How scammers took advantage of #BlueForSudan

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Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to glorify their lives as guerrillas and recruit youngsters.These armed groups didn't like the terms of a peace treaty negotiated between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government in 2016 ...  Show more

Idriss è una ragazza di 22 anni sudanese che si è salvata perché aveva il ciclo. E ha salvato anche sua sorella perché ha convinto il miliziano che è entrato dentro casa loro che avesse l’Aids. In Sudan dal 15 aprile c’è una guerra e in una striscia sottile di terra nel sud ovest ...  Show more

This week, BBC Arabic launched an emergency radio service for Sudan, providing information and advice. Editor Adel Soliman tells us how they're putting together information about essential needs like how to obtain fuel, food and support. They also provide a platform for Sudanese ...  Show more

Il generale Hemedti vendeva l’oro a Prigozhin e ora lo vende ai servizi segreti militari di Mosca. Ha le mani sulle risorse e ormai controlla quattro dei cinque stati del Darfur, nel sud ovest del Sudan. E lì, a El Geneine, nel 2023 i suoi uomini hanno ucciso tra le 10 mila e le ...  Show more

This week Ramon “Hushpuppi” Abbas, the notorious Nigerian fraudster, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in the US.He pleaded guilty to money laundering and other cyber crimes that cost his victims more than $24 million in losses. He had many aliases, but he was best know ...  Show more