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DRC: violence by ISIS-linked ADF rebels escalates, over 200 people killed in one month

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The restive North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen more deadly attacks on civilians this week, when ISIS-linked militants killed at least 30 people in several villages and, most recently, armed men attacked a fuel truck on Thursday (15 August) killing at least seven people, including four children, according to […]
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Sudan crisis: Some 500 children starved to death amid escalating violence, charity warns

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At least 498 children and “likely hundreds more” have been starved to death in four months of war between rival generals in Sudan, the NGO Save the Children reported. The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have seen around 5,000 […]
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Sudan’s two warring generals declare ‘unilateral’ Eid ceasefire amid escalating violence

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Leaders of both warring parties in Sudan have independently announced temporary ceasefires to coincide with the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha amid escalating fighting in the Sudanese capital. As fighting continued raging across the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday celebrated Wednesday, the two warring generals — Sudan’s army chief […]