‘The old die as well as the young’ – Sudanese refugee says of war at home
25 July 2023 |
4:06 am
Women who fled violence in Sudan’s Darfur gather around their tents in a refugee camp in the border city of Adre in Chad, from a conflict that has raged their country for 100 days. The women and their children say they escaped the violence on foot, leaving behind their burnt homes and shattered cities, and they say many men have been killed.
Related
Related
7 May
Monday was voting day in Chad, where nearly 8 million voters were eligible to choose their next president, after three years of military rule under Mahamat Idriss Déby. Analysts widely expect the incumbent to win.
3 days ago
Rescue teams racing to reach dozens of construction workers trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey apartment in South Africa say they've made contact with around a dozen people buried alive in the rubble. At least six people were killed when the structure folded in the coastal city of George on Monday.
4 days ago
South Africa's coastal city of Durban, known for its popular beaches and warm climate, is facing a severe water crisis ahead of national elections, with residents suffering from prolonged dry taps and poor sanitation services.
3 days ago
Ten people were injured Thursday after a plane operated by the airline Transair left the runway at the Blaise-Diagne International Airport in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, an event that forced the cancellation of all flights scheduled during the morning.
3 days ago
Authorities in Kenya say at least 171 people have been killed and more than 190,000 displaced by catastrophic flooding.
2 days ago
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signs a party funding bill into law, but opposition parties say the changes are unconstitutional, with some political critics even planning on mounting a legal challenge.
Latest
1 day ago
Israel has launched attacks on eastern Rafah after ordering people to evacuate. Troops have taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing. Residents and displaced people fear the worst.
1 day ago
1 day ago
The COVID pandemic has shown that public health in Europe relies massively on Asian supplies, from masks to antibiotics. EU attempts to reshore production seem to be going nowhere, and do they make sense, after all?
1 day ago
China has warned that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a "path of error and danger" after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarine deal under a partnership known as AUKUS. The aim is to check China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.
1 day ago
Ludwig van Beethoven first performed his Ninth Symphony in Vienna in 1824, and created a work for the ages.
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.