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Gunfire and explosions have echoed across the Sudanese capital Khartoum for the 20th straight day. Witnesses reported loud blasts and exchanges of fire on the streets. Heavy bombardments also rang out in the adjoining cities of…

The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) has cleared presidential opposition candidate Samura Kamara to run in the June election. Mr Kamara, who was defeated by Julius Maada Bio in the 2018 ballot, has been on trial since February…

'Khartoum Water, Markets And Banking Apps Are Back' Tagreed Abdin thinks about leaving Sudan every day, but for now in her corner of the capital, people are trying to "return to normalcy" in small ways. Her local vegetable market…

Police officers have been deployed on the streets in Kenya's capital Nairobi ahead of planned protests by the opposition. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to resume protests amid warning by the authorities that they…

The eligibility of who can be evacuated from Sudan has not changed, but those working to evacuate British nationals have some "element of discretion" over who they assist, Downing Street has said. British passport holders and their…

The US and South Korea have secured a landmark deal to counter the North Korean nuclear threat. Washington has agreed to periodically deploy US nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning operations.…

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly warns he cannot offer guarantees about what will happen in Sudan - if and when the current ceasefire ends. He says the UK had "always planned to evacuate under whatever circumstances on the ground".…

Turkish Mass Arrests Target Kurdish Areas Ahead Of Election Turkish police have detained at least 126 people suspected of links to a banned Kurdish militant group, ahead of an election that could bring down President Recep Tayyip…

The ceasefire in Sudan appears to be holding, although there have been reports of new gunfire and shelling. It is the fourth effort to stop the fighting which began on 15 April, with previous truces not obserived. US Secretary of…

Street battles are being fought by    Sudan's rival forces in the capital,Khartoum, in an escalation of violence despite calls for a ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they…