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Cholera outbreak claims at least 70 lives in Sudan

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Irfan Aftab
May 31, 2025

The cholera cases are centered around the capital Khartoum, which has been devastated by more than two years of civil war.

Irfan Aftab Journalist based in Berlin at DW News English & Urdu covering global affairs, society & culture.
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