4 million flee Sudan since start of war
More than four million people have fled Sudan since the start of the conflict in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, calling the figure a 鈥榙evastating milestone鈥�.
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Paramilitaries claim capture of key Sudan towns
Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan鈥檚 military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.
How IMF underdevelops Africa
AT THE start of 2025, Sudan registered an alarming debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio of 252 per cent. This means that the country鈥檚 total public debt is 2.5 times the size of its entire annual economic output. It is not hard to understand why Sudan is in such dire straits: as we outlined in last week鈥檚 newsletter, the country has been engulfed in a conflict for...
S Sudan clashes kill 75 since February: UN
Clashes between South Sudan鈥檚 army and fighters backing the rival to president Salva Kiir have killed at least 75 civilians since February, the UN human rights chief said on Friday.
US deports South Asians to South Sudan despite court order
US immigration officials have begun deporting about 12 South Asian migrants to South Sudan, according to a Tuesday court filing and media reports...
Army, paramilitaries clash near Sudan capital
Clashes erupted on Tuesday between the Sudanese regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman, Khartoum鈥檚 twin city, the army said, calling the fighting part of a 鈥榣arge-scale鈥� offensive.
33 killed in RSF strikes in Sudan
At least 33 people have been killed in Sudan in attacks blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the army since April 2023, first responders said Saturday.
UAE supplying Sudan paramilitaries with Chinese weapons: AI
Chinese-made weapons supplied by the United Arab Emirates have been identified with Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries, Amnesty International said Thursday, as drone attacks prompted civilians to flee the army-held aid hub of Port Sudan.
Drone strikes rock Port Sudan in 3rd day of attacks
Drones struck the airport and knocked out power across Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government鈥檚 seat of power has come under attack.
Pulitzers honour coverage of Gaza, Sudan wars, Trump assassination attempt
Coverage of the wars in Gaza and Sudan, and the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump, dominated the Pulitzer Prizes announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.
ICJ throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE
The top United Nations court on Monday threw out Sudan鈥檚 case against the United Arab Emirates over alleged complicity in genocide during the brutal Sudanese civil war.
MSF鈥檚 hospital bombed in S Sudan
Doctors Without Borders said one of its hospitals in South Sudan had been bombed early on Saturday, with local officials reporting at least four dead in the area...
542 killed in North Darfur in past three weeks: UN
At least 542 civilians have been confirmed killed in Sudan鈥檚 North Darfur region in the past three weeks, the United Nations said on Thursday, warning the actual death toll was likely 鈥榤uch higher鈥�.
Sudan violence may be crimes against humanity: UK
Violence in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region shows 鈥榯he hallmarks of ethnic cleansing and may amount to crimes against humanity,鈥� UK foreign minister David Lammy said.
UN concerned as clashes displace S Sudan civilians
The United Nations said on Friday it was 鈥榙eeply concerned鈥� by clashes between South Sudan鈥檚 military and opposition forces in a southern state, where displaced civilians said they had been left without food.
Paramilitary shelling kills 30 in Sudan city
Paramilitary shelling on Sudan鈥檚 besieged city of El-Fasher, in the western region of Darfur, killed more than 30 civilians and wounded dozens more, activists said on Monday.
Nations call for immediate end to 鈥榟orrific鈥� Sudan war
The UK led international calls Tuesday for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering of world officials with fresh pledges of humanitarian aid as the conflict which has cost thousands of lives entered its third year.
Sudan paramilitaries kill 56 over two days in Darfur town
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries killed 56 civilians over two days in attacks on a newly-retaken town on the road to El-Fasher, the last major city in Darfur still in army hands, activists said on Sunday.
Paramilitary attack on Sudan famine-hit camp kills 25
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitaries killed 25 civilians in a famine-hit camp in Darfur Friday, activists said, as the battle for the last army-held state capital in the vast western region intensifies.
US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese
Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, complaining the African nation is not accepting its nationals expelled from the United States.
85 killed in Khartoum one week attacks
Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 85 people in one week during attacks south of the capital Khartoum, an activist group said on Wednesday.
ICJ sets April 10 for Sudan genocide case against UAE
The International Court of Justice on Friday set April 10 as the date for arguments from Sudan and the United Arab Emirates after Khartoum accused the Gulf State of complicity in genocide.
Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds
A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market in the country鈥檚 western Darfur region.
Sudan army retakes presidential palace from RSF
Sudan鈥檚 army said it recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday after a fierce battle.
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...
Prospect of ICJ Masalit genocide case
SUDAN鈥橲 surprise move to institute proceedings against the United Arab Emirates before the International Court of Justice on March 5, 2025, alleging that the latter is violating certain obligations under the Genocide Convention, raises several legal challenges and uncertainties. In this case, Sudan alleges that the UAE is complicit in genocidal acts committed against the...
AU warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan
The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest...
Sudan files case against UAE at top UN court over 鈥榗omplicity in genocide鈥�
Sudan has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates arguing that the Gulf state is complicit in genocide over its alleged support for Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the International Court of Justice announced on Thursday.
UNSC warns against Sudan rival govt
The UN Security Council has voiced 鈥榞rave concern鈥� over a charter signed by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary forces, warning it could deepen the country鈥檚 war and worsen the humanitarian crisis.
THREAT TO PEACE DEAL: South Sudan general, oil minister arrested
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of vice-president Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country鈥檚 fragile peace agreement...