UN report: Army, 'foreign' fighters killed 500 in Mali in March 2022
And fighting continues in Sudan, after ceasefire talks fail - but an agreement has been reached between the army and rival RSF forces to protect civilians and relief workers.
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From sorrow to safety: My family's journey escaping a military coup
Just over three weeks ago, I woke up to the news that a civil war had broken out in Sudan.
Wagner on all fronts: Why does Putin's private army suddenly seek spotlight?
The former Saint-Petersburg hot dog salesman has become so high-profile that he's now a magnet for Western sanctions. Never has the leader of the Wagner Group directly criticised the big boss, so it’s anyone’s guess if it’s not just a bit of court intrigue and theatrics.
From pariah to peacemaker? New chapter for Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia
Since last July, when Joe Biden visited, the same MBS has cut deals with Washington's rivals, signing unprecedented pacts with China and agreeing to oil production cuts with under-sanctions Russia. But the channels are far from cut with the US. Can Saudi Arabia be all things to all powers?
Angola's Lourenco: 'I don't believe we will have a war between Rwanda and DR Congo'
Lourenco said Angola was ready to send 500 troops to the region to accomplish this task. He stressed that what was needed now was to speed up the process, indicating that the Congolese authorities still had to fully prepare for that stage. He said Rwanda's President Paul Kagame had been helpful in putting Angolan officials in contact with the M23 leadership. As such, he said this showed Kagame was keen to help find a solution rather than fuelling violence, as per the claims of Congolese authorities.
How to stop it? Sudan's neighbours feel spillover of deadly showdown
Meanwhile, foreign players have tried to broker truces, but is it time to change tack? To sanction Sudan's junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his nominal number two Hemedti, head of the RSF paramilitaries, the US, Egypt and Gulf States need to agree that neither is fit to rule.
CCTV released as man left with fractured skull after horror bar attack
A Bury man has been left needing surgery after being attacked at a bar in Blackpool. Detectives have today (May 2) released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to following the assault.
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