Africa International

Dozens killed in devastating Darfur market strike amid ongoing conflict

At least 54 people perished in a devastating airstrike on a local market in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to humanitarian organizations documenting the escalating civilian toll in the protracted conflict. Monday’s aerial bombardment targeted the village of Tora, located 80 kilometers north of El-Fasher, North Darfur’s provincial capital. The attack devastated a crowded weekly […]

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Mali: dozens killed in twin attacks on passenger boat and army base

Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali following attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in the northern part of the country on Thursday (7 September) by suspected jihadists, in which at least 64 people were reportedly killed. The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on […]