Sudan’s war escalates as UN warns of wider regional crisis
In tonight’s edition: Sudan’s brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people.
According to France 24, in tonight’s edition: Sudan’s brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people.
We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a response as Ebola cases emerge in Nigeria and rise in Kenya.
This world story centres on Sudan. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include UN, Abyei and Ebola.
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Events like this can shape regional stability, diplomacy and humanitarian conditions beyond the country where they unfold.
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- Sudan · Africa
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- France 24
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- UN, Abyei, Ebola, Nigeria
- Section
- World
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- Finally, ten years after Cameroon’s deadliest railway disaster, families of the 79 victims are still fighting for justice, saying their pain has yet to be acknowledged. (France 24)
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