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US sanctions on Sudan over alleged chemical weapons take effect
The New Arab
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June 28, 2025
US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce held a press briefing on many subjects such as the war in Ukraine and called for an end to the war on the Gaza Strip on April 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. at the US department of state. [Getty] US...
Extreme poverty rising fast in Nigeria, conflict-hit economies - World Bank
Punch
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June 28, 2025
The World Bank has warned that extreme poverty is growing rapidly in Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and instability, worsening hunger and pushing development goals further out of reach. The bank made this known in a statement...
World News | Driven to Starvation, Sudanese People Eat Weeds and Plants to Survive as War Rages
Latestly
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June 28, 2025
Cairo, Jun 28 (AP) With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing...
World Associated Press Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages
Yahoo News
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CAIRO (AP) — With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing else....
World Bank warns of deteriorating conditions in 39 fragile states amid rising conflicts
The Peninsula
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June 28, 2025
Washington: The World Bank warned of worsening conditions in the world's most conflict-affected and fragile countries, where crises are becoming increasingly deadly and frequent. In a comprehensive study of 39 countries classified as fragile and...
Driven to starvation, Sudanese people eat weeds and plants to survive as war rages
WJAX - Florida
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June 28, 2025
CAIRO — (AP) — With Sudan in the grips of war and millions struggling to find enough to eat, many are turning to weeds and wild plants to quiet their pangs of hunger. They boil the plants in water with salt because, simply, there is nothing else....
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get...
Journal News - Ohio
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“Economic stagnation —rather than growth —has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability,” said Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist. Since 2020, the 39 countries, which range from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific...
39 countries at risk as World Bank warns of deadlier conflicts and deepening poverty
The Arabian Stories
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June 28, 2025
Washington: These nations, though home to less than 15% of the global population, account for a disproportionate share of the world’s poverty and instability. The report highlights that the 39 countries — stretching from the Marshall Islands in...
Conflicts are pulling 39 fragile states further behind: World Bank
Madhyamam
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June 27, 2025
Washington: The world's most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent, the Associated Press reported. That is the sobering conclusion of the World...
World News | World Bank Warns 39 Fragile States Falling Further Behind as Conflicts Grow, Get Deadlier
Latestly
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June 27, 2025
Washington, Jun 27 (AP) The world's most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank's first...
Sudan’s El Dibeibat a battlefield, civilians caught in crossfire
Dabanga Radio
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June 18, 2025
Prepared by Siddig Al-Dakhri of Mashawir news outlet for Sudan Media Forum The city of El Dibeibat in South Kordofan state has been a scene of relentless armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)...
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent. That is the sobering conclusion of the World Bank’s first comprehensive...
Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts
The Globe and Mail
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June 27, 2025
Arbab Sharif Ahmad, 33, survived a massacre during an ethnic cleansing campaign, but his five-year-old son was executed in front of him. As Mr. Ahmad fled from the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in...
Rival leaders underscore Sudan's de facto partition
The National News
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Addressing the nation, the commander of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the new army-backed Prime Minister painted a contrasting picture of a country that has effectively been partitioned. The RSF and the army have been at war since...
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The New York Times
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June 27, 2025
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US sanctions Sudan over chemical weapons use
Shafaq News
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2025-06-26T23:00:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington The United States announced that sanctions targeting Sudan over the alleged use of chemical weapons will officially take effect on Friday, marking a significant...
Kenya Hits Back at Sudan After Claims of Backing RSF Militia
Kenyans.co.ke
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June 26, 2025
Kenya has strongly hit back at the government of Sudan following fresh accusations by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) alleging Nairobi's interference in Khartoum’s internal affairs. In a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary,...
U.S. policy on Sudan hurts civilians rather than warring factions, experts say
Prism
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June 26, 2025
As the war in Sudan enters its third year, experts, activists, and other community members say recent U.S. foreign policy is hurting, not helping, civilians. This month, the Trump administration banned Sudanese nationals, in addition to 11 other...
The New Reality of Port Sudan
OkayAfrica
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June 26, 2025
Across Africa, people can no longer afford the cities and neighborhoods they've long called home. OkayAfrica has developed a series exploring the housing crisis transforming African cities and communities, and what happens when basic shelter...
US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...