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Sudan drone strikes kill at least 306 in three weeks of October, UN rights chief Türk says
The UN human rights office says drone strikes by both the army and the RSF killed at least 306 people…
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Sudan famine warning: UK and 31 partners demand open aid routes as 19.5 million face acute hunger
The UK and 31 other partners, including the Republic of Cyprus, warn that famine looms in Sudan, where 19.5 million…
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Nigeria confirms first Ebola case as WHO tracks 44 contacts and the Congo outbreak spreads to an eighth province
WHO says a woman who travelled from Uganda tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus in Abuja, the fifth country to…
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WHO scales up emergency health response in Afar, Amhara and Tigray, delivering 71 tonnes of supplies
WHO said on 21 October it is expanding emergency health operations in northern Ethiopia, where it cites ongoing hostilities, and…
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UN chief condemns Abyei market drone strikes: dozens of civilians killed, toll expected to rise, no perpetrator named
Guterres says the 19 October drone attacks near Amiet Market killed dozens of civilians and calls for accountability; South Sudan…
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Sudan talks in Geneva: UN envoy seeks de-escalation as Switzerland calls the conflict a “drone war”
Nearly two dozen countries met in Geneva on 21 October to discuss a ceasefire in Sudan; neither the army nor…
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UN warns against early cut to Central African Republic peacekeepers as the Sudan war spills across the border
Speaking to the Security Council on 20 October, the head of MINUSCA said the war in Sudan is spilling into…
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Guterres honours four Indonesian peacekeepers killed in Lebanon and calls for “better multilateralism” in Jakarta
During a visit to Indonesia on 19 October, the UN Secretary-General laid a wreath for four peacekeepers who died in…
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UN condemns drone strikes across Sudan: market hit in Abyei, Khartoum targeted, 10 children among 19 reported dead over the weekend
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned drone strikes on 19 October that injured at least 19 people in an Abyei market…
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UK urges Ethiopia and Eritrea to de-escalate, saying it opposes any action that breaches a neighbour’s border
In a statement dated 15 October, the UK government voiced great concern over the Horn of Africa, opposed any breach…
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Morocco is negotiating with Israel for LORA ballistic missiles, Israeli sources say – alarm in Spain over the range
Israel Aerospace Industries is reportedly close to an initial agreement to sell LORA ballistic missiles to Morocco, according to Israeli…
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Sudan at the Security Council: UK urges tougher sanctions and a truce a year after El Fasher fell
At the Security Council on 16 October, the UK called for a stronger Sudan sanctions regime and a humanitarian truce,…