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Will Sudan’s El Obeid Become the Next El Fasher? What to Know.

14 août 2026 à 00:01
Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.

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Women gathering for a hot meal in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people near the city of El-Obeid in the southern Kordofan region of Sudan last month.

Afghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

14 août 2026 à 01:08
Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say.

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A market in Kabul, Afghanistan, last year. Most women say they have to get a male relative’s permission to leave the house.

He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free.

12 août 2026 à 09:08
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Roberto Mosquera in detention in Eswatini.
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