/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9081/all en /newsroom/channels/news/expert-sudan-army-seized-power-prevent-civil-war-says-coup-leader-334491 <p>Sudan's coup leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the military seized power to prevent "civil war". He added that the deposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was being kept at the general's house "for his own safety” but has now returned home. Protests are continuing for a second day in the capital, Khartoum, with roads, bridges and shops closed. Phone and internet lines are also disrupted. (<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59052260" target="_blank">BBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from ���ϲ����� University that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:39:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 282513 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-famine-nigeria-264769 <p>“More than 2,000 people may have died of famine this year in parts of northeast Nigeria which cannot be reached by aid agencies due to an insurgency by Islamic militant group Boko Haram, hunger experts said on Tuesday.” (<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-boko-haram-aid-idUSKBN1421MQ">Reuters</a>)</p> Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:41:02 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26496 at /newsroom