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CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s military council spokesman said on Friday that nine soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were dismissed and detained in connection with recent violence in the cities of Omdurman and El-Obeid. Spokesman Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi added that the governor of North Kordofan state and its security council will be held accountable for the… Read More

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Office equipment for Kenya’s parliament donated by China has gone missing after being loaded onto a shipping container, authorities from both nations said on Thursday. Like other African nations, Kenya has deepened ties with Beijing, receiving loans, investments and scholarships. But the container of equipment arrived empty this week at its National Assembly, China’s “shocked” embassy said… Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior Sudanese army commander said a security force assigned to guard a bank in El-Obeid was responsible for killing children protesting in the city earlier this week, the official SUNA news agency reported on Thursday. At least six people were killed at a rally in El-Obeid, 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Khartoum on Monday, with… Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – A top Sudanese army commander said a security force assigned to guard a bank in El-Obeid was responsible for killing protesting children in the city on Monday, the official SUNA news agency quoted him as saying on Thursday. At least six people were killed at a rally in El-Obeid, 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Khartoum, at… Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Mozambique’s government is to fight for the extradition from South Africa of former finance minister Manuel Chang, who the United States is seeking to put on trial, according to a letter from a law firm seen by Reuters. Chang has been in custody in South Africa since his arrest in December at the request of the United… Read More

CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State said via its Amaq news agency that it killed or wounded more than 40 soldiers in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno in two separate attacks on Tuesday. The group said militants attacked a military post in Baga and killed at least 15 soldiers before carrying out a second attack on an army barracks in… Read More

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The African Union’s mediator for Sudan called on Wednesday for a speedy trial for those responsible for killing school children at a protest in the city of El-Obeid. Mohamed Hassan Lebatt also called for the ruling military council and opposition coalition to sign a constitutional declaration they have been wrangling over for weeks. A joint legal committee… Read More

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African High Court judge ruled on Tuesday that Old Mutual’s suspension and subsequent dismissal of CEO Peter Moyo was unlawful, and said he must be reinstated while the full case against his dismissal is heard. The judge also blocked South Africa’s No.2 insurer from taking steps to replace Moyo in the meantime, and said it… Read More

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least two students were shot dead at a protest in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state, an opposition-linked doctors’ committee said on Monday. The committee said several people had been injured but did not give details. Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Writing by Yousef Saba; Editing by Catherine Evans Read More

JUBA (Reuters) – Sudanese and South Sudanese officials agreed late on Saturday with the leader of an alliance of armed factions operating along their joint border to extend a ceasefire and grant humanitarian access to some areas affected by conflict in Sudan. Sudan says neighbouring South Sudan has been giving refuge to Malik Agar, one of many rebels in Sudan.… Read More