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African women deceived into making Russian drones report skin damage, deception

Russia

Young women from Africa are being recruited for a Russian programme that they say deceives them into working in dangerous conditions building drones for the war in Ukraine. Adau, a 23-year-old from South Sudan, says she was lured by the Alabuga Start programme, which promised professional training in…
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Drone Strike Hits Funeral in Sudan, Killing Dozens

North Kordofan

At least 40 people have been killed in Sudan after a drone strike hit a funeral gathering outside the army-controlled city of El-Obeid in North Kordofan State, officials and activists have confirmed. The attack occurred on Monday in Al-Luweib village…
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Over 60,000 flee El-Fasher after RSF captures Sudanese city – UN

El-Fasher 

More than 60,000 people have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher following its capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has confirmed. 
The paramilitary group seized the city after an 18-month siege…
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Hundreds feared dead as post-election protests intensify in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam


Hundreds of people are feared to have been killed in Tanzania during three days of violent protests that erupted after Wednesday’s general election, according to the main opposition party, Chadema.
A Chadema spokesperson told  media that around 700 people had been killed…
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Albino people hunted for witchcraft rituals ahead of election season in Tanzania

Tanzania

Every election season in Tanzania brings renewed fear for 42-year-old Mariam Staford.
While many citizens celebrate with songs, rallies, and campaign colors, Mariam and others with albinism brace themselves for danger. “The first thing that comes to me is fear,” Mariam told the BBC…
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Graveyards become last refuge for Palestinians amid Gaza ruins

Gaza 

“Even the land for the dead is now the only refuge for the living,” one Gaza resident says.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians, left without homes after Israeli bombardments destroyed residential areas across Gaza, are now pitching tents in graveyards — a haunting symbol of…