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Two humanitarian workers have been killed by gunmen and three others wounded in Sudan’s South Darfur, an aid agency said.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma will honour summons by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), his new party says. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement that two of its drivers were killed by gunmen on Thursday in the volatile region.
The ANC on Thursday announced it had served Mr Zuma with a notice to appear before its disciplinary panel after he declared support for a rival party in this year's general election. "The team was on its way back from Layba to assess the humanitarian situation of communities affected by armed violence in the region when the incident occurred," it added.
Mr Zuma is now the leader and face of the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party and he has been campaigning for the party ahead of May elections. He was suspended from ANC in January. The gunmen are yet to be identified and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which controls South Darfur, has yet to comment on the incident.
MK party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, said that Mr Zuma was not a coward and would attend his disciplinary hearing, EyeWitness news website reported. The ICRC called for the immediate protection of all civilians, including humanitarian workers and medical personnel.
The hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. "They must never be directly attacked," it added.
He is reportedly facing two counts, for publicly endorsing the MK party and for registering as a candidate for the elections under the new party. Nearly 20 aid workers had been killed in the Sudanese conflict since it erupted in April last year, according to the UN.
Mr Zuma, who was president from 2009 to 2018, still enjoys considerable political clout in South Africa and has recently garnered major media attention.
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