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Added on the 20/04/2023 22:43:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Sudanese protesters demanding an end to military rule chant slogans in the streets of the capital, Khartoum. Last year's coup plunged Sudan into deepening turmoil with a spiralling economic crisis, violent crackdown on the regular anti-coup protests, and a spike in ethnic clashes in the country's far-flung regions. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas to break up a rally by around 100 people who gathered at a square in central Ouagadougou to show support for a revolt by soldiers, after gunfire broke out at several army barracks in Burkina Faso. IMAGES
Thousands of Sudanese gather for a second day of protests outside the army's headquarters in Khartoum and in the vicinity chanting slogans against President Omar al-Bashir's government. IMAGES
Residents assess damage on a street in Jenin's city center after the passage of Israeli army bulldozers on the sixth day of a military operation in the nearby Jenin camp. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday across the north of the occupied West Bank and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES
The United States calls on Sudan's army to join US-brokered ceasefire talks that get underway in Switzerland with only one side in the brutal war, the rival Rapid Support Forces. "We have stressed that they have a responsibility to be there, and we'll continue to make that clear," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.