By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sudantribune
Drone strikes attributed to the Sudanese army killed 16 civilians, including two children, and wounded eight others in Ghubeish and Al-Nuhud, in West Kordofan. The toll includes four members of one family and 12 deaths in Al-Nuhud, according to the Kordofan Observatory, cited by Sudan Tribune.
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The war in Sudan causes deadly strikes and worsens the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, while the UN extends sanctions.
18 OctDrone strike kills ten civilians in West Darfur
18 OctDrone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan
17 OctSudanese army drone kills four civilians in West KordofanFour civilians were killed and several others injured when a Sudanese army drone targeted their vehicle near Ankouch, in West Kordofan state, according to the Kordofan Observatory. The passengers were travelling from Abu Qalb locality to Al-Mazroub, in North Kordofan, to receive medical care and buy essential goods, reports Sudan Tribune.
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Drone strikes killed several civilians, including six women in West Darfur and four people in West Kordofan, according to local observers. The victims included displaced people, patients and civilian passengers, while other attacks targeted populated areas and military installations in Sudan, Radio Dabanga reports.
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Four road accidents killed eight people in Antananarivo and surrounding areas between Friday and Saturday, including a couple and their unborn baby in Ankadindramamy. Four other members of the same family died in Andranotapahana, Midi Madagasikara reported.
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Thirty people, including 17 women and five children, were killed and more than 40 injured in the bombing of a livestock market in Nyala, Sudan, according to the Rapid Support Forces and the Tasis alliance. The groups accuse the Sudanese army and Egypt, while local sources attribute the strike to the army, Sudan Tribune reports.
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Damazin hospital resumes specialist surgery in SudanDamazin Teaching Hospital in Sudan’s Blue Nile State has resumed specialist operations and carried out its first ear, nose and throat procedure after a lengthy interruption. Modernisation increased the number of operating theatres from three to five, and the patient is in a stable condition, according to the hospital director quoted by Radio Tamazuj.
Nine killed and six injured in attacks in South Sudan’s RuwengAttacks in two locations in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area killed nine people and injured six, according to Tony Chol Ayat, the region’s acting Minister of Information. The assailants also took 972 head of cattle and set huts ablaze, while neighbouring authorities say they are investigating, Radio Tamazuj reports.The week in Africa
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