By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
A woman was killed and several civilians injured by drone strikes targeting residential neighbourhoods in Damazin, the capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State. Ilham Ali Shikan, a mother of three, died in the Al-Zuhur neighbourhood, while another drone crashed into a house in Al-Muallimin, according to residents quoted by Radio Tamazuj.
A drone strike on the busy Tanqong market in the Dumaya neighbourhood of Nyala killed at least 102 civilians and injured 113 people, according to local officials and human rights organisations cited by Radio Tamazuj. Le Monde reported that an initial toll was 21 dead and 40 injured, while the NGO Emergency Lawyers attributed the strike to the drone that targeted the market.
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Drones struck electricity facilities in New Halfa and Aroma, in Sudan’s Kassala State, causing fires. Three aircraft targeted New Halfa and several others hit the Haya transformer station and a fuel depot in Aroma, according to witnesses cited by Radio Tamazuj.
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The Sudanese government accuses Ethiopia of serving as a launch point for drone strikes targeting civilian infrastructure, notably power stations and fuel facilities. Technical data and satellite images presented in Khartoum on 28 October could not be independently verified by Radio Tamazuj.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Radio Tamazuj ·
A drone strike on a petrol station in Al-Abbasiya, South Kordofan, killed seven civilians and injured 36 people, some of them critically. Residents blamed the attack on the Rapid Support Forces as many motorists queued for fuel, according to Sudan Tribune.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Sudan Tribune ·
Merowe dam outage leaves two Sudanese states without electricityA total outage at the Merowe Dam left Sudan’s River Nile and Red Sea states without electricity at dawn on Tuesday. Teams are working to restore power in the affected areas, according to sources cited by Baj News.
Comoros and China seek to deepen strategic partnershipComorian President Azali Assoumani and China’s ambassador Huang Zheng reaffirmed their desire to deepen the strategic partnership between Moroni and Beijing. The two officials discussed bilateral cooperation, China’s global initiatives and African crises, according to the Comorian presidency.The week in Africa
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