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Piers Potter
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Sudanese Army Recaptures Presidential Palace in Major Victory Over RSF
The Sudanese army has reclaimed the presidential palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), marking a significant victory in the nearly two-year-long...
Haitians Protest in Port-au-Prince, Demand Protection from Gangs
Residents of Canapé Vert, a neighborhood in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, staged a protest on Tuesday, demanding protection from gangs that have been terrorizing their community....
Dozens of Bus Passengers Abducted in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region
Dozens of bus passengers have been abducted by armed men in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, while traveling from the capital, Addis Ababa. Details are still...
M23 Rebels Advance in Eastern Congo Despite Ceasefire Call
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pushed deeper into eastern Congo on Wednesday, advancing toward the outskirts of Walikale—just a day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda...
Ethiopia Rules Out War With Eritrea Over Access to the Sea
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed concerns that his country might resort to war with neighboring Eritrea to gain access to the sea, emphasizing...
U.S. Deports Dozens of Haitians Amid Worsening Crisis
A deportation flight carrying dozens of Haitians from the United States landed in Cap-Haïtien, northern Haiti, on Tuesday. The plane, which departed from Miami, carried...
Nearly 70,000 South Africans Express Interest in US Resettlement Offer
Close to 70,000 South Africans have shown interest in relocating to the United States following Washington’s offer to resettle people from the country’s Afrikaner community,...
US Court Awards Ghanaian Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18M in Defamation Case
A US court has awarded Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 million (£14 million) in damages after a jury found that former Ghanaian MP...
Tshisekedi and Kagame Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Eastern DR Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have called for an “immediate ceasefire” in eastern DR Congo following direct talks...
UN Peacekeeping Chief Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in DRC as Violence Escalates
The head of United Nations peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has called for an immediate halt to hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as renewed...