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ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur
ByGuardian Staff and agencies in the Hague October 6, 2025

Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocitiesThe international criminal court has convicted a leader of the Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in th…

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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‘The fear was immense’: al-Shabaab exploits fragmented politics to reclaim land in Somalia
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Jason Burke October 4, 2025

With Islamist militant group 40km from Mogadishu, a ‘strategic stalemate’ has been reached, but some fear worst is yet to comeOne night in early July, Maryan Abdikadir Geedi decided it was finally time to abandon her small shop in the town of Moqokori …

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Hundreds arrested at anti-corruption demonstrations across Morocco – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian October 2, 2025

Thousands of young protesters took to the streets in some of the largest demonstrations in the country in years. Gen Z demonstrators originally organised on the online platform Discord after eight pregnant women died in hospital in Agadir last month. T…

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First deaths in Morocco’s youth-led anti-government protests as police open fire
ByCarlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies October 2, 2025

Two killed in city of Lqliâa on fifth day of demonstrations calling for social justice reforms as unrest risesTwo people were killed in the southern Moroccan city of Lqliâa on Wednesday night after security forces opened fire at protesters during demon…

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Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan
ByCarlos Mureithi in Renk October 2, 2025

Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflictSuba Dafallah was selling vegetables at a market in the Sudanese city of Nyala one morning in March when he got a distressing call from his si…

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Cats, coffins and sick notes: discovering Egypt’s forgotten workers in broken pottery
ByEsther Addley October 2, 2025

Cambridge exhibition showcases the lives of skilled workers who built some of the most famous sites in ancient EgyptMore than 3,200 years ago at a workshop near Thebes in Egypt, a man called Nakhtamun grabbed a broken piece of pottery and scribbled on …

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Violence breaks out in Morocco as anti-government protests rage for fourth day
ByAssociated Press in Rabat October 1, 2025

‘Gen Z’ protesters accuse government of prioritising spending on World Cup stadiums over social servicesAnti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for the fourth night in a row as young people filled the streets of cities and destruction and violen…

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Violence breaks out in Morocco as anti-government protests rage for fourth day
ByAssociated Press in Rabat October 1, 2025

‘Gen Z’ protesters accuse government of prioritising spending on World Cup stadiums over social servicesAnti-government demonstrations gripped Morocco for the fourth night in a row as young people filled the streets of cities and destruction and violen…

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‘A donkey cart out of El Fasher costs more than a new car’: how 500 days under siege is tearing the city apart
BySarra Majdoub September 27, 2025

The ongoing attacks on North Darfur’s capital has left its people facing starvation, blockade and bombardment, with scant hope of reliefSpecial report: ‘We will never, ever escape’: inside the ever-tightening siege of the Sudanese city of El FasherFor …

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