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According to reports, civil war in Sudan began in April with a conflict between general Burhan the leader of the armed forces and his deputy who became leader of the rapid support forces (rsf). Reportedly, a recent flight was the first passenger plane to fly into Sudan since war broke out. According to the report, Port Sudan is the only airport that has opened, the capital, Khartoum has experienced daily airstrikes, gun battles and artillery fire.

Reportedly, sudanese armed forces have relocated from Khartoum to Port Sudan, general Burhan was besieged until he managed to leave. According to the report, the rsf now control government buildings in Khartoum. Sudan has two governments. Reportedly, u.n. agencies have moved to Port Sudan; and checkpoints, controls and a 23.00-6.00 curfew control the situation there, though there are power cuts for several hours of the day.

According to the report, Port Sudan has become home to hundreds of families who have moved away from the fighting, some of them live in schools and other buildings with a lack of food. Reportedly, more than 4 million people are displaced because of the fighting. According to reports, Chad has 420,000 sudanese refugees and has u.n. relief camps, Egypt has no u.n. but has 320,000 sudanese refugees. According to the report, there are now daily flights to Port Sudan, all fully booked, mainly for the elderly returning home to a few small towns and villages unravaged by fighting, and some younger people returning by bus. Reportedly, the sudanese army became the subject of controversy after atrocities were inflicted on the population of Darfur when clearing land for oilfields.

According to a report, a spokesman for Armenia said that 100,417 people had entered Armenia from Nagorno Karabakh, many are hungry, exhausted and in need of assistance. Reportedly, just over 1500 remain, they are mainly emergency service employees and volunteers.

According to the report, Azerbaijan said they will allow a u.n. mission in at the weekend to assist the humanitarian situation, but there will be few there. Reportedly, an armenian ambassador has criticised the timing, he said, “no one is going to stay in Nagorno Karabakh”. According to the report, Azerbaijan said that they want to reintegrate the region and treat armenians as equals but they are not believed.

According to a report, atleast 50 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a bomb attack near a mosque in Pakistan. Reportedly, a spokesman for the police said two suicide bombers and a vehicle full of explosives were intercepted at the gate to a mosque, one of the bombers was neutralised when the bomb went off. According to the report, the roof of the mosque fell and people may be trapped under the rubble. Reportedly, the mosque is part of a police complex that has a capacity for 40-50 people. According to the report, the area borders Afghanistan and Iran but islamic state are thought to be responsible.

Reportedly, another bomb attack occurred at a mosque in north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, injured people were helped by bystanders and emergency workers. In July in the province more than 40 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack at a political rally.

According to a report, police checking for possible links between the killing of Atef Kalib in Haifa and a family of five in the village of Basmat Tab’un think that the killing of the family of five was a response to the killing of Atef Kalib that morning. Reportedly, the shooting in Haifa was thought to be revenge for the shooting of a man, Edmund Dibi on Saturday night. According to the report, the shootings have raised the number of arabs killed in violent circumstances to 188 this year compared to 80 during the same period last year.

According to a report, franco-beninese pan african activist Kemi Seba arrived in Niger on Monday, he was expected to address rallies in support of Niger’s new regime. Reportedly, he has commented on France’s announcement that its troops should leave at the end of the year, saying they just want to buy time.

According to the report, Mr Seba who is president of Urgences Panafricanistes said, “The leaders of ecowas want to continue to threaten Niger, want to attack Niger, want to commit a crime against humanity by imposing sanctions against the population of Niger. This is an economic war, a war of suffocation, that is why we came to be by your side to remind you that Niger is not alone”.

According to a report, Burkina Faso’s regime said it had prevented a coup on Tuesday, the second coup attempt in a month, a sign of divisions within the senior military ranks. Reportedly, four officers have been arrested, two have absconded, new security agents have been appointed.

According to the report, president Traore seized power a year ago when he unseated Colonel Damiba who came to power in a coup in January 2020. Reportedly, a spokesman for the military government said, “The action of this disastrous project of destabilisation, driven by interests at odds with the dynamic of reconquest of our national territory and the sovereignty of our dear country harboured the dark intention of attacking the institutions of the republic and precipitating our country in chaos. According to the report, thousands of supporters took to the streets on Tuesday in support of the military regime’s leader.

According to a report, Azerbaijan has arrested a former leader of Nagorno Karabakh as he tried to leave for Armenia. Reportedly, Azerbaijan’s border service said he was taken to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and handed over to other state agencies. According to the report, Ruben Vardanyan headed the seperatist government from November 2022 until February, Mr Vardanyan’s wife has appealed for support to ensure his safe release. Reportedly, a friend said that Reuben had stood by the people during the ten month blockade and has suffered with them.

According to the report, armenians leaving Karabakh have been subject to rigorous checks on the border, Azerbaijan authorities claimed to be looking for war crimes suspects. Reportedly, western governments have been asking Azerbaijan to let international observers into Karabakh to monitor the treatment of the population. According to the report, there has been traffic jams for days on the road leaving Karabakh for Armenia, 47,115 refugees have already arrived in Armenia. Reportedly, many armenians feel they have no future now in Karabakh. According to the report, the u.s. have called for unhindered protections and freedom of movement for civilians.

According to a report, the u.n. credentials committee doesn’t appear on the u.n.’s own organisational chart. Reportedly, it has a nine member body but no known office. The committee goes unnoticed but decides who can speak at the general assembly. Reportedly, the committee is proposed by the president. The president of the 78th session of the general assembly was Dennis Francis from Trinidad and Tobago.

According to a report, more than a third of the population of Nagorno Karabakh have left for Armenia. Reportedly, hundreds of cars and buses headed for the border, when they get there its a waiting game. According to the report, an explosion at a fuel depot on Monday killed or injured many trying to leave.

Reportedly, Armenia has sent helicopters to evacuate patients from the region’s strained hospitals, Azerbaijan said it has sent medical supplies. According to reports, envoys from Azerbaijan and Armenia met on Tuesday for eu backed talks but Azerbaijan has started seperate talks with Karabakh’s armenian authorities.

According to a report, hundreds of protesters have been camping outside a french military base in Niamey, stopping services. Reportedly, on Fridays they hold a prayer meeting, the imam tells them to be patient. “Just as a divorce between a man and a woman takes time, so too will Niger’s divorce from France,” he told the crowd. According to reports, those in Niger see the coup as a chance for a new beginning, and said France has had access to the country’s political elite and natural resources for too long.

Reportedly, the newly appointed governor of Niamey has said that the people of Niger want a prosperous, proud and sovereign country, and that others should respect their will. According to the report, last year, terror related deaths in Niger fell by 79%, in comparison, 90% of the Sahel’s terror attacks occurred in Mali and Burkina Faso. Reportedly, the governor of Niamey believes their success lies in community involvement.