Sudan's military reinstates ousted civilian PM Hamdok
Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated following last month's coup when he was put under house arrest
South Sudan
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Pope Francis has broken with papal protocol by kneeling to kiss the feet of South Sudan leaders at the Vatican, CNN reports. A video released by the Vatican shows an aide on Thursday assisting the 82-year-old Francis, who was breathing …
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US orders imagery from Iran and North Korea
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U.N. says the world is facing the largest humanitarian crisis since 1945
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With children continuing to be tortured, maimed, imprisoned, starved, sexually abused and killed in armed conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all countries to back their words with …
Sudan is a gateway to Africa for Russia and other countries
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Armenia asks Russia for help in transporting An-12 victims
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Russian party to assist in obtaining the documents of the crew members of the An-12 which crashed in the town of Juba in the southern part of Sudan, as well as transportation of the bodies of …
36 bodies discovered at crash site in Southern Sudan
Rescue workers in South Sudan have discovered the bodies 36 passengers at the crash site of the An-12, the Minister of Transport, Roads and Bridges of the country Hong Cuong Danher Gatluak reported. …
Cargo plane with Russians on board crashes in South Sudan
An An-12 cargo plane has crashed 800 meters from Juba International Airport runway, RIA Novosti cited a law enforcement source as saying. He added that the cargo plane which crashed in Juba had 5 Russian crew members and 7 passengers on ...
