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An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about
ByNesrine Malik November 19, 2025

A bitter race to claim economic and political power has divided the country and the human cost can no longer be ignored• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost everywhere I go, I am asked about Sudan. The questions are part…

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Tanzania’s descent into repression is a stark warning of how fast Africa’s progress can be eroded | Kenneth Mohammed
ByKenneth Mohammed November 18, 2025

When she became president, Samia Suluhu Hassan offered hope. But the country’s sudden democratic decay is more than just a national tragedy A renewed sense of hope has taken root across the African continent. It is an optimism resting on solid ground: …

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South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies November 14, 2025

Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documentsSouth Africa will investigate the “mysterious” arrival of scores of Palestinians who were kept on a charter plane at Johannesburg for 12 hours by border police…

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British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 14, 2025

Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in LondonAlaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner who was freed from jail in September, was stopped from flying to the UK by Egyptia…

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‘I still can’t believe I’m alive’: Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video
ByKaamil Ahmed, Elena Morresi, Laure Boulinier, Maheen Sadiq and Sarah Bertram November 14, 2025

The Guardian has geolocated eyewitness accounts of the capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group and the ethnically-targeted massacres that took place in the immediate aftermath. Journalists are unable to …

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‘I still can’t believe I’m alive’: Sudanese civilians recount their flight from El Fasher – video
ByKaamil Ahmed, Elena Morresi, Laure Boulinier, Maheen Sadiq and Sarah Bertram November 14, 2025

The Guardian has geolocated eyewitness accounts of the capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group and the ethnically-targeted massacres that took place in the immediate aftermath. Journalists are unable to …

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French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison
ByPhilip Oltermann European culture editor November 12, 2025

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatmentThe French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and is to be released from prison, the Algerian presidential office said in a …

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Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies November 12, 2025

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned r…

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Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city
ByEromo Egbejule and agencies November 12, 2025

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned r…

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State-sanctioned fuel smuggling cost Libya $20bn over three years – report
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor November 12, 2025

Policy body calls for western-backed investigation into oil officials known to be at heart of illegal enterpriseA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming su…

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