read More »UN chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan’s warring factions to observe a ceasefire over the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday to allow mcivilians to reach safe areas as rival forces battled for a sixth day on Thursday.
Read More »Up to 20,000 flee Sudan on way to Chad says U.N
In tonight’s edition: In Sudan, Khartoum residents are desperate for respite after six days of warfare between rival military forces. Two years after palma in northern mozambique was captured by extremists, the situation in Palma has improved but remains fragile. And Eid celebrations in Mali are overshadowed by rising prices.
Read More »Au moins 330 morts au Soudan, plus de 10 000 personnes fuient au Tchad voisin
Au Soudan, la population paye un lourd tribut au sixième jour de combats. Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, les affrontements ont déjà fait 330 morts et 3200 blessés dans le pays depuis samedi et la situation humanitaire s’aggrave d’heure en heure. Entre 10 000 à 20 000 personnes ont fui …
Read More »Sudan’s military rules out negotiations with rival paramilitary force
Sudan’s military ruled out negotiations with a rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck international attempts to broker a longer cease-fire.
Read More »Au Soudan, le groupe Wagner fait profil bas pour préserver ses intérêts
Alors que le Soudan est plongé dans une guerre fratricide entre l’armée régulière fidèle au général Al-Burhane et Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, dit Hemedti, le chef des FSR, un puissant groupe paramilitaire, les experts s’interrogent sur le rôle que pourrait jouer la milice privée russe Wagner dans le conflit actuel. Présent depuis …
Read More »Mali : le chef de cabinet du président de transition parmi les quatre morts dans une attaque
Au Mali, le chef de cabinet du président de transition fait partie des quatre personnes tuées dans une attaque mardi soir près de la frontière avec la Mauritanie. L’embuscade, non revendiquée, dans laquelle est tombée la délégation officielle a été révélée mercredi, mais l’identité des victimes n’avait pas été communiquée jusque …
Read More »Senegalese tech firms taking Tik Tok to court, worried about ‘unregulated’ app’s influence
Tech firms in Senegal are taking Tik Tok to court, accusing the Chinese social media giant of violating data protection laws and failing to protect children. They say young people in Senegal are frequently exposed to violent and inappropriate content on the app. FRANCE 24’s Elimane Ndao, Sarah Sakho and …
Read More »Sudan fighting: Thousands of civilians began to flee the city, others remained barricaded
Hundreds of civilians have been killed since intense fighting first broke out in Sudan on Saturday. On wednesday evening, the army and the rival paramilitary rapid support Forces that it’s battling tried and failed to implement another 24 hour truce in Khartoum, a day after a previous attempt also crumbled. Shooting and explosions could still be heard after the 6pm cut offf. There’s fighting in several parts of the country but in Khartoum, Sudanese, diplomats, aid workers, many have been trapped by the violence while others have taken their chances and tried to flee. FRANCE 24’s Laurent Berstecher explains.
Read More »Sixth day of clashes in Sudan: Diplomatic missions urge combatants to avoid escalations
There are fears that the violence in Sudan could spill over into neighboring countries. Five of the seven nations that border Sudan are caught up in their own armed conflicts. FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade explains.
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