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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 …

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, …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Au moins 97 civils ont été tués et 365 autres ont été blessés depuis que des combats ont éclaté au Soudan entre l’armée et des troupes paramilitaires, a rapporté lundi au matin un syndicat de médecins.

More than 100 political and civil society groups in Senegal on Sunday formed a coalition to oppose a  third term for President Macky Sall. 

Un front d’opposition d’une centaine d’organisations politiques et de collectifs de la société civile s’est formé dimanche à Dakar pour barrer la route à un éventuel troisième mandat du président sortant Macky Sall. 

Au moins 97 civils sont morts et 365 ont été blessés dans les combats en cours au Soudan, avec des affrontements entre les paramilitaires et l’armée régulière. Les chefs de la diplomatie américaine et britannique, réunis au Japon pour un sommet du G7, ont appelé lundi à la « cessation immédiate » …