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Six Sudan paramilitary officers sentenced to death for killings of student protesters
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese court said on Thursday it had sentenced to death six officers in the paramilitary Rapid...
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U.S.’s Blinken, Sudan’s prime minister discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday about the...
Read moreAt least 30 bodies float down river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks...
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France’s Macron calls for talks to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for the opening of talks to end hostilities in Ethiopia's northern region...
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Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence against desert
By Christophe Van Der Perre and Cooper Inveen BOKI DIAWE, Senegal (Reuters) - Every night Moussa Kamara works at his...
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As Tigray war intensifies, Ethiopia parades new army recruits
By Reuters staff ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of Ethiopian army recruits paraded in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to bid...
Read moreAt least 17 migrants drown off Tunisia in shipwreck -Red Crescent
TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy...
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Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile...
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ICC judges order first trial for Darfur war crimes
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that a Sudanese suspect can be charged with...
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U.N. Security Council backs AU bid to broker Ethiopia dam deal
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Security Council members on Thursday backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia,...
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Factbox-Ethiopia’s giant Nile dam
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ethiopia has been building a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile and has started holding back...
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Tunisia pushing U.N. action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tunisia has proposed the U.N. Security Council push for a binding agreement between...
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U.N. urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) -The United Nations called on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday to recommit to talks on...
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Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling...
Read moreAt least 43 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia, Red Crescent says
TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from...
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U.N. Security Council likely to meet next week on Ethiopia dam
(Corrects in 2nd paragraph that Arab states issued call last month, not this month) By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)...
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Worsening power cuts show depth of Sudan’s economic challenge
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - For 17-year-old Wa'ad, frequent power cuts in Sudan's capital have meant struggling to revise...
Read moreSudan arrests scores of former ruling party members before protests
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities said they arrested scores of members of the former ruling party, accusing them of plotting...
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U.N. states agree to $6 billion peacekeeping budget, averting shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations member states agreed on Tuesday to a budget of some $6 billion for the...
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U.N. peacekeeping missions prepare for possible shutdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeeping missions globally are preparing for a possible shutdown on Thursday if the 193-member...
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