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Today in Africa — October 23, 2025: Cameroonian Election Unrest Results in One Death, Ruth Chepngetich Handed Three-Year Ban For Doping, Khartoum Airport Resumes Operations
NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Kenyan marathon star Ruth Chepngetich has been banned from running professionally for three years for doping. However, the 2:09:56 world record she set...
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Sudanese govt slams EU Council for legitimising rival paramilitary group
23 october 2025 - 05:11:02 MA 75 Views Panafrican News Agency Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Wednesday rejected to the conclusions of the European Union Council, which emphasise that the primary responsibility for ending the...
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RSF drones hit Khartoum Airport for 3rd day as Sudan reopens airspace
RSF launches a new wave of drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport on Thursday, marking the third consecutive day of strikes targeting the facility. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a new wave of drone attacks on Khartoum...
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Asylum seeker accused of killing hotel worker denies being 27
Majek, an asylum seeker from Sudan, enters a store after the murder of hotel worker Rhiannon Skye Whyte (Picture: British Transport Police/PA Wire) An asylum seeker accused of stabbing a woman to death with a screwdriver has insisted he hasn’t...
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Khartoum int'l airport resumes operation despite drone attacks
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Xinhua News Agency
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KHARTOUM, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Wednesday announced the reopening of Khartoum International Airport for domestic flights, ending a suspension that lasted nearly two and a half years, despite recent drone attacks targeting the facility. "A...
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Sudan’s Khartoum Airport receives 1st flight in over 2 years
KHARTOUM, Sudan / ISTANBUL Khartoum International Airport received its first civilian passenger flight on Wednesday, ending a shutdown that lasted two and a half years, Sudanese authorities said. “The Badr Airlines flight landed moments ago at...
In an era of techno-dystopia, Sudan Archives’ ‘The BPM’ imagines a liberated future
There’s a word that keeps popping up on The BPM, the stunning new album by Sudan Archives: sync. It is often used in the context of motion, wanting to align with someone else’s rhythm, but I kept thinking about the old process by which digital...
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Asylum seeker was ‘utterly callous’ after hotel worker stabbed at Bescot Stadium train station, Crown KC claims
An asylum seeker accused of stabbing to death a hotel worker has put forward a “laughable” defence in the face of CCTV evidence which could not be clearer, a murder trial has heard. In her closing speech to the jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court,...
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Asylum seeker was ‘utterly callous’ after hotel worker stabbed, Crown KC claims
An asylum seeker accused of stabbing to death a hotel worker has put forward a “laughable” defence in the face of CCTV evidence which could not be clearer, a murder trial has heard. In her closing speech to the jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court,...
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First flight lands in Sudan's capital after 30-month shutdown; why it matters?
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The Times of India
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A Badr Airlines plane, coming from Port Sudan Airport, landed at Khartoum International Airport, marking the first domestic flight in over two years/ Representative image:X Khartoum International Airport resumed air traffic after more than two...
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Egypt, EU hold first-ever summit to deepen ties on trade, security, and migration
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi met European leaders in Brussels on Wednesday for the first-ever EU-Egypt summit, marking a new chapter in relations between Cairo and the 27-member bloc. The high-level meeting focused on security, trade,...
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First domestic flight lands in Sudan’s capital Khartoum since war began
CAIRO (AP) — A domestic passenger flight landed at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan’s capital on Wednesday for the first time since the war broke out over two years ago, potentially marking the gradual reopening of air traffic. Sudan’s...
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In an era of techno-dystopia, Sudan Archive's 'The BPM' imagines a liberated future
There's a word that keeps popping up on The BPM, the stunning new album by Sudan Archives: sync. It is often used in the context of motion, wanting to align with someone else's rhythm, but I kept thinking about the old process by which digital...
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How the EU enables Egypt’s crackdown on Sudanese refugees
UNHCR Egypthas been registering refugees on behalf of the Egyptian government since 1954. ‘The protection of refugees is first and foremost, the responsibility of the state,’ said a UNHCR spokesperson. ‘So basically, the government is taking back...
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Longhorns fall to Sudan Hornets, 56-6
FORGING AHEAD In the battle to secure a playoff spot, the Longhorns now trail two undefeated district teams: the Sudan Hornets (2-0) and the Hale Center Owls (2-0). FORGING AHEAD In the battle to secure a playoff spot, the Longhorns now trail two...
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Sudan: RSF drones attack Khartoum International Airport for second time in 24 hours - Media reports
22 october 2025 - 13:18:48 MA 98 Views Panafrican News Agency Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked Khartoum International Airport with drones for the second time in 24 hours on Wednesday, Sudanese news...
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Drone Strikes Delay Khartoum Airport Reopening as UNICEF Official Warns of ‘Lost Generation’ in Sudan
A planned reopening of Khartoum’s main airport was abruptly delayed following a series of drone strikes, a stark reminder of the ongoing civil war as a top UNICEF official on the ground issued a grave warning about the conflict’s devastating...
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IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP urge immediate action to address escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan
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World Food Programme
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GENEVA/NEW YORK/ROME/PORT SUDAN – Four United Nations agencies today called for urgent international attention on the crisis in Sudan, to address the immense suffering and growing dangers to the population. Over 900 days of brutal fighting,...
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Drone attack hits Khartoum airport ahead of reopening
A drone attack struck an area near an international airport in Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, witnesses said, one day before the army-backed government was due to reopen the facility for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. The...
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Sudan: RSF leader Hemetti accuses rival national army of ethnic cleansing, genocide
22 october 2025 - 08:27:23 MA 158 Views Panafrican News Agency Khartoum, Sudan (PANA - The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, on Tuesday accused the Sudanese army of committing “ethnic...
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