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Sudan’s historical famine echoes through latest hunger crisis
Sudan’s war-driven famine revives memories of past famines as war drives displacement and food shortages.
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Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address
Turkish leader says UN has been forced into 'dysfunction' and was 'bleeding out' in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan.
Politics
Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
On the eve of International Peace Day, an Ethiopian rebel leader announced an alliance of seven armed groups with the stated objective of toppling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party and establishing a transitional government. The alliance consists of former enemies during the 2020 civil war that killed 600,000 people, and other armed groups from across the country, all fighting their own battles against federal troops. With the war in Sudan across the border, and several third parties like Eritrea siding with involved parties, there are fears of isolated armed conflicts in Ethiopia spill
World
US threatens South Sudan with sanctions over aid obstruction
The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on South Sudan over alleged obstruction of humanitarian assistance, accusing officials at national, state and local levels of treating aid as a source of revenue.
Business
‘Deadly hazards’: Behind Sudan gold mine collapse, a wartime desperation
Nearly 100 people have died in recent days in the scramble for gold, whose value has grown in a shattered economy.
World
Why do Sudan’s humanitarian truces keep failing and who is to blame?
Efforts to bring about humanitarian truces in Sudan hit a dead end as warring factions prioritise battlefield victories.