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Sudan crisis: Chaos at port as thousands rush to leave

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 02:06
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Port Sudan as thousands flee.
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Khartoum branch of Sudan Central Bank in flames

Sun, 04/30/2023 - 20:04
Video shows burning chunks of the large building's facade falling to the ground.
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Sudan crisis: Air strikes and fighting in Khartoum as truce collapses

Sun, 04/30/2023 - 09:52
The army says it is attacking the capital from all directions to flush out its paramilitary rivals.
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Sudan crisis risks becoming a nightmare for the world - former PM Hamdok

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 23:02
Former PM Abdalla Hamdok says the Sudan conflict could become worse than the wars in Syria and Libya.
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Sudan crisis: NHS doctors told they can catch last UK evacuation flights

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 18:27
Over 20 NHS medics were initially told they could not board flights as they were not British nationals.
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Sudan evacuation: Baby meets father for first time after escape to UK

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 12:47
Watch the moment Muammar Ali meets his three-month-old daughter as his family joins him in the UK.
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Sudan fighting: No talks until bombing stops, Hemedti tells BBC

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 10:00
The RSF paramilitary leader says "We don't want to destroy Sudan" and denies blame for violence.
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Sudan crisis: Family stuck at Egypt border as drivers demand $40,000 to cross

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 02:44
The Atabani family tell the BBC that thousands are stuck at the border as the cost to cross soars.
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Sudan crisis: The football coach forced to flee Khartoum

Sat, 04/29/2023 - 01:10
Florent Ibenge, in charge of the country's leading club, hopes to be reunited with his players soon.
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Zambia plane crash: The Dane who helped rebuild Zambia's football team

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 14:00
Thirty years on from a plane crash devastated Zambian football, BBC Sport Africa hears how a Danish coach helped a nation recover from tragedy.
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Sudan crisis: Ceasefire extended but fighting continues

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 04:44
The warring sides agree to renew the truce just before it is due to end but there are doubts it can hold.
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Africa's week in pictures: 21-27 April 2023

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 03:38
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Kenya starvation cult: What's known about its leader from his own sermons?

Fri, 04/28/2023 - 03:35
Pastor Mackenzie sermons feature calls to sacrifice life and apocalyptic conspiracy theories.
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Sudan evacuation: 'The kids were clinging to me, but I had to leave'

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 22:18
Wafaa Salim says it was "horrible" having to leave her nieces and nephews behind in Sudan.
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Sudan's Darfur fighting: Trapped and too scared to go to the toilet

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 18:42
With Arab militias targeting warehouses, markets and homes in Darfur, people are cowering inside.
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Sudan crisis: Three ways the conflict could play out

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 18:39
The BBC speaks to analysts to help map out the scenarios that may unfold in the next few weeks.
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Sudan fighting: South Sudan man crowdfunds Khartoum evacuation

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 17:10
Akoc Manhiem is arranging trucks to evacuate South Sudanese people from the fighting in Sudan.
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Kenya cult deaths: Pastor Ezekiel Odero arrested in funeral home probe

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 17:01
Pastor Ezekiel Odero's church is closed as police separately investigate a suspected starvation cult.
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Kenyan exonerated over UK tourist David Tebbutt's murder

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 16:00
Wife of murdered David Tebbutt says she is "overjoyed" after backing campaign to free Ali Kololo.
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Senegal 'top of list' as UFC targets 'seminal event' in Africa

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:14
Senegal is named as the UFC's preferred destination as it prepares for a "seminal event" on its first trip to Africa.
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