EU denounces 鈥榖rutality鈥� of RSF forces in Sudan
The European Union on Wednesday denounced what it said was the 鈥榖rutality鈥� of Sudan鈥檚 Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which recently captured the key city of El-Fasher...
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Fears for trapped civilians in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher after RSF claims control
Thousands of civilians remained trapped in Sudan鈥檚 stricken city of El-Fasher, with fears growing for their safety, the United Nations and local groups said on Monday, after paramilitary forces claimed control of the army鈥檚 last stronghold in the western Darfur region.
RSF attack kills 60 in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher
A drone and artillery attack killed at least 60 people at a displacement camp in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher on Saturday, activists said, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensifies its assault on the besieged western city.
Attack on maternity ward kills 8 in Sudan鈥檚 El-Fasher
A drone strike by Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed eight people in a maternity ward in the besieged city of El-Fasher, a medical source said on Wednesday...
RSF strike kills 75 in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 75 people in a drone strike that hit a mosque in the western city of El-Fasher on Friday, first responders said.
50 Sudanese refugees killed in Libya shipwreck
At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died off the coast of eastern Libya after their boat caught fire, an International Organisation for Migration spokesperson said Wednesday...
US, KSA, UAE, Egypt urge Sudan truce
The United States, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan, to be followed by a permanent ceasefire and a nine-month transition towards civilian rule.
Three quarters of pupils in Sudan out of school: charity
More than three quarters of school-age children in war-torn Sudan are currently out of school, making it one of the world鈥檚 worst education crises, Save the Children said Thursday.
1,000 killed as landslide flattens Sudan village
A massive landslide in Sudan鈥檚 western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people,聽a rebel group said, calling for aid to recover the bodies.
40 killed in Sudan鈥檚 worst cholera outbreak in years
Cholera has claimed at least 40 lives in Sudan鈥檚 Darfur region over the last week as the country weathers its worst outbreak of the illness in years, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday...
Sudan paramilitaries kill 14 civilians fleeing besieged city
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said Monday, more than 27 months into their war against the army.
Paramilitary attack kills 48 in central Sudan village
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 48 civilians in an attack on a village in the centre of the war-torn country, a monitoring group reported Monday.
South Sudan says US deportees under govt care
War-torn South Sudan has said it is looking after a group of eight criminal migrants controversially deported from the United States...
Sudan refugees stranded as IOM suspends transport
The United Nations migration agency warned Friday that critical funding shortfalls have forced it to 鈥榯emporarily suspend鈥� a vital transport link in South Sudan, stranding people fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan.
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�.
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.
