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<title>THOUSANDS BID FAREWELL TO BUTALEJA LCV CHAIR JOSEPH MUYONJO AS FAMILY ENDORSES NEW FLAG BEARER</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The emotional send-off drew political leaders, clergy, and residents from across the district and neighboring areas, reflecting the influence and admiration the late Muyonjo had built over the years as a teacher, leader, and peace advocate. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:14:41 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Kusolo</dc:creator>
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<title>Rubaga South Stands Firm. Residents Urge MP Mukasa to Go Independent if NUP Shuts Him Out</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:44:32 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Benjamin Mwibo</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;quot;Museveni Awooma” Singer on the Run After Chaotic NRM Birthday Music Festival at Old Kampala SS</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:17:15 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Benjamin Mwibo</dc:creator>
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<title>Ugandan Activists Call for Peace in Ukraine as War Enters Third Year</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:35:30 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Benjamin Mwibo</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ukraine Solidarity committee, Russia, Ukraine, End war, USA, Dialogue, Three years</media:keywords>
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<title>Government Bows to Pressure, Tries Besigye and Obed Lutale in Nakawa Magistrates Civilian Court</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ According to the charge sheet, Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, a retired UPDF officer and former presidential candidate, along with Hajj Obeid Lutale and UPDF officer Captain Denis Oola, are accused of treason under Section 23(1)(c) of the Penal Code Act, Cap 128. The prosecution alleges that between 2023 and November 2024, the accused, together with others still at large, conspired to overthrow the Ugandan government through force of arms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:31:42 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Kusolo</dc:creator>
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<title>&amp;quot;The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, &amp;amp; we will do a job with it, too.&amp;quot; –President Donald J Trump</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/the-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip-we-will-do-a-job-with-it-too-president-donald-j-trump</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:25:20 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>&amp;apos;Bomb&amp;apos; hits DRC airport as fighting flares in restive east</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/bomb-hits-drc-airport-as-fighting-flares-in-restive-east</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Clashes have intensified in recent days around the strategic town of Sake, about 20 kilometres from Goma, between the M23 rebel group, which Kinshasa says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda, and Congolese government forces. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:19:17 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, United Nations, UN, UN Security Council, M23 rebel, Kinshasa, Rwanda, Congolese</media:keywords>
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<title>2 SANDF soldiers killed, 3 injured in &amp;apos;indirect fire&amp;apos; in DRC</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/2-sandf-soldiers-killed-3-injured-in-indirect-fire-in-drc</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The SANDF confirmed this on Thursday, saying the incident happened through indirect fire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:53:12 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>South African National Defence Force, SANDF, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo arrests officers after deadly crackdown on anti&#45;UN rally</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-arrests-officers-after-deadly-crackdown-on-anti-un-rally</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Congolese soldiers last Wednesday stopped a religious sect from holding a demonstration against United Nations peacekeepers in the city of Goma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:34:47 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>48 killed in east DR Congo anti&#45;UN rally crackdown</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/48-killed-in-east-dr-congo-anti-un-rally-crackdown</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ On Wednesday, Congolese soldiers stopped a religious sect from holding a demonstration against United Nations peacekeepers in the city of Goma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:17:57 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Goma, anti-UN demonstration, anti-UN, DR Congo, Congo, anti-UN protest, Moleka Maregane, Natural Judaic, Messianic Faith, Congolese, Faustin Napenda Kapend, DRC, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>Gabon coup leaders make general transitional president</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gabon-coup-leaders-make-general-transitional-president</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The claimed takeover sparked condemnation from the African Union and alarm from Nigeria over &#039;contagious autocracy&#039; in a continent where military forces have seized power in five other countries since 2020. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:25:00 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Gabon, Bongo, Albert Ondo Ossa, Ali Bongo Ondimba, presidential election, head of state, Ondo Ossa, central Africa, Africa, Coup, libreville</media:keywords>
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<title>10 die in anti&#45;UN demonstration in DR Congo&amp;apos;s Goma</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/10-die-in-anti-un-demonstration-in-dr-congos-goma</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Congo&#039;s army spokesman in North Kivu province, Lieutenant-Colonel Guillaume Ndjike, stated that about 20 people had been arrested. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:20:13 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>Mali junta calls for dialogue over flagging peace deal</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/mali-junta-calls-for-dialogue-over-flagging-peace-deal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A peace deal signed in 2015 - the so-called Algiers agreement between the government and the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of Tuareg-dominated independence and autonomist groups - is hanging by a thread. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:09:04 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Mali, Algiers, Algiers agreement, Coordination of Azawad Movements, CMA, Tuareg, Junta, Bamako, peacekeeping, Kidal, Ismael Wague, Malian army, jihadist, separatist, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan war &amp;apos;threatens to consume the entire country&amp;apos;: UN</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-war-threatens-to-consume-the-entire-country-un</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo broke out on April 15. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:42:59 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Sudan, War, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, hunger, Martin Griffiths, Kadugli, South Kordofan</media:keywords>
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<title>Timbuktu under jihadist blockade: Mali officials</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/timbuktu-under-jihadist-blockade-mali-officials</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Timbuktu is one of several large northern cities which fell first under Tuareg rebel control then into the hands of Salafist fighters following a 2012 insurrection. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:03:32 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Islamist, Dakar, Timbuktu, jihadists, Sahara, Niger River, Al Qaeda, Algeria, Mauritania, peacekeeping, UN, MINUSMA, Goundam, Ber</media:keywords>
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<title>Pro&#45;coup rally in Niger after military leader warns against foreign intervention</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/pro-coup-rally-in-niger-after-military-leader-warns-against-foreign-intervention</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The latest in a string of pro-coup rallies came a day after the new military ruler in Niamey warned that an attack on Niger would not be a &#039;walk in the park&#039;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 15:53:46 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland</media:keywords>
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<title>West African delegation arrives in coup&#45;hit Niger</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/west-african-delegation-arrives-in-coup-hit-niger</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Although Ecowas says it favours dialogue to defuse the crisis, it has agreed to activate a &#039;standby force&#039; as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:51:00 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger coup</media:keywords>
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<title>Fears for displaced as Sudan war spreads in Darfur, say witnesses</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/fears-for-displaced-as-sudan-war-spreads-in-darfur-say-witnesses</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The vast western region as well as the capital Khartoum have seen some of the worst bloodshed since fighting erupted on April 15 between Sudan&#039;s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:39:43 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Darfur, Sudan, Rapid Support Forces, wad madani, Khartoum, bloodshed, RSF, El Fasher, Al-Fulah, Kordofan, Arab, Chad, Janjaweed</media:keywords>
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<title>African Union meets on Niger crisis</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/african-union-meets-on-niger-crisis</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Those attending include AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat as well as representatives from Niger and the West African bloc ECOWAS. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:54:28 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger coup</media:keywords>
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<title>Six Niger soldiers, 10 suspected jihadists killed in fighting</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/six-niger-soldiers-10-suspected-jihadists-killed-in-fighting</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Suspected jihadists on motorbikes ambushed the troops near the western town of Sanam on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the National Guard High Command. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:05:27 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>Niger closes airspace over &amp;apos;threat of intervention&amp;apos; as junta defies deadline</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/niger-closes-airspace-over-threat-of-intervention-as-junta-defies-deadline</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Economic Community of West African States issued its ultimatum a week ago, demanding the generals relinquish power back to Niger&#039;s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, by midnight Sunday (2300 GMT). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:43:17 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger coup</media:keywords>
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<title>Niger president says coup will have &amp;apos;devastating&amp;apos; fallout for region, world</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/niger-president-says-coup-will-have-devastating-fallout-for-region-world</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The appeal was Bazoum&#039;s first lengthy statement since his presidential guard detained him on 26 July and took control of the Niger government. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 06:53:58 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger coup</media:keywords>
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<title>West Africa bloc says military intervention in Niger &amp;apos;last resort&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/west-africa-bloc-says-military-intervention-in-niger-last-resort</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:08:41 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Niger, jihadists, Sahel, West Africa, ECOWAS, Nigeria, Abuja, Mohamed Bazoum, France, Burkina Faso, Mali, CNSP, National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland</media:keywords>
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<title>US &amp;apos;cautiously optimistic&amp;apos; on Sudan truce for aid</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/us-cautiously-optimistic-on-sudan-truce-for-aid</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Envoys from the warring generals - army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo - have been meeting since Saturday in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah for &#039;pre-negotiation talks&#039; with the participation of the United States. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 21:42:05 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan conflict becoming &amp;apos;war of attrition&amp;apos;, experts warn</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-conflict-becoming-war-of-attrition-experts-warn</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The contest for Khartoum, the capital that is home to five million people, has descended into gruelling urban warfare with a high toll on civilian life. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 08:09:49 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>UN chief says &amp;apos;we failed&amp;apos; to stop Sudan war as clashes break truce</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/un-chief-says-we-failed-to-stop-sudan-war-as-clashes-break-truce</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/un-chief-says-we-failed-to-stop-sudan-war-as-clashes-break-truce</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 550 people have been killed and 4,926 wounded, according to the latest health ministry figures, which are likely incomplete. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 09:30:07 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan warring parties agree &amp;apos;in principle&amp;apos; to 7&#45;day truce: South Sudan govt</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-warring-parties-agree-in-principle-to-7-day-truce-south-sudan-govt</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-warring-parties-agree-in-principle-to-7-day-truce-south-sudan-govt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 430,000 people have already been forced to flee their homes, the United Nations said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 08:09:48 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenya opposition stages new protests</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/kenya-opposition-stages-new-protests</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/kenya-opposition-stages-new-protests</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Previous protests called by veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga have turned violent, with at least three people killed as police fired tear gas and gangs went on the rampage, attacking people and property. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 14:16:34 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kenya, inflation, protest, demonstrations, Raila Odinga, Azimio la Umoja, Nairobi, East Africa, Odinga, William Ruto, Adamson Bungei</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan truce extended, but strikes continue</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-truce-extended-but-strikes-continue</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-truce-extended-but-strikes-continue</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In the final hours of a repeatedly broken three-day ceasefire, due to end at midnight (2200 GMT), the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a 72-hour extension following pressure from Saudi Arabia and the United States. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 07:57:34 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Over 3,500 people have fled Sudan for Ethiopia: UN</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/over-3500-people-have-fled-sudan-for-ethiopia-un</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/over-3500-people-have-fled-sudan-for-ethiopia-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On 15 April, a conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries broke out, leading to hundreds of deaths and shortages of basic needs including water, food, medicine and fuel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:24:16 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Turkish, Ethiopia, heavy fighting, Sudan, International Organization for Migration, United Nations, UN, South Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Sudanese troops, water, food, medicine, fuel, Gondar, Addis Ababa.</media:keywords>
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<title>China sends navy to evacuate citizens in Sudan</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/china-sends-navy-to-evacuate-citizens-in-sudan</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/china-sends-navy-to-evacuate-citizens-in-sudan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air, and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds and led to acute shortages of water, food, medicines, and fuel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:28:38 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>China, conflict-hit Sudan, Beijing, water, food, medicines, fuel, Khartoum, Sudan, South Sudan, Wu Xi, CCTV, Chinese nationals, Hong Kong, Chinese citizens, Mao Ning, Chad, Egypt, Khartoum&#039;s international airport, Indonesia, Port Sudan, Jeddah, Saudi city</media:keywords>
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<title>US takes leading role on Sudan but faces limited leverage</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/us-takes-leading-role-on-sudan-but-faces-limited-leverage</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/us-takes-leading-role-on-sudan-but-faces-limited-leverage</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Secretary of State Antony Blinken spearheaded efforts to broker a three-day ceasefire that took effect Tuesday and has largely held in the capital Khartoum, although scattered clashes persisted elsewhere in Africa&#039;s third largest country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:37:40 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, United States, US, violence, warring generals, Antony Blinken, ceasefire, Khartoum, Vedant Patel, Molly Phee, United Arab Emirates, South Sudan, Darfur, Washington, Joe Biden, Cameron Hudson, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</media:keywords>
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<title>Blinken says Sudan rivals agree to 72&#45;hour ceasefire</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/blinken-says-sudan-rivals-agree-to-72-hour-ceasefire</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/blinken-says-sudan-rivals-agree-to-72-hour-ceasefire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a statement two hours before the truce was to go into effect, Blinken said intense negotiations led to the two warring generals agreeing to implement a nationwide 72-hour ceasefire starting on April 25. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 08:47:03 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, United States, US, violence, warring generals, Antony Blinken, ceasefire, Khartoum, Vedant Patel, Molly Phee, United Arab Emirates, South Sudan, Darfur, Washington, Joe Biden, Cameron Hudson, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</media:keywords>
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<title>Fighting in Sudan enters a second week as truce breaks</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-in-sudan-enters-a-second-week-as-truce-breaks</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-in-sudan-enters-a-second-week-as-truce-breaks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Overnight, the heavy explosions that had previously rocked the city in recent days had subsided, but on Saturday morning, bursts of gunfire resumed. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 10:51:29 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Over 400 killed, 3,500 hurt in Sudan fighting: WHO</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/over-400-killed-3500-hurt-in-sudan-fighting-who</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/over-400-killed-3500-hurt-in-sudan-fighting-who</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The UN children&#039;s agency UNICEF added that at least nine children were among the dead and more than 50 children had been wounded. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:54:36 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Heavy gunfire in Sudan as Eid ceasefire calls ignored</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/heavy-gunfire-in-sudan-as-eid-ceasefire-calls-ignored</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/heavy-gunfire-in-sudan-as-eid-ceasefire-calls-ignored</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said that overnight, as the Eid al-Fitr celebrations marking the end Ramadan began, &#039;several areas of Khartoum were bombed&#039; and reported &#039;shelling and clashes&#039; for the sixth straight night. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:20:12 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>S. Africans in Sudan unable to get help as diplomatic staff also trapped &#45; Dirco</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/s-africans-in-sudan-unable-to-get-help-as-diplomatic-staff-also-trapped-dirco</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/s-africans-in-sudan-unable-to-get-help-as-diplomatic-staff-also-trapped-dirco</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ More than 300 people have been killed and thousands injured since the fighting began almost a week ago between Sudan&#039;s army and the para-military Rapid Support Forces. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:23:21 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, South Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>UN Secretary&#45;General Guterres calls for Sudan ceasefire over end of Ramadan</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/un-secretary-general-guterres-calls-for-sudan-ceasefire-over-end-of-ramadan</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/un-secretary-general-guterres-calls-for-sudan-ceasefire-over-end-of-ramadan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Over 300 people were killed since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Sudan&#039;s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:57:57 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudanese drown in despair as fighting enters sixth day</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudanese-drown-in-despair-as-fighting-enters-sixth-day</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/sudanese-drown-in-despair-as-fighting-enters-sixth-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ At least 270 civilians perished in the first five days, with hospitals in Khartoum apparently caught in the crossfire. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:06:01 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands flee &amp;apos;bodies on the streets&amp;apos; in battle&#45;scarred Khartoum</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/thousands-flee-bodies-on-the-streets-in-battle-scarred-khartoum</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/thousands-flee-bodies-on-the-streets-in-battle-scarred-khartoum</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Life in Khartoum is impossible if this war does not stop,&quot; said Alawya al-Tayeb, 33, on her way out of the Sudan&#039;s capital, following a violent weeks-long conflict that seemed to have no end in sight. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 08:09:07 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Japan to evacuate its citizens from Sudan as violence intensifies</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/japan-to-evacuate-its-citizens-from-sudan-as-violence-intensifies</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/japan-to-evacuate-its-citizens-from-sudan-as-violence-intensifies</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Around 60 Japanese people are in Sudan, including embassy staff, top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:05:15 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, Sudanese fighter jets, United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Darfur, ceasefire</media:keywords>
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<title>Thousands flee Sudan capital as clashes rage despite ceasefire</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/thousands-flee-sudan-capital-as-clashes-rage-despite-ceasefire</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/thousands-flee-sudan-capital-as-clashes-rage-despite-ceasefire</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The conflict in Sudan claimed the lives of hundreds of people while 2,000 others were injured. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:13:39 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Gunfire sounds during &amp;apos;armistice&amp;apos; on 4th day of Sudan battles</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gunfire-sounds-during-armistice-on-4th-day-of-sudan-battles</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gunfire-sounds-during-armistice-on-4th-day-of-sudan-battles</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ International calls mounted for an end to hostilities that spawned increasing lawlessness, death, and damage from a weeks-long power struggle between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:16:20 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles: UN</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/almost-200-dead-1800-wounded-in-sudan-battles-un</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/almost-200-dead-1800-wounded-in-sudan-battles-un</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A weeks-long power struggle exploded into violence Saturday between the forces of 2 generals who seized power in a 2021 coup: Sudan&#039;s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 08:50:13 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Fighting rages in Sudan despite humanitarian pause</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-rages-in-sudan-despite-humanitarian-pause</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-rages-in-sudan-despite-humanitarian-pause</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Doctors say hundreds are injured, while the WHO warned &quot;several of the nine hospitals in Khartoum receiving injured civilians have run out of blood, transfusion equipment, intravenous fluids and other vital supplies&quot;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:02:08 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>At least 56 civilians killed in Sudan clashes</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/at-least-56-civilians-killed-in-sudan-clashes</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/at-least-56-civilians-killed-in-sudan-clashes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Explosions and gunfire rang out on the deserted streets of Khartoum, according to witnesses, after the paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place, Khartoum airport and other vital facilities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:08:51 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum</media:keywords>
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<title>Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-rocks-sudan-capital-as-regular-army-battles-paramilitaries</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-rocks-sudan-capital-as-regular-army-battles-paramilitaries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other&#039;s bases, days after the army warned the country was at a &quot;dangerous&quot; turning point. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 14:53:15 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Explosions, Sudan, violence, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, Khartoum, gunfire, artillery exchanges, Merowe</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenya&amp;apos;s opposition calls rally ahead of talks with govt</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/kenyas-opposition-calls-rally-ahead-of-talks-with-govt</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/kenyas-opposition-calls-rally-ahead-of-talks-with-govt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kenya&#039;s main opposition party announced plans Tuesday for a public rally but said it remained committed to easing political tension through dialogue, after anti-government protests turned violent last month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:01:18 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kenya, inflation, protest, demonstrations, Raila Odinga, Azimio la Umoja, Nairobi, East Africa, Odinga, William Ruto, Adamson Bungei</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan post&#45;coup deal on civilian rule delayed again</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-post-coup-deal-on-civilian-rule-delayed-again</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-post-coup-deal-on-civilian-rule-delayed-again</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A coup in October 2021 led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had derailed the transition to civilian-led rule that began following the 2019 ouster of long-ruling Islamist general Omar al-Bashir. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 08:08:11 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Rastafarians, Rastafari tradition, Jamaica, Omar al-Bashir, Bob Marley, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, military factions, democratic transition, nationwide protests, Freedom and Change, FFC</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia drops charges against rebel leaders after peace deal</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-drops-charges-against-rebel-leaders-after-peace-deal</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-drops-charges-against-rebel-leaders-after-peace-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Last week the Ethiopian government said it had appointed a top TPLF official as head of an interim administration for Tigray, the country&#039;s northernmost region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 21:27:11 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, inflation, Covid-19, Tigray, Ukraine, Addis Ababa, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Senegal president Macky Sall asks govt to take measures to stop unrest</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/senegal-president-macky-sall-asks-govt-to-take-measures-to-stop-unrest</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/senegal-president-macky-sall-asks-govt-to-take-measures-to-stop-unrest</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Protests over the defamation trial of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko flared violence in several cities across the country since it opened on 16 March, leaving at least one person dead. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:08:39 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Senegal, Dakar, Ousmane Sonko, Adji Sarr, El Hadji Diouf, Macky Sall, Sonko, Mame Mbaye Niang</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia parliament removes rebel Tigray party from terror list</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-parliament-removes-rebel-tigray-party-from-terror-list</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-parliament-removes-rebel-tigray-party-from-terror-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ethiopia&#039;s parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country&#039;s north. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:47:36 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, terrorist, South Africa, Pretoria, Tigray</media:keywords>
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<title>Burkina Faso to recruit 5,000 soldiers to battle jihadists</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/burkina-faso-to-recruit-5000-soldiers-to-battle-jihadists</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/burkina-faso-to-recruit-5000-soldiers-to-battle-jihadists</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The country announced a recruitment drive for 5,00 soldiers that will serve in the army for at least five years. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 06:55:16 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burkina Faso, soldiers, jihadists, Kassoum Coulibaly, Sahel, Boucle du Mouhoun, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State</media:keywords>
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<title>At least 50 killed in Ethiopia&amp;apos;s Oromia region, says rights body</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/at-least-50-killed-in-ethiopias-oromia-region-says-rights-body</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/at-least-50-killed-in-ethiopias-oromia-region-says-rights-body</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission attributes the killings to ethnic violence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:51:40 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>ethnic violence, Ethiopia, Oromia, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, EHRC, human rights watchdog, Ano city, internally displaced people, IDPs, IDP camp, Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Gebre Guracha</media:keywords>
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<title>Toll from bombing that struck herders in central Nigeria rises to 40</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/toll-from-bombing-that-struck-herders-in-central-nigeria-rises-to-40</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/toll-from-bombing-that-struck-herders-in-central-nigeria-rises-to-40</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The explosion on Wednesday took place in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nasarawa and Benue states, a region known for ethnic and religious violence. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 06:21:23 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Nigeria, bomb blast, Rukubi, Nasarawa, Benue, Abdullahi Sule, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, Yobe, Muhammadu Buhari, Lafia</media:keywords>
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<title>17 wounded in DR Congo blast: official</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/17-wounded-in-dr-congo-blast-official</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/17-wounded-in-dr-congo-blast-official</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The bomb exploded in the Macampagne market in Beni, where &quot;at least 17 people were wounded and were taken to medical facilities,&quot; said Tharcisse Katembo, head of the blue-collar district. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:59:28 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese, Uganda, Allied Democratic Forces, ADF, North Kivu, Ituri, Beni, DRc, DR Congo</media:keywords>
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<title>Burkina Faso asked France troops to quit, diplomatic note confirms</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/burkina-faso-asked-france-troops-to-quit-diplomatic-note-confirms</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/burkina-faso-asked-france-troops-to-quit-diplomatic-note-confirms</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Paris was awaiting clarifications from Burkina Faso after the African country&#039;s military regime said it wanted French troops to leave within a month. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:53:46 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burkina Faso, Paris, Emmanuel Macron, French, France, Apollinaire Kyelem de Tembela, Russia, Mali</media:keywords>
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<title>Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician &amp;amp; lawyer Thulani Maseko: spokesman</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gunmen-kill-eswatini-opposition-politician-lawyer-thulani-maseko-spokesman</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gunmen-kill-eswatini-opposition-politician-lawyer-thulani-maseko-spokesman</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Thulani Maseko was shot dead on Saturday night by unknown attackers in Luhleko, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital Mbabane, opposition spokesman Sikelela Dlamini said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 14:12:52 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Eswatini, Thulani Maseko, Luhleko, Mbabane, Sikelela Dlamini, King Mswati III, Swaziland, Britain, Bheki Makhubu, Swaziland Solidarity Network, Afrikaners, South Africa, Alpheous Nxumalo</media:keywords>
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<title>UN&amp;apos;s Mali mission &amp;apos;unsustainable&amp;apos; without troop surge, says draft report</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/uns-mali-mission-unsustainable-without-troop-surge-says-draft-report</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/uns-mali-mission-unsustainable-without-troop-surge-says-draft-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The mission has come under increased pressure since France, which had been a major military presence in Mali for nine years, pulled its last troops out of the country last August. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:43:06 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>UN, Mali, MINUSMA, UN Security Council, Guterres</media:keywords>
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<title>40 nations urge Israel to lift &amp;apos;punitive&amp;apos; sanctions on Palestinians</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/40-nations-urge-israel-to-lift-punitive-sanctions-on-palestinians</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/40-nations-urge-israel-to-lift-punitive-sanctions-on-palestinians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Some 40 countries on Monday called on Israel to lift sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority earlier this month over its push to get the UN&#039;s top court to issue an advisory opinion on the Israeli occupation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:31:50 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Israel, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, UN General Assembly, International Court of Justice, United Nations, Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>Priest burnt alive, five worshippers abducted in Nigeria</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/priest-burnt-alive-five-worshippers-abducted-in-nigeria</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/priest-burnt-alive-five-worshippers-abducted-in-nigeria</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In one attack, criminals known locally as &#039;bandits&#039; set fire to Father Isaac Achi&#039;s house, burning him alive, police said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:32:53 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>worshippers, Nigeria, Isaac Achi, Catholic, priest, Kafin-Koro, Niger state, Dan Tsauni, Katsina state, Kankara, Zamfara state</media:keywords>
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<title>Bomb kills at least five at DR Congo church</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/bomb-kills-at-least-five-at-dr-congo-church</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/bomb-kills-at-least-five-at-dr-congo-church</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Details of the attack remain hazy, but military spokesman Antony Mualushayi said the &quot;terrorist act&quot; happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province&#039;s Kasindi, a town on the border with Uganda. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:16:31 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>bomb, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Dr Congo, Antony Mualushayi, North Kivu, Kasindi, Uganda, DRC, ADf, M23, Congolese</media:keywords>
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<title>A Travel to Nairobi Preaching the Gospel of Peace, Ukraine Solidarity Committee Uganda Admits HE. Museveni as a Peace Champion</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/a-travel-to-nairobi-preaching-the-gospel-of-peace-ukraine-solidarity-committee-uganda-admits-he-museveni-as-a-peace-champion</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/a-travel-to-nairobi-preaching-the-gospel-of-peace-ukraine-solidarity-committee-uganda-admits-he-museveni-as-a-peace-champion</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ On Thursday at Cariboo restaurant in kampala, the president of the committee Mr. Alex Makanga said that President Musenveni has promoted peace in Uganda and therefore it is high time to mentor the young generation in order to build a trail of peace ambassadors in the young people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:27:18 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Benjamin Mwibo</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ukraine Solidarity Committee, Uganda, Ukraine, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Nairobi, Kenya, Cariboo restaurant, kampala, Russia, Alex Makanga, Musenveni, peace ambassadors, World War II</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo says Rwanda using refugees for &amp;apos;political purposes&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-says-rwanda-using-refugees-for-political-purposes</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-says-rwanda-using-refugees-for-political-purposes</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using refugees for political purposes on Wednesday, after its central African neighbour said it would no longer take in people fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:18:16 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kinshasa, Rwanda, refugees, Democratic Republic of Congo, Paul Kagame, DRC, M23</media:keywords>
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<title>Ukraine Solidarity Committee Uganda Applauds Museveni for not Seconding Puttin&amp;apos;s Invasion of Ukraine</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ukraine-solidarity-committee-uganda-applauds-museveni-for-not-seconding-puttins-invasion-of-ukraine</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ukraine-solidarity-committee-uganda-applauds-museveni-for-not-seconding-puttins-invasion-of-ukraine</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:12:24 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Benjamin Mwibo</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ukraine, Uganda, Africa, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Putin, Russia, Alex Makanga, Victoria Mews hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, Dar-es Salama, Tanzania, Kigali, Rwanda, Cap Town, South Africa, Accra, Ghana, Abuja, Nigeria, Khartoum, Sudan, Nile, NilePost, Nile Post</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo locals say rebels have not retreated from key town</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-locals-say-rebels-have-not-retreated-from-key-town</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-locals-say-rebels-have-not-retreated-from-key-town</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ A Tutsi-led group, M23, has conquered swathes of territory in the DR Congo&#039;s North Kivu province in recent months and advanced towards its capital Goma. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 11:18:47 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Congo, M23, Democratic Republic of Congo, DR Congo, DRC, Tutsi, North Kivu, Goma, Kibumba, Congolese, Boniface Kagumyo, East African Community, EAc</media:keywords>
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<title>Gambia says coup bid sought hostages, army restructure</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-says-coup-bid-sought-hostages-army-restructure</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-says-coup-bid-sought-hostages-army-restructure</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government of the small West African country said on Wednesday it had thwarted a coup bid the previous day and some military personnel have been detained. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:47:56 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gambia, coup, Banjul, Adama Barrow, Yahya Jammeh</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopian federal police deploy in Tigray after peace deal</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopian-federal-police-deploy-in-tigray-after-peace-deal</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopian-federal-police-deploy-in-tigray-after-peace-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Ethiopia&#039;s federal police on Thursday began to deploy in the capital of war-torn Tigray for the first time in 18 months, the police said, marking the latest step in a nearly two-month-old peace deal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:08:51 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, inflation, Covid-19, Tigray, Ukraine, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Abiy Ahmed, United States, South Africa, Pretoria, African Union, AU, Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, Mekele, Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo</media:keywords>
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<title>Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-probes-coup-bid-and-arrests-more-soldiers</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gambia-probes-coup-bid-and-arrests-more-soldiers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government said last Wednesday it had thwarted a coup bid the previous day and detained some military personnel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:45:44 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gambia, coup, Banjul, Adama Barrow, Yahya Jammeh</media:keywords>
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<title>UN experts point to Rwandan role in east DR Congo rebel crisis</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/un-experts-point-to-rwandan-role-in-east-dr-congo-rebel-crisis</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/un-experts-point-to-rwandan-role-in-east-dr-congo-rebel-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The experts said there was &#039;substantial evidence&#039; that the Rwandan army directly intervened in Congo&#039;s fight against M23 rebels, and that it had supported the group with weapons, ammunition and uniforms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:55:10 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rwanda, Paul Kagame, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Congo, M23, Kigali</media:keywords>
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<title>Gambian government says has foiled coup attempt</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gambian-government-says-has-foiled-coup-attempt</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gambian-government-says-has-foiled-coup-attempt</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ There was no immediate confirmation of the purported plot from other sources and the capital Banjul was calm. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 23:03:06 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Gambia, coup, Banjul, Adama Barrow, Yahya Jammeh</media:keywords>
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<title>Ghana accuses Burkina of inviting Russian Wagner mercenaries</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ghana-accuses-burkina-of-inviting-russian-wagner-mercenaries</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ghana-accuses-burkina-of-inviting-russian-wagner-mercenaries</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Burkina Faso has now entered into an arrangement to go along with Mali in employing the Wagner forces there,&quot; Akufo-Addo said Wednesday in remarks that Burkina Faso had not responded to by Thursday ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 00:43:32 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, Burkina Faso, Russian, Wagner, Antony Blinken, Moscow, Mali</media:keywords>
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<title>Rwanda says international community not helping Congo crisis</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/rwanda-says-international-community-not-helping-congo-crisis</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/rwanda-says-international-community-not-helping-congo-crisis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Rwanda&#039;s foreign minister has accused the international community of exacerbating the crisis the Democratic Republic of Congo&#039;s east, after Washington pressed Kigali to end its alleged support for rebels in the restive region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:57:48 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rwanda, Paul Kagame, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Congo, M23, Kigali</media:keywords>
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<title>Gunmen kidnap worshippers in Nigeria mosque attack</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gunmen-kidnap-worshippers-in-nigeria-mosque-attack</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/gunmen-kidnap-worshippers-in-nigeria-mosque-attack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The attackers stormed the mosque in Maigamji village, in Katsina state, during evening prayers Saturday and carried out the kidnappings after shooting and wounding the imam and another worshipper, said local police spokesman Gambo Isah. ]]></description>
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<title>Ex&#45;hostages of DR Congo rebels reunited with families</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ex-hostages-of-dr-congo-rebels-reunited-with-families</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ex-hostages-of-dr-congo-rebels-reunited-with-families</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ They were freed last weekend after a large-scale Congolese-Ugandan military operation allowed them to escape the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), one of dozens of armed groups in the volatile region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 22:39:44 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese, Uganda, Allied Democratic Forces, ADF, North Kivu, Ituri</media:keywords>
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<title>Eight civilians killed as hours&#45;long Somalia hotel siege ends</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/eight-civilians-killed-as-hours-long-somalia-hotel-siege-ends</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/eight-civilians-killed-as-hours-long-somalia-hotel-siege-ends</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Al-Shabaab militants attacked the Villa Rose, a hotel popular with politicians and government officials, in a hail of bullets and explosions at around 8:00 pm (1700 GMT) on Sunday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:33:54 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Somali, Al-Qaeda, Mogadishu, Al-Shabaab, Villa Rose, jihadists</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo and Rwanda in fresh talks in Angola, Kagame absent</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-and-rwanda-in-fresh-talks-in-angola-kagame-absent</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-and-rwanda-in-fresh-talks-in-angola-kagame-absent</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group. The clashes have triggered a diplomatic row, with the DRC accusing Rwanda of abetting the rebels, something that its far smaller neighbour denies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 12:20:35 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, M23, Rwanda, Congolese, Tutsi, Tshisekedi, DRC, Goma, Kigali</media:keywords>
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<title>Germany to pull troops from UN Mali mission by May 2024</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/germany-to-pull-troops-from-un-mali-mission-by-may-2024</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/germany-to-pull-troops-from-un-mali-mission-by-may-2024</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Germany will withdraw its troops from the UN&#039;s peacekeeping mission in Mali by May 2024, a government spokesman said Tuesday, becoming the latest country to announce its pullout from the jihadist-hit country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:33:51 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Germany, peacekeeping, Mali, MINUSMA, Steffen Hebestreit, Olaf Scholz, Gao, Christine Lambrecht</media:keywords>
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<title>East Africa troops to &amp;apos;enforce peace&amp;apos; in east DR Congo</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/east-africa-troops-to-enforce-peace-in-east-dr-congo</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/east-africa-troops-to-enforce-peace-in-east-dr-congo</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that East African troops would &#039;enforce peace&#039; in embattled eastern DR Congo, where the M23 armed group have launched an offensive. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:21:52 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kenya, William Ruto, East Africa, DR Congo, M23, East African Community, EAC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Congolese, Congo, Tutsi, North Kivu, Goma, Rwanda, Kigali, Hutu</media:keywords>
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<title>W.Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/wafrica-coastal-states-eye-more-cooperation-over-sahel-jihadism</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/wafrica-coastal-states-eye-more-cooperation-over-sahel-jihadism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Gulf of Guinea neighbours Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo are confronting increased risks from Islamic State-allied and Al Qaeda militants waging war over their northern borders in the Sahel. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 10:57:53 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>West Africa, jihadist, Sahel, Mali, Gulf of Guinea, Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Al Qaeda, Albert Kan-Dapaah, Burkina Faso, Niger, Accra, MINUSMA, Germany, UK, France, Europe</media:keywords>
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<title>Clashes in eastern DR. Congo as envoy pursues &amp;apos;dialogue&amp;apos; initiative</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/clashes-in-eastern-dr-congo-as-envoy-pursues-dialogue-initiative</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/clashes-in-eastern-dr-congo-as-envoy-pursues-dialogue-initiative</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ After lying dormant for years, the rebels took up arms again in late 2021, claiming the DRC had failed to honour a pledge to integrate them into the army, among other grievances. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:50:53 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, M23, Rwanda, Congolese, Tutsi, Tshisekedi, DRC, Goma, Kigali</media:keywords>
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<title>WHO urges &amp;apos;immediate&amp;apos; food, medical aid for Tigray</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/who-urges-immediate-food-medical-aid-for-tigray</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/who-urges-immediate-food-medical-aid-for-tigray</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The World Health Organization said people in Tigray needed urgent assistance after two years of bloody conflict, with access to the region severely restricted. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:13:33 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Military leaders of Ethiopia warring parties talk disarmament</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/military-leaders-of-ethiopia-warring-parties-talk-disarmament</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/military-leaders-of-ethiopia-warring-parties-talk-disarmament</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In a statement issued Monday, the African Union (AU), which mediated the Pretoria talks, said it had convened a meeting of senior commanders from both sides to &#039;discuss and work out... disarmament issues, taking into account the security situation on the ground&#039;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:47:19 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Tigray rebels accuse Ethiopia of attacks after peace deal</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/tigray-rebels-accuse-ethiopia-of-attacks-after-peace-deal</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/tigray-rebels-accuse-ethiopia-of-attacks-after-peace-deal</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The breakthrough agreement sealed in South Africa has been hailed internationally as a key step towards stopping a war that began exactly two years ago on Friday. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:17:11 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce, says mediator</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-warring-parties-agree-to-truce-says-mediator</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-warring-parties-agree-to-truce-says-mediator</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as the systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,&quot; the AU&#039;s special broker, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, said. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:54:36 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia rivals gear up for South Africa peace talks</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-rivals-gear-up-for-south-africa-peace-talks</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-rivals-gear-up-for-south-africa-peace-talks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The African Union-led negotiations have been flagged to start Monday, after a surge in fighting that has triggered alarm in the international community. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:18:25 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Sudan names new military chief for conflict&#45;hit Blue Nile</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-names-new-military-chief-for-conflict-hit-blue-nile</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/sudan-names-new-military-chief-for-conflict-hit-blue-nile</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Blue Nile, which borders South Sudan and Ethiopia, is awash with guns &amp; is still struggling to rebuild after decades of civil war ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:15:26 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sudan, Blue Nile state, Damazin, Nabil Abdallah, Blue Nile, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, ethnic violence, coup, Ahmed al-Omda Badi, Blue Nile University, United Nations, World Bank</media:keywords>
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<title>Abiy vows &amp;apos;end&amp;apos; to war as AU discusses Tigray peace talks</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/abiy-vows-end-to-war-as-au-discusses-tigray-peace-talks</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/abiy-vows-end-to-war-as-au-discusses-tigray-peace-talks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The government says it has been invited by the African Union to peace talks in South Africa on Monday, and it would participate in the effort to resolve the spiralling conflict. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:38:43 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, Tigray, African Union, South Africa, Security Council, Au, Horn of Africa envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, UN Security Council, Addis Ababa, Tigrayan, Shire, Axum, warzone, ceasefire, US State Department, Ned Price, Eritrean, Amani Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Uhuru Kenyatta, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Malawi finds mass grave of suspected Ethiopian migrants</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/malawi-finds-mass-grave-of-suspected-ethiopian-migrants</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/malawi-finds-mass-grave-of-suspected-ethiopian-migrants</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Police were alerted by villagers in the Mzimba area, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe, who stumbled on the grave while collecting wild honey in a forest. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:51:08 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Malawi, mass grave, migrants, Ethiopia, Peter Kalaya, Mzimba, Lilongwe, East Africa, South Africa, immigrants</media:keywords>
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<title>Pro&#45;Russia demonstrators rally in Burkina after coup</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/pro-russia-demonstrators-rally-in-burkina-after-coup</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/pro-russia-demonstrators-rally-in-burkina-after-coup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The impoverished Sahel state plunged into turmoil at the weekend when Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba - who had seized power in January - was toppled by a newly emerged rival, 34-year-old Captain Ibrahim Traore. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:33:16 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burkina Faso, West Africa, Sahel, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Ibrahim Traore, Togo, Russian, Russia, France, ECOWAS, Economic Community of West African States, Guinea-Bissau, Suzi Carla Barbosa, Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, Yevgeny Prigozhin, United States, Wagner paramilitary, Central African Republic, Mali</media:keywords>
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<title>African Union condemns latest Burkina Faso coup</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/african-union-condemns-latest-burkina-faso-coup</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/african-union-condemns-latest-burkina-faso-coup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Junior officers toppled a junta leader on Friday, saying he had failed to fight jihadist attacks in the country. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:13:22 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, jihadists, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State, Sahel, Djibo, French colony, Niger, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Emmanuel Macron, Barkhane</media:keywords>
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<title>Rwanda genocide on trial at home and abroad</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/rwanda-genocide-on-trial-at-home-and-abroad</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/rwanda-genocide-on-trial-at-home-and-abroad</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ In September 1998 it handed down the world&#039;s first genocide conviction at an international tribunal when it sentenced former mayor Jean-Paul Akayesu to life in prison. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:07:37 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Rwandan genocide, 1994, Felicien Kabuga, The Hague, Tutsis, Rwanda, International Criminal Tribunal, ICTR, United Nations, Tanzanian, Arusha, genocide, Jean-Paul Akayesu, Hutu Interahamwe militia, massacres, Rwanda, Kigali, Belgium, Claude Muhayimana, Canada, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States, Laurent Bucyibaruta</media:keywords>
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<title>11 soldiers killed, 50 missing after jihadist attack, Burkina Faso says</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/11-soldiers-killed-50-missing-after-jihadist-attack-burkina-faso-says</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/11-soldiers-killed-50-missing-after-jihadist-attack-burkina-faso-says</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Violence has raged in the landlocked west African country after Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in a January coup, ousting Burkina&#039;s elected leader and promising to rein in jihadists. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:26 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Burkina Faso, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, jihadists, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State, Sahel, Djibo, French colony, Niger, Ivory Coast, Togo, Mali, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Emmanuel Macron, Barkhane</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia rejects UN report warning of crimes against humanity in Tigray</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-rejects-un-report-warning-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-tigray</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopia-rejects-un-report-warning-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-tigray</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia said it had found evidence of widespread violations by all sides since fighting erupted in Tigray nearly two years ago. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:51:35 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Tigray, African Union, Tigrayan, Addis Ababa, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Horn of Africa, AU, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abiy Ahmed, Moussa Faki Mahamat, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Taye Dendea, Tigray Defence Forces, TDF, Eritrean, Eritrea, Amharas, Getachew Reda, Tsadkan Gebretensae, Nigeria, Nobel Peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Air strike on Ethiopia&amp;apos;s Tigray days after ceasefire declaration</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/air-strike-on-ethiopias-tigray-days-after-ceasefire-declaration</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/air-strike-on-ethiopias-tigray-days-after-ceasefire-declaration</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The reported drone strike on the regional capital Mekele left at least one person injured, said Kibrom Gebreselassie, a senior official at Ayder Referral Hospital, the biggest in Tigray. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:06:43 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Kenya, Ethiopia, Tigray, Mekele, Kibrom Gebreselassie, Ayder Referral Hospital, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Dimtsi Weyane, Abiy Ahmed, United States, White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, Addis Ababa, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, AU, Moussa Faki Mahamat, East Africa, Nile, NilePost, Blue Nile, IGAD, obel Peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia&amp;apos;s Tigray rebels say ready for AU&#45;led peace talks</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-say-ready-for-au-led-peace-talks</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-say-ready-for-au-led-peace-talks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The announcement was made amid a flurry of international diplomacy after fighting flared last month for the first time in several months in northern Ethiopia, torpedoing a humanitarian truce. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 05:30:08 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Tigray, African Union, Tigrayan, Addis Ababa, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Horn of Africa, AU, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abiy Ahmed, Moussa Faki Mahamat, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Taye Dendea, Tigray Defence Forces, TDF, Eritrean, Eritrea, Amharas, Getachew Reda, Tsadkan Gebretensae, Nigeria, Nobel Peace</media:keywords>
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<title>Togo extends state of emergency in troubled north</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/togo-extends-state-of-emergency-in-troubled-north</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/togo-extends-state-of-emergency-in-troubled-north</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The country has recorded at least five attacks since November, as the West African nation and its coastal neighbours - Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast - face a growing threat from jihadists in the Sahel north of their borders. ]]></description>
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<title>Madagascar opposition decries &amp;apos;terrorism&amp;apos; after police kill 19</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/madagascar-opposition-decries-terrorism-after-police-kill-19</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Police in the southeastern town of Ikongo opened fire on what was described as a lynch mob who stormed a police station demanding to mete out justice to suspects arrested for kidnapping a child with albinism earlier this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:54:51 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Madagascar, state terrorism, albino, kidnapping, Ikongo, albinism, Marc Ravalomanana, Tiako I Madagasikara, witchcraft, Antananarivo, sub-Saharan, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>Four killed in Tigray airstrike as Ethiopia denies targeting civilians</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/four-killed-in-tigray-airstrike-as-ethiopia-denies-targeting-civilians</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/four-killed-in-tigray-airstrike-as-ethiopia-denies-targeting-civilians</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reports of the air strike on Mekele came just days after ground fighting resumed between government forces and rebels after a five-month lull, ending a truce and dashing hopes of peace talks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:53:08 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Tigrayan rebels, Tigray, Ethiopia, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Abiy Ahmed, Africa, Nile, NilePost, UN, Antonio Guterres, African Union Commission, African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, United States, US State Department</media:keywords>
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<title>WHO chief says his relatives are &amp;apos;starving&amp;apos; in Tigray</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/who-chief-says-his-relatives-are-starving-in-tigray</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;I have many relatives there. I want to send them money. I cannot send them money. They&#039;re starving, I know, I cannot help them,&quot; Tedros told reporters from the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:15:25 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Switzerland, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ethiopia, Tigray, World Health Organization, WHO, Geneva, UN, Nile, NilePost</media:keywords>
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<title>Fighting flares up in northern Ethiopia after five&#45;months</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-flares-up-in-northern-ethiopia-after-five-months</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/fighting-flares-up-in-northern-ethiopia-after-five-months</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Reports of fresh offensives were followed by Ethiopia&#039;s air force announcing it had downed a plane carrying weapons for the Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front (TPLF). ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:45:20 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Tigrayan rebels, Tigray, Ethiopia, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF, Abiy Ahmed, Africa, Nile, NilePost, UN, Antonio Guterres, African Union Commission, African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, United States, US State Department</media:keywords>
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<title>Mali junta names new interim PM</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/mali-junta-names-new-interim-pm</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/mali-junta-names-new-interim-pm</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Colonel Maiga is also government spokesman and minister of territorial administration and decentralisation. His appointment was announced in a decree read on state television. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:25:56 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Mali, military junta, Abdoulaye Maiga, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Assimi Goita, Africa</media:keywords>
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<title>ICC chief prosecutor arrives in Sudan</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/icc-chief-prosecutor-arrives-in-sudan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sudan has been reeling from deepening unrest, spiralling economic crisis, and a spike in ethnic clashes, including in Darfur, since a military coup last year led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2022 14:07:05 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>International Criminal Court, ICC, Karim Khan, Sudan, genocide, Darfur, Omar al-Bashir, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, The Hague, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Bashir, Arab, Khartoum, Janjaweed, Human rights, scorched earth, war crimes, crimes against humanity, Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman</media:keywords>
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<title>Eight dead as Somali forces battle Al&#45;Shabaab at besieged hotel</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/eight-dead-as-somali-forces-battle-al-shabaab-at-besieged-hotel</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/eight-dead-as-somali-forces-battle-al-shabaab-at-besieged-hotel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts, trapping scores of people. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 22:03:38 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Islamist, Somali, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hayat Hotel, Mogadishu, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, terrorists, Mohamed Abdikadir, Abdiaziz Abu-Musab, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Ethiopia, jihadists, Hamza Abdi Barre, Muktar Robow, Horn of Africa, Siad Barre</media:keywords>
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<title>Nigeria&amp;apos;s president under pressure as insecurity spirals</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/nigerias-president-under-pressure-as-insecurity-spirals</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/nigerias-president-under-pressure-as-insecurity-spirals</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Presidential elections are due to take place next February for a successor to Buhari. The former army general, first elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019, is scheduled to step down after two terms. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:44:24 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>jihadists, Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, ISWAP, Islamic State, Abuja&#039;s international airport, Abuja, Centre for Democracy and Development</media:keywords>
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<title>Chad peace talks accord to be signed without key rebel group</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/chad-peace-talks-accord-to-be-signed-without-key-rebel-group</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/chad-peace-talks-accord-to-be-signed-without-key-rebel-group</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Under the accord, to be signed in the Qatari capital Doha, talks aimed at paving the way for a presidential election will start on August 20. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2022 18:06:50 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Chad, central Africa, Qatar, Doha, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, Front for Change and Concord in Chad, FACT, rebel group, N&#039;Djamena</media:keywords>
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<title>Amnesty urges probe into killings in southeast Nigeria</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/amnesty-urges-probe-into-killings-in-southeast-nigeria</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to probe the death of seven young men in the country&#039;s restive southeast, where separatist tensions are on the rise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:14:32 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Amnesty International, Nigeria, Ebubeagu, Oru, Imo state, Amnesty, watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, DSS, ESN, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Republic of Biafra, Igbo</media:keywords>
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<title>Death toll from Sudan ethnic clashes rises to 105: official</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/death-toll-from-sudan-ethnic-clashes-rises-to-105-official</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The United Nations said Tuesday that more than 17,000 people have fled their homes from the fighting, with 14,000 &quot;sheltering in three schools in al-Damazin.&quot; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:56:03 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Sudan, Nile, NilePost, Blue Nile, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Berti, Hausa, Jamal Nasser, Khartoum, al-Damazin, United Nations, Khartoum, North Kordofan, Kassala, Gedaref, Port Sudan</media:keywords>
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<title>More train attack hostages freed in Nigeria: negotiator</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/more-train-attack-hostages-freed-in-nigeria-negotiator</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The group, which included six men and a woman, were freed on Saturday as they required &quot;urgent medical attention&quot;. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:57:00 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Nigeria, Desert Herald, Kaduna state, hostages, tukur mamu, pakistan, abuja, ramadan, muslim, fasting, boko haram, islamic state, iswap, kuje prison, ansaru</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo and Rwanda agree to &amp;apos;de&#45;escalate&amp;apos; tensions</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/dr-congo-and-rwanda-agree-to-de-escalate-tensions</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The DRC has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23, a charge the small central African country always denied. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:41:06 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, DRC, Congolese, Congo, Joao Lourenco, M23, M23 rebels, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Felix Tshisekedi, Luanda, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, FDLR, March 23 Movement, UN, Great Lakes Region, ICGLR, International Conference for the Great Lakes Region</media:keywords>
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<title>Somalia&amp;apos;s president says they will talk to Al&#45;Shabaab when the time is right</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/somalias-president-says-they-will-talk-to-al-shabaab-when-the-time-is-right</link>
<guid>https://nilechronicles.com/somalias-president-says-they-will-talk-to-al-shabaab-when-the-time-is-right</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ He said the Al-Qaeda affiliate responsible for deadly attacks across East Africa had developed a &quot;coping mechanism&quot; to military aggression and could not be eliminated by force alone. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:39:38 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Al-Shabaab, Al-Qaeda, East Africa, Mogadishu, Turkey, African Union, Donald Trump, America, Joe Biden</media:keywords>
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<title>Ethiopia&amp;apos;s Abiy accuses OLA rebels of new &amp;apos;massacre&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/ethiopias-abiy-accuses-ola-rebels-of-new-massacre</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday accused rebels of carrying out a new &quot;massacre&quot; of civilians in a restive area in the far west of the country and vowed to wipe out the group. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:53:49 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, massacre, Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, Nile, NilePost, Addis Ababa, Oromia, Qellem Wollega, US-based Amhara Association of America, AAA, Amhara, Hawa Gelan, Human Rights Watch, HRW, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Gunmen attack Nigerian presidential advance team</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/gunmen-attack-nigerian-presidential-advance-team</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ President Muhammadu Buhari was not in the convoy when gunmen ambushed the vehicles late Tuesday, injuring two people, but the attack underscored Nigeria&#039;s precarious security situation. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:50:11 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Gunmen, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Daura, Katsina State, Sallah, jihadist, militias</media:keywords>
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<title>West African bloc lifts Mali sanctions, agrees on Burkina transition</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/west-african-bloc-lifts-mali-sanctions-agrees-on-burkina-transition</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Heads of the Economic Community of West African States met in Ghana&#039;s capital Accra to assess efforts to secure guarantees for restoring civilian rule in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 21:06:47 +0300</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AFP</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>West Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Ghana, Guinea</media:keywords>
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<title>Libyan protesters storm, set fire to parliament in Tobruk</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/libyan-protesters-storm-set-fire-to-parliament-in-tobruk</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Black smoke billowed as men burned tyres and torched cars after one protester had smashed through the compound&#039;s gate with a bulldozer and others attacked the walls with construction tools, local media reported. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:57:39 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Libya, Tobruk, Libya&#039;s House of Representatives, Moamer Kadhafi, Tripoli, Fathi Bashagha, Khalifa Haftar, United Nations, UN, Geneva</media:keywords>
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<title>West African states review post&#45;coup sanctions at key summit</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/west-african-states-review-post-coup-sanctions-at-key-summit</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has slapped tough economic and financial sanctions on Mali and less severe penalties on Burkina Faso and Guinea. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:05:22 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>Release &amp;apos;illegally&amp;apos; detained Tigrayans: Ethiopia rights group</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/release-illegally-detained-tigrayans-ethiopia-rights-group</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 8,560 men, women and children there had been subjected to &quot;illegal and arbitrary arrests&quot; on the basis of their ethnic identity and detained since December, said the EHRC. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 22:00:34 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, Tigray, EHRC, Nile, NilePost, Semera, Afar region, Abiy Ahmed, Nobel Peace Prize, Tigray People&#039;s Liberation Front, TPLF</media:keywords>
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<title>Four Sudan protesters killed in mass rallies against army rule</title>
<link>https://nilechronicles.com/four-sudan-protesters-killed-in-mass-rallies-against-army-rule</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ AFP correspondents reported security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters, the latest crackdown on the anti-coup movement in the past eight months. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:07:36 +0300</pubDate>
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<title>Mozambique still haunted by civil war as new conflict rages</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This area of central Mozambique was a bastion of Renamo, the rebel movement that battled the government for decades. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:49:39 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>Mozambique, Africa, rebels, Gorongosa, Gorongosa mountains, Renamo, Islamists, Frelimo party, Portugal, civil war, Cold War, United States, apartheid, South Africa, Rhodesia, white-rule, Soviet, landmines</media:keywords>
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<title>DR Congo calls on UK&amp;apos;s Johnson to pressure Rwanda over row</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It is the latest escalation in the row between the two neighbours which have a decades-long history of fraught ties and has recently seen sporadic clashes on their shared border. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:49:44 +0300</pubDate>
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<media:keywords>DR CONGO, Democratic Republic of Congo, Britain, Kigali, Kinshasa, M23, Uganda, Bunagana, DRC, Felix Tshisekedi, Uhuru Kenyatta, Denis Mukwege, March 23 Movement</media:keywords>
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<title>Kenya president urges deployment of regional force in DR Congo</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Weeks of violence have grown into a diplomatic standoff between the DRC and its neighbour Rwanda, who it blames for the recent resurgence of the M23 rebel militia. ]]></description>
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