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Ugandan and South Sudanese Troops Exchange Fire in Border Skirmish

Eight people were reported dead after Ugandan soldiers crossed the border into South Sudan and skirmished with troops there.

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Ugandan soldiers in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, in 2021. Uganda has long provided military support to the South Sudanese government.
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R.S.F. Coalition Names Leaders of Sudan’s Parallel Government

The move by a paramilitary-led coalition may make it even harder for the African country to hold together.

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General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, attending a meeting in Khartoum in 2022. The Sudan Founding Alliance said General Hamdan would head a 15-person government council that would include regional governors.
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Three Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, M.S.F. Says

The group accused Ethiopia’s government of failing to properly investigate the deaths, which took place in the Tigray region.

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The wreckage of a car that had carried three aid workers who were killed in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in 2021.
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Evidence Supports War Crimes Allegations in Darfur, I.C.C. Prosecutor Says

The International Criminal Court has “reasonable grounds to believe” war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed, the court’s deputy prosecutor said.

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A refugee camp in Adré, Chad, last year, where many people from Darfur have fled.
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