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USAfrica: Coup seems underway in Sudan; Prime Minister under house arrest, ministers detained.
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet Coup seems underway…
USAfrica: Sudan’s indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir toppled in coup, people power
Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, long wanted on genocide and war crimes charges, was finally brought down in a…
South Sudan plane crash kills 15
A Russian-built Antonov-12 transport plane crashed Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing…
Sudan orders Red Cross to suspend operations
Sudanese authorities ordered the Red Cross to halt its activities in the nation starting Saturday, citing technical reasons,…
South Sudan: Aid workers, patients bolt into bushes amid violence
Hundreds of aid workers and patients scuttled into the bushes to escape escalating violence in South Sudan, a…
South Sudan ceasefire signed
The South Sudanese government and rebels sign a ceasefire deal after more than a month of fighting, according…
Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
Between 200 and 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting in South Sudan drowned when an overloaded…
Hundreds drown while fleeing Sudan fighting
South Sudanese government forces have recaptured the key town of Bor from rebels after fierce fighting, the town's…
Surging numbers flee S. Sudan violence
A month of conflict has displaced about 413,000 people in South Sudan, the United Nations said Wednesday, after…
South Sudan retakes town as peace talks loom
South Sudanese government forces retook control of a flashpoint town from rebels Sunday, an official said, as negotiators…