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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest

Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown in a coup by the armed forces which announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by elections.

  • by Khalid Abdelaziz and Mohamed El Sherif

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Woman in white goes viral as symbol of Sudan's uprising
Protest

Woman in white goes viral as symbol of Sudan's uprising

The image drew a comparison to America's Statue of Liberty and the ancient Nubian Sudanese queens central to Sudanese folklore.

Forces clash in Sudan amid anti-government protests
World politics

Forces clash in Sudan amid anti-government protests

Rival security forces clashed in Sudan as huge crowds kept up their vigil outside army headquarters to call for the overthrow of the country's president.

  • by Joseph Goldstein
Tripoli's airport is hit as Libya's clashes escalate
War

Tripoli's airport is hit as Libya's clashes escalate

The self-styled Libyan National Army acknowledged striking the Mitiga airport, barely 8 kilometres east of the city centre.

Cheap antibiotics fuel deadly drug-resistant infections in Africa
Medicine

Cheap antibiotics fuel deadly drug-resistant infections in Africa

Antibiotics have never been more accessible to the world's poor, thanks in large part to the mass production of generics in China and India.

  • by Andrew Jacobs and Matt Richtel
Air strikes in battle for Libyan capital as US withdraws troops
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Libya

Air strikes in battle for Libyan capital as US withdraws troops

The Libyan National Army force of Khalifa Haftar has launched advances on Tripoli in the west.

  • by Ahmed Elumami
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Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions
South Africa

Suspected rhino poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions

The man was attacked in Kruger National Park in South Africa during a poaching trip. Only his skull was retrieved.

  • by Katie Mettler
Sudanese continue push to drive President Omar al-Bashir from power
Protest

Sudanese continue push to drive President Omar al-Bashir from power

Sudanese security forces have killed at least five protesters during large demonstrations aimed at forcing Omar al-Bashir out.

'It is our duty to remember': Rwanda marks 25 years since genocide
Rwanda

'It is our duty to remember': Rwanda marks 25 years since genocide

Speaking at commemoration services, President Paul Kagame said that Rwandans would never turn against each other again.

A civilian dies in biggest Sudan demonstrations yet
Protest

A civilian dies in biggest Sudan demonstrations yet

Protesters are calling for president Omar-al-Bashir to step down.

25 years after Rwanda genocide, survivors forgive killers
Rwanda

25 years after Rwanda genocide, survivors forgive killers

A quarter of a century after the genocide that killed 75 per cent of the country's ethnic Tutsis, Rwanda has six "reconciliation villages", where genocide survivors and perpetrators live alongside each other.