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S. Sudan opposition leader in Khartoum for medical treatment
South Sudan opposition leader, Riek Machar, is in Khartoum for medical treatment, a Sudanese minister told the state news agency SUNA on Tuesday, after he left the country to…
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The rape that shocked America: Stanford sexual assault case sparks global debate
In this edition, we take a look at the continuing fallout from the highly controversial Stanford rape case that's sparked a global debate on sexual consent. Also we talk to…
Italy probing if extradited ‘trafficking kingpin’ is wrong man
Italian prosecutors are investigating whether the wrong man was extradited to Italy on charges of controlling a migrant trafficking network after reports suggested it may be a…
Russia blocks UN report on Darfur militia mining
Russia is blocking the release of a confidential UN report showing that pro-government militias in Sudan’s Darfur region rake in $54 million per year in gold mining, it emerged…
Influential Sudanese opposition leader Turabi dies
Hassan al-Turabi, a prominent Sudanese politician considered by many to be the spiritual leader of the country’s Islamists, has died at the age of 84, medical sources said on…
Congolese President Sassou Nguesso brings forward presidential elections
Denis Sassou Nguesso brings forward the date of the next Congolese election. In Senegal an opposition MP is charged with slander after accusing Lamine Diack of corruption. The…
HRW accuses Sudan government militia of rape, 'killing sprees'
Two gunmen are reportedly killed in clashes with the army in Burundi. Also, Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses Sudanese government militia of killings and mass rapes in the region…
South Sudan's Salva Kiir signs peace deal
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal aimed at ending 20 months of brutal civil war, but makes it clear that he has deep reservations about the proposal. Also,…
Nigeria: Ban Ki-moon promises solidarity in fight against insecurity
"Changing Nigeria equals change for Africa": that's the message from the UN leader Ban Ki-moon as he met with President Buhari in Abuja, promising solidarity in the fight against…
Nkurunziza sworn in for controversial third term
After controversial elections returned Burundi's president to power, he rushes to be sworn in for a third mandate a week earlier than schedule. Also, Sudan's president offers…
Migrant ‘almost' walks to England through Eurotunnel
A migrant arrested inside the Channel Tunnel connecting England and France is thought to have walked almost all of the treacherous 50-kilometre (31-mile) undersea rail link,…
Omar al-Bashir back in Sudan
Omar al-Bashir has returned to Khartoum from Johannesburg, avoiding arrest over war crimes charges issued by the International Criminal Court. Also, officials in Chad say at…