Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll surpassing 100. The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggles between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, …
Read More »Vague de haine anti-LGBT en Ouganda
L’Ouganda traverse une nouvelle vague de haine « anti-gay » à la suite de la révélation d’une affaire de pédophilie dans une école, utilisée comme prétexte pour condamner toute la communauté LGBT. Les relations homosexuelles sont déjà punies d’une peine de prison qui peut aller jusqu’à la perpétuité. Mais dans un nouveau …
Read More »Derrière les violences au Soudan, un conflit « existentiel » entre deux chefs militaires
Le conflit meurtrier qui a éclaté, samedi, au Soudan, oppose deux alliés au pouvoir depuis la chute du dictateur Omar el-Béchir en 2019 : Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, chef de la junte, et Mohamed Hamdane Daglo, commandant d’un important groupe paramilitaire.
Read More »Sudan generals’ deadly fight for power: Who are Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo?
Nearly 100 civilians have died and hundreds wounded in ongoing battles between Sudan’s regular army and a powerful paramilitary force after long-running bitter brinkmanship spilled into conflict. At its heart lies two rival generals, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the large and …
Read More »Sudan Fighting: Months of escalating tensions between two generals
The fighting in Sudan comes after years of political unrest since military coup in October 2021. It also follows months of escalating tensions between two generals: one the leader of Sudan’s army, and the other, of Sudan’s biggest paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell takes a …
Read More »Sudan fighting: Millions of civilians are caught in the crossfire
Gunbattles, airstrikes and shelling shook Sudan’s embattled capital Monday in a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country, as the weekend’s civilian death toll rose to 97. Rapid, sustained firing was heard near the military headquarters in central Khartoum, …
Read More »Presidential hopefuls campaign in DRC: Congolese activists decry early, illegal election bids
The election campaign will officially start 30 days before the election. However, the faces of some candidates are already being displayed in the streets of Kinshasa. Civil society is mobilising against these posters, which are outside the legal framework. FRANCE 24’s Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula and Anasthasie Tudieshe report.
Read More »Ramadan in Guinea: Burden of post-fast feast preparations fall on women
The final stretch for Muslims around the world. The month of Ramadan ends next Friday. It is a time that requires effort and self-control. But sometimes it is the families that are the most affected. FRANCE 24’s Malick Diakité, Sarah Sakho and Sam Bradpiece report from Guinea.
Read More »Sudan fighting: Is there any hope for a ceasefire or negotiations?
Sudan’s embattled capital awoke Monday to a third day of heavy fighting between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country, as the weekend’s civilian death toll rose to 97. The clashes are part of a power struggle between Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the commander of the …
Read More »Sudan fighting: Bombardments rock Sudan capital for third day
In Sudan, close to 100 people have been killed nationwide including three United Nations staff. This as hundreds were injured and fierce fighting continues despite a temporary pause Sunday. There’s no end in sight to the unrest in Sudan, provoked by fighting between the country’s military and the rapid support …
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