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Levi on fire as Aussie women, men progress in Cape Town

Levi on fire as Aussie women, men progress in Cape Town

Free-scoring Maddison Levi has powered Australia's women to a dominant day-one performance at the world series sevens in Cape Town.

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Australia's Sevens women will be returning to the scene of their 2022 World Cup triumph in Cape Town as they seek back-to-back world series triumphs.

Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter

Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter

Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter

Sudanese warring parties dig in as Jeddah talks falter

The Sudanese army has intensified air strikes in Khartoum as its rival, the paramilitary RSF, holds most of the capital and advances in the west.

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Sierra Leone president says calm restored after attack

Sierra Leone president says calm restored after attack

Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio says calm has been restored after an attack by gunmen on a military facility in the capital Freetown.

South African runner Pistorius to leave jail in January

South African runner Pistorius to leave jail in January

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa.

Pistorius gets parole 10 years after killing girlfriend

Pistorius gets parole 10 years after killing girlfriend

Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend at his home in South Africa.

Dozens killed in attacks in a disputed region of Africa

Dozens killed in attacks in a disputed region of Africa

A gunman attacked two villages in the oil-rich Abyei region of Africa, hotly contested between Sudan and South Sudan, killing at least 32 people.

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US, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan's Darfur

US, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan's Darfur

US, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan's Darfur

US, partners condemn growing violence in Sudan's Darfur

The US, Britain and Norway have called for an end to violence and human rights abuses including attacks on civilians in Sudan's western Darfur region.

Disaster hit Somali at risk of crisis-level hunger

Disaster hit Somali at risk of crisis-level hunger

Disaster hit Somali at risk of crisis-level hunger

Disaster hit Somali at risk of crisis-level hunger

Almost half a million people have been left homeless by flooding in Somalia and now the country faces crisis-level hunger.

EU warns of 'another genocide' in Darfur

EU warns of 'another genocide' in Darfur

EU warns of 'another genocide' in Darfur

EU warns of 'another genocide' in Darfur

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary is staging attacks that amount to genocide and the world needs to take action, says the European Union.

More than 800 Sudanese killed in Darfur attack, UN says

More than 800 Sudanese killed in Darfur attack, UN says

More than 800 Sudanese killed in Darfur attack, UN says

More than 800 Sudanese killed in Darfur attack, UN says

Paramilitary fighters and allied Arab militias have killed 800 people in a rampage through a town in Darfur, the UN refugee agency and Sudanese doctors say.

Sudan army, paramilitary RSF commit to facilitating aid

Sudan army, paramilitary RSF commit to facilitating aid

Sudan army, paramilitary RSF commit to facilitating aid

Sudan army, paramilitary RSF commit to facilitating aid

Warring factions in Sudan have committed to facilitating humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged country.

Paramilitary RSF lay claim to Sudan's second city

Paramilitary RSF lay claim to Sudan's second city

Paramilitary RSF lay claim to Sudan's second city

Paramilitary RSF lay claim to Sudan's second city

The paramilitary group battling with the army for control over Sudan say they have captured the country's second largest city - Nyala.

Sudan's paramilitary RSF gain, seek to cement control

Sudan's paramilitary RSF gain, seek to cement control

Sudan's paramilitary RSF gain, seek to cement control

Sudan's paramilitary RSF gain, seek to cement control

Eyewitnesses say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is attempting to move southward towards Sudan's Gezira state, a key agricultural area.

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UN on fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan

The UN Human Rights Council are to investigate allegations of abuses in Sudan since war broke out in April.

UN struggle to reach millions in need in war-torn Sudan

The UN says it is having immense difficulty accessing the millions of people it wants to help in Sudan and needs better security for its operations.

At least 12 soldiers killed in Niger extremist attack

Niger's military junta says at least 12 soldiers have been killed in an extremist attack as jihadi violence in the African nation increases following a coup.

Medics warn cholera and dengue fever spreading in Sudan

Cholera deaths and infections have been confirmed in Sudan for the first time since the war between rival military factions began, health authorities say.

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French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive

France has confirmed its ambassador has left Niger after the junta that seized power in a coup ordered him out of the west African country.

Niger junta accuses UN chief of General Assembly block

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been accused of blocking Niger's ruling junta from the UN's annual meeting of world leaders in New York.

Military leader warns war in Sudan could cross borders

Sudan's army chief has urged the United Nations General Assembly to designate the northeast African country's rival paramilitary force as a terrorist group.

Libyans protest against authorities in flood-hit Derna

Hundreds of people have gathered in Libya's flood-hit city of Derna protesting against the local council and demanding unification of the war-torn country.

Sudan landmark tower destroyed, war enters sixth month

One of the most costly and well-known skyscrapers of the Khartoum skyline has been reduced to a smouldering wreck of metal and glass.

Landmine risk adds to Libya flood clean-up, toll rises

Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods but there's a new danger: landmines displaced by strong currents.

Travis Head to miss first half of Aussie World Cup bid

Marnus Labuschagne is set to join the World Cup squad with injured Travis Head's availability in doubt on a day when Australia cracked again in South Africa.

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