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Sudan experiences massive power outages after RSF drone strikes

Africanews26 October 2026, 15:51 UTCSudan

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched a coordinated drone attack Monday against five power stations, causing mass power outages across the country's east, a government official told AFP.

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