By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bajnews
Powerful explosions were heard near the headquarters of the Sudanese army’s 16th Division. The blasts come as fighting spreads in the west of the country, according to several sources cited by Bajnews.
The Sudanese army bombed strategic positions of the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala, Sudan, according to sources cited by Bajnews. The strikes continued for the fourth consecutive day, the same sources said.
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Explosions were heard in Khartoum on Monday evening after drones attributed to a militia flew overhead, witnesses cited by Bajnews reported. Sources said the Sudanese army’s air defences intercepted the aircraft, with no casualties reported.
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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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Jiddu Muhammad, commander of the southern sector of Nyala, has announced his defection from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. He said this in a filmed video, according to Bajnews, as the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces continues in the country.
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UK sanctions 15 Sudan commanders over alleged atrocitiesThe United Kingdom has sanctioned 15 senior commanders from the parties involved in the war in Sudan over their alleged involvement in atrocities. The measures target officials from both rival sides, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh congratulates Lula on re-election in BrazilDjibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election as president of Brazil. In his message, he wished the Brazilian leader success and achievement, and pledged to strengthen cooperation between Djibouti and Brazil, according to the Djibouti Information Agency.The week in Africa
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