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The United States is "cautiously optimistic" that there will be an agreement to allow humanitarian aid to get into Sudan, a top State Department official said amid ongoing talks between the warring Sudanese military factions.
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At least fifteen people died after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State on Tuesday, authorities told CNN cnn.it/3pt3qRg
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The identity of the shooter -- who was killed by security forces -- has not been made known so far.
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Twitter is adding encrypted messaging to the platform Wednesday, and calls will follow shortly, CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Tuesday
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"Within the fashion industry, for a long time, we were seeing African people on mood boards, but not actually a part of the process."
Activist & creative designer discusses her mission to get more Black-owned brands on store shelves & her new memoir, “Wildflower"
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It's a tale of hard work and dedication: this is the "improbable" journey of Joel Embiid from Cameroon to the City of Brotherly Love and NBA superstardom.
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A surprise addition to the official selection, French Senegalese director Sy has joined a small club of filmmakers to compete for the Palme d'Or -- the festival's top prize -- with their first feature.
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At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province last week, officials told CNN.
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The leaders of Sudan’s warring military factions have agreed to start preliminary talks in Jeddah aimed at ending the conflict, according to Saudi Arabia and the United States.
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Slated for completion in 2026, the new facility will boast a 130,000-square-meter main terminal building capable of accommodating 8 million passengers a year, a figure expected to rise to over 14 million in the following decades.
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There are mixed views on the coronation of King Charles III in Commonwealth nations cnn.it/3VEYLHX
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Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor were on Friday jailed in the UK over an organ harvesting plot, in the first conviction of its kind under Britain’s modern slavery laws.
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Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal scepter that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday.
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Ekweremadu, his wife, and a middleman were found guilty in March of trafficking a 21-year-old Nigerian street trader to the UK to provide a kidney for the Ekweremadus’ daughter.
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80-year-old Sudanese actress Asia Abdel-Majid was killed in crossfire during fighting in the capital Khartoum on Wednesday.
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Nigeria is investigating the popular Indomie brand of instant noodles following recalls in Malaysia and Taiwan where health authorities say they detected a potentially cancer-causing substance.
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Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides on Tuesday in Rwanda killing at least 127 people in the Western, Northern and Southern Provinces, the president’s office said. cnn.it/3HDvfMZ
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was named Africa's second-ever NBA MVP on Tuesday after a standout season where he led the league in scoring with 33.1 ppg.
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In a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” American television production studio Universal Content Production, announced that a number of TV shows will be developed based on characters from Comic Republic’s “Vanguards.”
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Ugandan LGBTQ activist Clare Byarugaba speaks out on the potential impact of the harsh anti-gay bill proposed by lawmakers.
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Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, the leader of a religious group linked to dozens of deaths in eastern Kenya, could face “possible terrorism charges,” his lawyer told CNN Tuesday.
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“The bill still remains restrictive, it’s not any better,” activist Richard Lusimbo told CNN after Uganda’s parliament passed an amended version of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 on Tuesday.
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Sudan's two warring factions agree to a seven-day ceasefire and peace talks, South Sudan says. Previous truces have failed to stop the fighting.
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BREAKING: South Sudan's foreign ministry says the rival Sudanese generals have agreed to a seven-day truce and will send representatives for peace talks.
This is on day 18 of fighting in the country.
breaks down what this means, live from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
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The Confederation of African Football has “strongly condemned” the behavior of football fans at two CAF Champions League matches in Tunisia and Morocco.
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The US State Department on Monday announced that a third US-government organized convoy had arrived in Port Sudan, the latest overland evacuation of US citizens and others amid the crisis in Sudan.
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IMPORTANT: Most Sudanese people cannot flee the war. It's mostly privileged people getting evacuated - foreigners, dual nationals with 2 passports or permanent residency elsewhere. Regular Sudanese people are at the bottom of the queue. Our CNN report from Saudi Arabia
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“The world must not forget us.” Sudanese people are telling me they are worried that once foreign nationals are evacuated, they will be forgotten and the world will move on. We must not allow that to happen. We spoke to the very brave about her…
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In the dark of night, the nightmare is nearly over for the lucky few gathered on the quayside in Port Sudan.
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The journey from Port Sudan to Jeddah can take up to 12 hours depending on sea conditions. Though the Saudi Royal Navy fleet is shuttling back and forth across the Red Sea, demand far outstrips supply
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I went to Port Sudan with Saudi forces. This is what it is like to flee the fighting.
"A lot of dead bodies on the street."
"All my family is there, it's very difficult."
Our CNN report with on the heartbreaking decision to leave
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An American woman who traveled from New York to Sudan to celebrate Ramadan with family there is now desperate to escape as fighting between rival military forces continues to worsen.
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As bicycle mayor of Cape Town, Sindile Mavundla is on a mission to create a more diverse and accessible cycling culture in South Africa.
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A second US-led convoy has reached the coastal city of Port Sudan as part of an effort to evacuate US citizens from the Sudan conflict.
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Thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Sudan -- and thousands of local families have fled the capital Khartoum.
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Hundreds of evacuees arrived in Saudi Arabia from Sudan as fierce fighting in the country between the army and a rival paramilitary group entered its third week, despite another attempt at a ceasefire
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An Indonesian food giant has defended the safety of its products following recalls in Malaysia and Taiwan, where health officials say they have discovered a potentially cancer-causing substance in the popular Indomie brand of instant noodles
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