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Women in Geneina in Sudan's West Darfur state are saying that they have been sexually assaulted by militants linked to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) because of their ethnicity, the UK's Guardian newspaper reports. Ahmed Rouaba
The RSF has been fighting Sudan's army in the country's 11-month civil war that has left a humanitarian disaster in its wake. BBC News
It began in the capital, Khartoum, but spread across the country, including to Darfur in an echo of the conflict there two decades ago.
The sexual assaults began in Geneina after an army garrison there was overrun in November. Algeria, a major oil and gas exporter, has awarded contracts to local and
Most of those raped were from the the Masalit community, reporter Zeinab Mohammed Salih says. international companies to develop two solar energy projects with a combined
She describes them as a darker-skinned ethnic African tribe. capacity of 3,000 MW.
The perpetrators are alleged to be Arab fighters but traditional leaders deny this, the Guardian says. Given the strength of the sun over Algeria, the south of the country could have some of the most productive solar power plants in the world.
In an effort to reduce its reliance on oil and gas, the North African country aims to reach a renewable
capacity of 15,000 MW and produce 27% of its electricity from wind, solar and hydro by 2035.
Currently only 3% of its energy comes from these sources.
The companies developing the new power plants are required by the
contracts to source at least 35% of their construction components in Algeria in
order to promote local development.
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