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Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians a year ago, according to a U.N. inquiry.

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Clashes across Sudan's southern Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday, medical sources told AFP, as the army said it recaptured the city of Bara, on the road to Khartoum.

Erdimi was appointed Minister of Higher Education in October 2022, following the Doha Agreements signed between the transitional government and political and rebel groups

Burkina Faso has appointed former Comoros and Mauritania coach Abdou Amir to the men's team and entrusted him with qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Libyan authorities have ordered the arrest of three suspects in last month's assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the public prosecutor's office said on thursday.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.

Attacks have been reported for years along the busy multi-lane road, including hijackings and smash-and-grab ambushes.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were honoured by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for winning last year's MLS Cup. Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps for the Major League Soccer title, and the Argentinian superstar was named the league's MVP for the second season.

US diplomat James Swan is taking over the United Nations MONUSCO mission in DR Congo, Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Thursday.