Africa

Weapon-mounted vehicles on the eastern edge of Zamzam camp after it was seized by Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries.

Starving children eat animal feed in besieged Sudanese city

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Doctors shelter in foxholes during bombing raids, and malnourished patients are sustained with animal feed.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: In Sudan there’s no debate about genocide — and no response either

Sudan: No debate about genocide but no response either

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Whatever you think of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza we should recognise our collective failure to address this other crisis with an even higher death toll. 

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Amber Lee Hughes, 29, was found guilty of raping and murdering four-year-old Nada-Jane Chalita

Female preschool teacher raped, drowned partner’s daughter

She admitting to killing the four-year-old but denied raping her. Now the girl’s grieving father has only ‘two-thirds’ of closure. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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Two women have been killed in a brutal elephant attack.

Two women killed in horrifying elephant rampage

Two female tourists have been killed in a terrifying elephant ‘rampage’ while on a holiday safari.

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Hieroglyphs adorn the graves of senior statesmen in the Dra' Abu al-Naga necropolis area in Luxor. (AP PHOTO)

What’s inside the three tombs just discovered in Luxor

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period from 1550-1070 BC, revealing what is inside the ancient discoveries.

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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces earlier this month launched drone attacks on Port Sudan.

Twenty killed, 50 injured after drone attacks jail

Sudanese authorities say a suspected drone attack has killed at least 20 prisoners in the southern region of Kordofan.

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A bodyguard for prominent Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine has been abducted in Kampala.

‘Castrate him’: Ugandan president’s son has opposition figure in his basement

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly abducted a key opposition figure and is threatening to castrate him in his basement.

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Sudan's notorious paramilitary group has ramped up attacks in the western Darfur region. (EPA PHOTO)

Multiple fatalities as RFS storm capital in new attack

Over 30 people have been killed in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region as paramilitary fighters stormed the main city, igniting fears over what could come next.

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Almost 150 people are dead after a boat caught fire in Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 148 passengers perish after horrific ferry fire

A boat carrying as many as 500 passengers in the Democratic Republic of Congo has caught fire, killing almost 150 people, the country's media is reporting.

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the massacre.

Gunmen massacre at least 40 people on Christian farm

At least 40 people in a Christian farming community in Nigeria have been killed by Muslim gunmen, the latest atrocity in a spate of increasing violence.

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Marco Rubio says South Sudan has failed to accept the return of its citizens. (AP PHOTO)

‘Taking advantage’: US to revoke all South Sudan visas

The US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over the African nation's failure to accept the return of repatriated citizens.

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Prince Harry is due to appear at the trial against Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (AP PHOTO)
Six people have died in a submarine tragedy in Egypt.

Worst news confirmed as submarine incident turns fatal

Officials have provided a tragic update, confirming six people who were feared dead after a submarine incident in Egypt’s Red Sea have indeed lost their lives. 

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Johandre Blom before the attack and in hospital. Inset: The croc responsible for taking the seven-year-old's arm.

Monster croc bites off little boy’s arm in horror attack

A relaxing family fishing trip turned to terror when a seven-year-old had his arm ripped off by a ‘massive’ crocodile.

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Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend a welcome event at Sentebale’s Mamohato in Lesotho back in October.

Prince Harry resigns from charity amid explosive accusations

Prince Harry has stepped down from a charity he founded amid explosive accusations of misogyny and racism between the chair and the board of trustees.

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