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In the wake of documented atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during the capture of El-Fasher in late October, internet users shared a screenshot from Google Earth allegedly showing mass killings in Sudan. However, this image is old and actually shows livestock.

At least 40 civilians have been killed in El-Obeid after Sudan’s paramilitary RSF attacked the North Kordofan capital, according to local media. The assault comes as the two-year war intensifies, with Kordofan and Darfur now the conflict’s epicentre. Last week, the RSF seized El-Fasher and advanced into Kordofan. Both El-Fasher and Kadugli are now facing famine, according to global hunger monitors.

As the US raises tariffs on African nations, they are looking for new markets – and one relationship in particular is developing with China. In South Africa, a new trade deal is expected to relieve farmers after US-South African free trade deal expired end of September, as it is set to open up stone fruit exports. South Africa already sends 10 billion euros worth of exports to its strongest trade partner every year.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Force, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday it had agreed to a humanitarian truce that was proposed by a US-led mediator group known as the Quad. Sudan’s army-aligned government indicated earlier this week that it would press on with the war.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army for more than two years, announced on Thursday that they had agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by mediators. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at the YSPH Humanitarian Research Lab and Lecturer at Yale School of Public Health.

Cameroon’s Paul Biya has been sworn in for his eighth consecutive term after winning last month’s presidential election. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the other presidential candidate, maintains that he was the rightful winner of the poll and has accused the authorities of fraud – allegations they have denied.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been at war with the regular army for more than two years, have announced that they have agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by mediators. Meanwhile, Yale researchers released a report on Thursday stating that new satellite imagery had detected activity “consistent with mass graves” in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, more than a week after mass killings were reported in the area.

Following reported mass killings late October by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the beseiged city of El Fasher, internet users shared a screenshot from Google Earth purporting to show the site of a massacre. But according to satellite image analysts, this images are dated and in fact depict livestock. We spoke directly to the expert involved in this fact-check in this episode of Truth or Fake.

In Tanzania, authorities face mounting concern over killings during the crackdown on protests following last week’s election. The opposition claims that security forces are now secretly dumping bodies. Also, the US says it’s “very engaged” in Sudan ceasefire talks as fears grow of a humanitarian collapse across Darfur. Plus a community of artists in Kenya aim to help young people discover a creative future. The Wajukuu Art Project focuses on the intersection of art and community empowerment.

Tens of thousands of people have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after it was seized by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Their arrival in camps was followed of reports of mass killings, sexual violence, attacks on aid workers, looting and abductions in a city where communications have largely been cut off. The recent spark in violence in this two year-long conflict has prompted fears that it will amplify the already important humanitarian catastrophe.