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Near the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, eight children died in the explosion of an explosive. The children played with an object that suddenly exploded.

More than twenty school children between the ages of seven and sixteen drowned in waters along the Nile River in Sudan when their boat sank on the way to school. About forty students were on their way to school through an area along the Nile that had been flooded by heavy rains.

The death sentence against a nineteen-year-old Sudanese who killed her husband in self-defense was destroyed by a judge. Noura Hussein has been sentenced to five years in prison instead. Amnesty International has informed that.

In case of protests against the high bread prices in Sudan, a student was killed Sunday. Six others were injured. A prominent opposition leader was also arrested.

In Sudan, 24 women were to be charged with wearing inappropriate clothing, which meant they risked lashes, but the charge has nevertheless been withdrawn.

The Russian ambassador to Sudan, Mirgajas Sjirinski, was found dead in his home in Khartoum on Wednesday. The police could not tell which he died. It was known, however, that Sjirinski camped with high blood pressure.

A Frenchman kidnapped in Chad in March and brought to Darfur has been released. He is on his way to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. That's what the authorities announced on Sunday. Paris confirmed the news.