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Al Jazeera
Botswana elections: Ruling party seeks to extend 58 years in power
Botswana Democratic Party remains a favourite despite slow economic growth caused by declining demand for diamonds.
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GIULIANI CLAIMS PALESTINIAN TODDLERS ARE K*LLERS
The US presidential election is taking place in less than a week, on 5 November, so candidates are rushing to secure last-minute votes by holding campaign events.
Recently, at Republican presidential contender Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, an arena in New York, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed Hamas trains children as young as 2 years old to k*ll Americans.
However, as @DueDissidence podcast co-hosts pointed out, the audience standing behind Giuliani quieted down and did not cheer for his inflammatory pro-Israel remarks. Someone was also seen putting their thumbs down. Polls show the US population across the political spectrum does not support the US arming and funding Israel.
Giuliani, 80, has been disbarred in New York State and the District of Columbia, home to the US capital, for attempting to pursue lawsuits to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on Trump's behalf.
The US presidential election is taking place in less than a week, on 5 November, so candidates are rushing to secure last-minute votes by holding campaign events.
Recently, at Republican presidential contender Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, an arena in New York, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed Hamas trains children as young as 2 years old to k*ll Americans.
However, as @DueDissidence podcast co-hosts pointed out, the audience standing behind Giuliani quieted down and did not cheer for his inflammatory pro-Israel remarks. Someone was also seen putting their thumbs down. Polls show the US population across the political spectrum does not support the US arming and funding Israel.
Giuliani, 80, has been disbarred in New York State and the District of Columbia, home to the US capital, for attempting to pursue lawsuits to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on Trump's behalf.
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Continued.......A court also ordered Giuliani to sell his New York apartment and memorabilia to pay $148 million in damages to two Georgia election workers who claimed he singled them out when he claimed they rigged ballots.
Before representing Trump in court, Giuliani was best known for how he handled the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks as New York's mayor (1994-2001). However, he is also known for supporting a 'stop-and-frisk' policy that began during his first mayoral term that disproportionately searched and detained Black and Brown men. In 2013, a court ruled the policy unconstitutional.
Video credit: PBS News Hour (@NewsHour on X)
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https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-disbarred-dc-washington-2020-election-trump-new-york-f555f010338fddbac0b0cbeb4a11d73d
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https://responsiblestatecraft.org/poll-ukraine-israel
Before representing Trump in court, Giuliani was best known for how he handled the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks as New York's mayor (1994-2001). However, he is also known for supporting a 'stop-and-frisk' policy that began during his first mayoral term that disproportionately searched and detained Black and Brown men. In 2013, a court ruled the policy unconstitutional.
Video credit: PBS News Hour (@NewsHour on X)
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https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-disbarred-dc-washington-2020-election-trump-new-york-f555f010338fddbac0b0cbeb4a11d73d
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/rudy-giuliani-bankruptcy-georgia-election-workers/index.html
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https://civilrights.org/edfund/resource/nypds-infamous-stop-and-frisk-policy-found-unconstitutional/#
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/poll-ukraine-israel
AP News
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss.
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ANOTHER HERO EXECUTED BY THE BRITISH
Dedan Kimathi is a name that is etched into the history of Kenya, and today, we celebrate what would have been his 104th birthday. Kimathi was a revolutionary leader of the Mau Mau independence movement, fighting against British colonialism.
This revolutionary elder was born into a poor family as Kimathi wa Waciuri on 31 October 1920 in Thege village near Nyeri in central Kenya. His family is part of the Ambui clan, one of the nine comprising Kikuyu, Kenya's largest ethnic group.
Known for his brilliance as a child, he could only enrol in elementary school at age 15 and later joined the Church of Scotland Mission Secondary School but dropped out. Kimathi's school records show he stood out in English and poetry and was a member of the debate club.
Dedan Kimathi is a name that is etched into the history of Kenya, and today, we celebrate what would have been his 104th birthday. Kimathi was a revolutionary leader of the Mau Mau independence movement, fighting against British colonialism.
This revolutionary elder was born into a poor family as Kimathi wa Waciuri on 31 October 1920 in Thege village near Nyeri in central Kenya. His family is part of the Ambui clan, one of the nine comprising Kikuyu, Kenya's largest ethnic group.
Known for his brilliance as a child, he could only enrol in elementary school at age 15 and later joined the Church of Scotland Mission Secondary School but dropped out. Kimathi's school records show he stood out in English and poetry and was a member of the debate club.
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Continued........Kimathi was among thousands who joined the independence movement in 1951 and rose to become a key figure in the fight against imperialism. The Kenya Land and Freedom Army came to be known colloquially as Mau Mau, an acronym for 'Mzungu arudi Ulaya, mwafrika apate uhuru.' That is the Swahili interpretation for 'Let the foreigner go back to Europe, so the African can regain independence'.
While the British captured and executed Kimathi on 18 February 1957, his legacy lives on with a street, a statue, a stadium, a university and other institutions in Kenya named in his honour.
In this video, Wambura Mwai walks us through the life and legacy of Dedan Kimathi, highlighting why his name is one to remember.
Happy birthday, Dedan Kimathi! May you continue to rest in peace, comrade!
While the British captured and executed Kimathi on 18 February 1957, his legacy lives on with a street, a statue, a stadium, a university and other institutions in Kenya named in his honour.
In this video, Wambura Mwai walks us through the life and legacy of Dedan Kimathi, highlighting why his name is one to remember.
Happy birthday, Dedan Kimathi! May you continue to rest in peace, comrade!
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In another display of the flaws of the current global political order, the US blockade on Cuba will remain in place, despite UN members overwhelmingly voting to end it.
During the 30 October vote on the non-binding resolution, a resounding 187 countries voted in favour, while Moldova abstained, and two countries—the US and Israel—voted against.
For the last 32 years, most UN members have voted to end the US policy that economically strangles the Caribbean island nation. In 2018, the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean revealed the blockade has cost the island nation $130 billion in the last six decades.
During the 30 October vote on the non-binding resolution, a resounding 187 countries voted in favour, while Moldova abstained, and two countries—the US and Israel—voted against.
For the last 32 years, most UN members have voted to end the US policy that economically strangles the Caribbean island nation. In 2018, the UN's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean revealed the blockade has cost the island nation $130 billion in the last six decades.
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Continued.......The US refusal to lift the blockade comes at a time when Cuba is reeling from Hurricane Oscar, which hit the country's eastern region on 20 October, damaging critical infrastructure and more than 14,000 homes. The blockade has severely restricted the government's ability to respond to the needs of the more than a half-million citizens severely affected by the hurricane. Natural disasters have occurred many times in the more than 60 years since the blockade was implemented. However, successive US administrations have refused to heed the international consensus to end the Cold War-era measure.
Image credit: @un_news_centre (X)
SOURCES:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156316
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/30/the-world-once-again-votes-to-end-the-us-blockade-against-cuba/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/general-assembly-condemns-us-economic-embargo-cuba-32nd-115323747
https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/plan-action-united-nations-system-cuba-hurricane-oscar-response-october-2024
https://latindispatch.com/2018/05/10/cuban-economy-lost-130-billion-due-u-s-embargo-says-u-n/
Image credit: @un_news_centre (X)
SOURCES:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1156316
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/30/the-world-once-again-votes-to-end-the-us-blockade-against-cuba/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/general-assembly-condemns-us-economic-embargo-cuba-32nd-115323747
https://reliefweb.int/report/cuba/plan-action-united-nations-system-cuba-hurricane-oscar-response-october-2024
https://latindispatch.com/2018/05/10/cuban-economy-lost-130-billion-due-u-s-embargo-says-u-n/
UN News
General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday once again urged the United States to end its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, renewing a demand it has made annually since 1992.
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'I will continue to support Israel,' said professional boxer Floyd Mayweather during a recent visit to Orthodox Jewish students in Israel. That remark and this photo that shows him smiling and shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes to the shock of people witnessing devastating online images of Israel's military onslaught in Gaza that has k*lled at least 43,000 Palestinians and as many as 335,000 over the past year under Netanyahu's leadership.
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Continued……Other photos the boxer and real-estate investor posted on his Instagram account showed him posing with active Israeli military forces and wounded Israeli soldiers. Yet another picture showed Mayweather standing at the US embassy to Israel at its new location in Occupied Jerusalem. The embassy moved from Tel Aviv in 2018 despite the United Nations designating Jerusalem as an international city in 1947. Israel has a long history of operating outside international boundaries. According to the Associated Press, 'Netanyahu's government published its platform, which stated that the 'Jewish people have exclusive and indisputable rights' over the entirety of Israel and the Palestinian territories and will advance settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.' Not only is the West Bank deemed Palestinian territory by the United Nations, but the article said Netanyahu's government is 'destroying any remaining hopes for Palestinian statehood.'
Yet, Mayweather wrote in his caption, 'Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine having such a positive impact on society or sitting down with world leaders.'
@floydmayweather, we wonder if you visited Gaza to see what it looks like first-hand? If you were forbidden from doing so, did you ask why? Were you able to meet with Palestinians living in portions of the West Bank occupied by Israeli settlers?
We can only guess you didn't.
SOURCES:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwYKH8OsE9/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwPKK0O_ag/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwPKK0O_ag/?hl=en&img_index=3
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBubjVQOZjy/?hl=en&img_index=2
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-swears-in-netanyahu-as-prime-minister-most-right-wing-government-in-countrys-history
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/29/its-raining-bombs-in-a-city-by-the-sea
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/05/scientists-death-disease-gaza-polio-vaccinations-israel
https://www.blackenterprise.com/floyd-mayweather-402m-real-estate-affordable-housing-nyc
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/10/30/floyd-mayweather-praises-wounded-idf-soldiers-brave-warriors-true-heroes-during-solidarity-trip-israel
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuYRbEtmij/?hl=en
Yet, Mayweather wrote in his caption, 'Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine having such a positive impact on society or sitting down with world leaders.'
@floydmayweather, we wonder if you visited Gaza to see what it looks like first-hand? If you were forbidden from doing so, did you ask why? Were you able to meet with Palestinians living in portions of the West Bank occupied by Israeli settlers?
We can only guess you didn't.
SOURCES:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwYKH8OsE9/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwPKK0O_ag/?hl=en&img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwPKK0O_ag/?hl=en&img_index=3
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBubjVQOZjy/?hl=en&img_index=2
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-swears-in-netanyahu-as-prime-minister-most-right-wing-government-in-countrys-history
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/10/29/its-raining-bombs-in-a-city-by-the-sea
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/05/scientists-death-disease-gaza-polio-vaccinations-israel
https://www.blackenterprise.com/floyd-mayweather-402m-real-estate-affordable-housing-nyc
https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/10/30/floyd-mayweather-praises-wounded-idf-soldiers-brave-warriors-true-heroes-during-solidarity-trip-israel
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBuYRbEtmij/?hl=en
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FIREFIGHTERS SLAMMED FOR 'KKK' HALLOWEEN OUTFITS
Halloween is a time for donning scary costumes, but some Canadians went overboard.
After four people showed up wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white hoods, robes and a makeshift cross at a Halloween party on 26 October at the North Sydney Firefighters Club in Nova Scotia, Canada, the fire department faced backlash. The Klan is a white supremacist terrorist group known for intimidating and k*lling Black people in the United States.
The community responded with outrage to the incident, labelling it a ‘racist’ act that ridiculed the persecution Black people in the US face. In light of this, the deputy fire chief issued an apology. The fire club released a statement on Facebook that the four individuals were not members and it also apologised to all those who felt ‘offended or hurt by our lack of action.’ However, some called for anti-racism training to be implemented.
Halloween is a time for donning scary costumes, but some Canadians went overboard.
After four people showed up wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white hoods, robes and a makeshift cross at a Halloween party on 26 October at the North Sydney Firefighters Club in Nova Scotia, Canada, the fire department faced backlash. The Klan is a white supremacist terrorist group known for intimidating and k*lling Black people in the United States.
The community responded with outrage to the incident, labelling it a ‘racist’ act that ridiculed the persecution Black people in the US face. In light of this, the deputy fire chief issued an apology. The fire club released a statement on Facebook that the four individuals were not members and it also apologised to all those who felt ‘offended or hurt by our lack of action.’ However, some called for anti-racism training to be implemented.
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Continued……. Can we excuse this level of insensitivity? We invite you to share your views on this matter.
SOURCES:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fire-hall-racist-costumes-1.7366000
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2307201966293126&set=p.2307201966293126&type=3
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6548624
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AwxEu4tGe
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AjETcTiW8
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fire-hall-racist-costumes-1.7366000
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2307201966293126&set=p.2307201966293126&type=3
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6548624
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AwxEu4tGe
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AjETcTiW8
CBC
Outrage after guests wearing KKK costumes attend N.S. fire hall dance | CBC News
A deputy fire chief in Cape Breton has apologized after some guests attended a Halloween dance at a fire hall seemingly dressed as members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the day when former president Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré, best known for his role in the assassination of revolutionary President Thomas Sankara (1949-87), resigned amidst a mass uprising.
After Sankara was assassinated, Compaoré—now 73 and living in the Ivory Coast—served as president of Burkina Faso for 27 years. Burkina Faso's people struggled against Compaoré's rule despite heavy political repression. However, in 2014, his plans to change the constitution to extend his time in power caused nationwide outrage. In 2011, a series of protests against the government broke out in the capital, Ouagadougou. For years, students and teachers would take time off from the school year to participate in strikes calling for 'Justice for Sankara.' However, the movement culminated in late October 2014, when mobilisations exploded and proliferated across the country, calling for the end of Compaoré's rule.
After Sankara was assassinated, Compaoré—now 73 and living in the Ivory Coast—served as president of Burkina Faso for 27 years. Burkina Faso's people struggled against Compaoré's rule despite heavy political repression. However, in 2014, his plans to change the constitution to extend his time in power caused nationwide outrage. In 2011, a series of protests against the government broke out in the capital, Ouagadougou. For years, students and teachers would take time off from the school year to participate in strikes calling for 'Justice for Sankara.' However, the movement culminated in late October 2014, when mobilisations exploded and proliferated across the country, calling for the end of Compaoré's rule.
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Continued.......Now, the people of Burkina Faso have the government they wanted, one that draws inspiration from the leadership model Sankara had advanced. In 2022, following a successful coup d’état, President Ibrahim Traoré delinked Burkina Faso from the neo-colonial system.
Twenty-four people who lost their lives while fighting Compaoré's police and military forces during the insurrection are today honoured at the Monument to the Martyrs in Ouagadougou.
SOURCES:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/15/burkina-faso-capital-erupts-protest
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/39796/politique/burkina-24-morts-et-625-bless-s-dans-l-insurrection-populaire-contre-blaise-compaor/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/06/burkina-faso-ex-president-blaise-compaore-guilty-thomas-sankara
https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article133674
Twenty-four people who lost their lives while fighting Compaoré's police and military forces during the insurrection are today honoured at the Monument to the Martyrs in Ouagadougou.
SOURCES:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/15/burkina-faso-capital-erupts-protest
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/39796/politique/burkina-24-morts-et-625-bless-s-dans-l-insurrection-populaire-contre-blaise-compaor/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/06/burkina-faso-ex-president-blaise-compaore-guilty-thomas-sankara
https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article133674
the Guardian
Burkina Faso capital erupts in protest
Military guards shoot weapons into air, loot shops and steal cars in Ouagadougou in protest over unpaid allowances
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SUDAN'S BLOODY OCTOBER
Eighteen months into the ongoing conflict between UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces, an end remains elusive. Civilian casualties surged in October 2024 as fierce battles tore through Khartoum, north and west Darfur, and the vital al Jazirah state, Sudan's breadbasket. The conflict has hit civilians hardest, leaving them in desperate need of aid and safety.
Heavy fighting occurred across Khartoum and North Darfur in the first week of October. North Darfur's El-Fasher witnessed relentless RSF shelling and army airstrikes, resulting in dozens of civilian casualties. The deadliest assault occurred in Al-Koma's market, where an army airstrike k*lled 59 civilians and injured over 200. Elsewhere in Al Hasaheisa, al Jazirah state, airstrikes caused close to 100 civilian casualties, including children. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported severe shortages in essential supplies, with malnutrition and lack of healthcare hitting mothers and children hardest.
Eighteen months into the ongoing conflict between UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces, an end remains elusive. Civilian casualties surged in October 2024 as fierce battles tore through Khartoum, north and west Darfur, and the vital al Jazirah state, Sudan's breadbasket. The conflict has hit civilians hardest, leaving them in desperate need of aid and safety.
Heavy fighting occurred across Khartoum and North Darfur in the first week of October. North Darfur's El-Fasher witnessed relentless RSF shelling and army airstrikes, resulting in dozens of civilian casualties. The deadliest assault occurred in Al-Koma's market, where an army airstrike k*lled 59 civilians and injured over 200. Elsewhere in Al Hasaheisa, al Jazirah state, airstrikes caused close to 100 civilian casualties, including children. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported severe shortages in essential supplies, with malnutrition and lack of healthcare hitting mothers and children hardest.
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Continued.....The humanitarian crisis has only worsened. In West Kordofan's Um Dafas village, an 8 October RSF attack killed 13 civilians, while separate incidents in North Kordofan and Jezira State saw dozens of fatalities and thousands displaced. By October's third week, RSF forces seized a medical supply truck in White Nile State, exacerbating health shortages. The violence escalated dramatically in al Jazirah state after RSF commander Abuagla Keikal defected, with RSF reprisal attacks k*lling 24 civilians on 23 October. Reports of abductions, murders, and s*xual violence have revealed the impact of this protracted war on Sudan's civilian population.
This information was pulled together by verifying initial reports by @BSonblast (X).
Sources:
Daily updates by @https://x.com/BSonblast
Displaced
https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan
Sudan's health sector facing collapse
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00858-9/fulltext
Al Koma
This information was pulled together by verifying initial reports by @BSonblast (X).
Sources:
Daily updates by @https://x.com/BSonblast
Displaced
https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan
Sudan's health sector facing collapse
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00858-9/fulltext
Al Koma
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Continued.......SOURCES
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1842401485998760376
Al Hasaseisa
https://www.sudanspost.com/over-140-killed-in-saf-airstrikes-across-sudan-in-less-than-a-week
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843491871882129880
Critical medical shortages
https://trtafrika.com/africa/el-fasher-msf-halts-operations-at-darfur-camp-over-aid-blockade-18219165
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1842757525206352353
West Kordofan
https://sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/10/20/13-civilians-killed-in-militia-attack-on-a-village-in-west-kordofan
North Kordofan
https://sudantribune.com/article291836
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843846147678581021
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843846147678581021
https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-sudans-north-darfur
RSF North Darfur
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-sudans-north-darfur
Elfashir IDP
https://www.darfur24.com/en/2024/10/08/10-killed-in-rsf-shelling-on-idp-camp-in-el-fasher
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
3 children dead from malnutrition
https://sudantribune.com/article292303
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848207431488111043
Wad Medani airstrikes
https://thesudantimes.com/sudan/saf-air-strike-on-wad-madani-mosque-claims-31-lives
RSF reprisal attacks
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/africa/124-killed-paramilitary-group-sudan-intl/index.html
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848565760009875541
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/at-least-124-killed-after-sudans-rsf-attack-village-activists-say
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848916585047855251
RSF shelling Omdurman
https://sudantribune.com/article292451
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/at-least-124-killed-after-sudans-rsf-attack-village-activists-say
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1849289094360150428
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1850377307229466777
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1850739859620782461
Displaced
https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan
Health sector destroyed
https://ig.ft.com/sudan-hospitals
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1842401485998760376
Al Hasaseisa
https://www.sudanspost.com/over-140-killed-in-saf-airstrikes-across-sudan-in-less-than-a-week
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843491871882129880
Critical medical shortages
https://trtafrika.com/africa/el-fasher-msf-halts-operations-at-darfur-camp-over-aid-blockade-18219165
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1842757525206352353
West Kordofan
https://sudanevents.com/index.php/2024/10/20/13-civilians-killed-in-militia-attack-on-a-village-in-west-kordofan
North Kordofan
https://sudantribune.com/article291836
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843846147678581021
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1843846147678581021
https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-sudans-north-darfur
RSF North Darfur
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/un-concerned-about-fighting-in-sudans-north-darfur
Elfashir IDP
https://www.darfur24.com/en/2024/10/08/10-killed-in-rsf-shelling-on-idp-camp-in-el-fasher
https://www.smh.com.au/world/africa/mass-civilian-deaths-reported-after-sudan-s-army-ups-airstrikes-20241011-p5khko.html
3 children dead from malnutrition
https://sudantribune.com/article292303
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848207431488111043
Wad Medani airstrikes
https://thesudantimes.com/sudan/saf-air-strike-on-wad-madani-mosque-claims-31-lives
RSF reprisal attacks
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/26/africa/124-killed-paramilitary-group-sudan-intl/index.html
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848565760009875541
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/at-least-124-killed-after-sudans-rsf-attack-village-activists-say
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1848916585047855251
RSF shelling Omdurman
https://sudantribune.com/article292451
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/at-least-124-killed-after-sudans-rsf-attack-village-activists-say
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1849289094360150428
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1850377307229466777
https://x.com/BSonblast/status/1850739859620782461
Displaced
https://reports.unocha.org/en/country/sudan
Health sector destroyed
https://ig.ft.com/sudan-hospitals
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mass civilian deaths reported after Sudan’s army ups airstrikes
The war between the army and paramilitary forces has already created the world’s largest displacement crisis and caused famine.
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Botswana's political landscape has been reshaped as the ruling party, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), suffered a historic defeat after nearly 60 years in power. In a media conference held on the morning of 30 October, the incumbent president and BDP leader, Mokgweetsi Masisi, conceded defeat even before the final results were announced. As of 7 am local time, the BDP had only won one out of all the 36 parliamentary seats whose results had been announced. The main opposition party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), led by lawyer and longtime opposition leader Duma Boko, had amassed 25 seats and was on track to hit the 31 seats threshold needed to form a government.
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