By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
More than twenty people were killed in a drone attack on a market in Nyala, Sudan. The Sudanese army regularly carries out strikes on the city in Darfur, where the Rapid Support Forces have established an authority rival to the government recognised by the international community, Le Monde reports.
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27 OctThirty-one countries warn of famine risk in SudanAir strikes attributed to the Sudanese army have killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, including members of the Rapid Support Forces. A night market and several sites were targeted on Monday evening, according to a resident cited by Sudan Tribune.
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The Sudanese army carried out four night strikes against strategic positions of the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala, in the Darfur region. The raids reportedly destroyed command centres as well as weapons and ammunition warehouses in the city, according to sources cited by Bajnews.
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The Sudanese army targeted the Doumaya camp, linked to the Rapid Support Forces, in Nyala, South Darfur. Drone strikes carried out the previous day had already neutralised six targets in the city, according to reports cited by Bajnews.
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More than 150 civilians were killed in a drone strike targeting a crowded cross-border market near the border between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudanese Armed Forces are suspected of carrying out the attack on Wednesday 19 October in an area where the Rapid Support Forces resupply, reports Le Monde.
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Drone strike hits power station and plunges Khartoum into darknessA drone attack hit the al-Markhiyat power station, north-west of Omdurman, on Tuesday, causing a power cut in Khartoum, Sudan Tribune reported. It was the seventh attack on Sudanese power facilities in less than a week, following several strikes reported on Monday in different states.
Claudette Mukashyaka appointed Rwanda’s auditor generalClaudette Mukashyaka has been appointed Auditor General of State Finances in Rwanda, a role responsible for auditing public accounts and the management of state assets. Her appointment was approved on 26 October by the Council of Ministers chaired by Paul Kagame. She succeeds Alexis Kamuhire, who has held the post since 2021, reports Ktpress.The week in Africa
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