August 29
Sudan: Trucks Roll in Amid Call for More Action to Reel Back Hunger and Famine
WFP
Progress welcome but not enough, World Food Programme warns, as region feels knock-on effects of crisis Read more »
Sudan: Deputy Secretary-General's Press Encounter At the Conclusion of Her Visit to Sudan [press release]
United Nations in Sudan
Thank you very much, and we very much appreciate the one day that we have had here in the Port of Sudan, where we have met with the Government, and we have met with many… Read more »
Sudan: Paramilitary Group Kidnaps, Demands Ransom for Sudanese Journalist
CPJ
Armed men affiliated with the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took freelance journalist Aladdin Abu Harba from his home in the East Nile region of Khartoum, an area… Read more »
Sudan: WFP Operational Update On Food Distributions in Sudan
WFP
The UN World Food Programme is working around the clock to deliver food assistance to communities across Sudan facing acute hunger. The food agency's priority is providing vital… Read more »
Sudan: Vital Supplies for Children Held By RSF in Darfur - MSF
Dabanga
International medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), lament that medical and nutritional care in famine-scourged Zamzam camp for internally… Read more »
Sudan: Nine Killed As Floods Devastate Northern Sudan
Dabanga
Sudan's Northern State is reeling from catastrophic floods and torrential rains that struck at dawn on Tuesday. The severe weather has claimed at least nine lives and caused… Read more »
Sudan: UN Deputy Secretary-General Visits Sudan and Chad
Dabanga
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, along with the Secretary General's Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, have arrived in Port Sudan at the start… Read more »
August 28
Sudan: Sudan Flooding - Death Toll Rises Amid Rescue Efforts
Dabanga
In Toker, Red Sea state the death toll from the catastrophic flooding has risen to 14 after the bodies of a man and a girl were discovered yesterday. This discovery comes as water… Read more »
Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies
HRW
Halt and Investigate Abuses as War Crimes Read more »
Sudan: Hostility in the Midst of Hunger Escalates in Sudan
IPS
The ongoing humanitarian crisis taking place in Sudan, which is a result of the civil war which began last year, continues to escalate as hunger and displacement plague the… Read more »
Sudan: 'Int'l Community Not Fulfilling Sudan Donor Pledges' - MSF Chief
Dabanga
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan has reached a critical point, with yesterday marking 500 days of conflict. Millions of people have been displaced, and the country's health system… Read more »
Sudan: Why Should the Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan Be Extended [press release]
HRW
Amnesty International, DefendDefenders, and Human Rights Watch Q&A on the situation in Sudan Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Secures Release of Over 30 Citizens From Sudanese P Rison
Radio Dalsan
Port-Sudan, Sudan -The Federal Government of Somalia has successfully negotiated the release of 30 Somali citizens who had been imprisoned in Port-Sudan. Read more »
Sudan: Sovereignty Council Reviews Overall Situations
SNA
The Transitional Sovereignty Council held a meeting Wednesday evening with its full membership, headed by the President of the council, Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, and discussed… Read more »
August 27
Sudan: 500 Days of Death, Devastation and Destruction
Care
Today marks 500 days of relentless conflict in Sudan that has killed thousands and left millions in dire need of humanitarian assistance, with women and girls bearing the worst of… Read more »
Sudan: Soaring Medical Needs Mark 500 Days of War in Sudan
MSF
27 August marks 500 days since Sudan began enduring its worst humanitarian crisis yet. This is a shameful moment for international humanitarian organisations and donors, who, for… Read more »
Sudan: Flooding From Sudan Dam Collapse Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
UN News
Around 20 villages in eastern Sudan have reportedly been "destroyed", with 70 impacted overall, after floodwaters burst through a major dam, according to UN humanitarians - adding… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Urges Certain 'Negative Actors' Not to Fuel Sudan's Civil War
VOA
The United States is urging certain foreign nations not to fuel Sudan's civil war by arming fighting factions, as the country faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Read more »
Sudan: Shells Fall On Crowded Markets in Darfur
Dabanga
As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued to bomb El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, particularly targeting the northern and northeastern areas of the city yesterday, the… Read more »
Sudan: 38 Aid Trucks Cross Sudan-Chad Adré Border
Dabanga
Over 30 aid trucks have crossed the recently re-opened Adré border, a "very important" crossing on the Sudanese-Chadian border, "distinguished by its proximity to El… Read more »
Sudan: Port Sudan Faces Water Crisis After Deadly Dam Collapse
RFI
Tens of thousands of homes in eastern Sudan have been destroyed after a dam burst due to weeks of heavy rain, wiping out at least 20 villages. The disaster has claimed at least 30… Read more »
Sudan: Why Should the Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan Be Extended At HRC57? [press release]
AI London
Nearly 80 Sudanese, African, and international NGOs have called for the extension of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Sudan, which the UN… Read more »
Sudan: Al-Burhan to Lead Sudan Delegation to China-Africa Co-Operation Fourm Summit
SNA
The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Gen, Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, will lead Sudan delegation for participating in the China - Africa Cooperation Forum Summit,… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Bishop - 'War Does Not Discriminate Against Anyone'
Dabanga
Coptic Bishop Sarabamon of Atbara, Omdurman, and northern Sudan said that the war in Sudan is "a story of pain, suffering, and innocent blood shed every day. Everyone suffers and… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Dam Burst - 'The Area is Unrecognizable'
DW
Heavy rains and floods caused the Arbaat Dam near Port Sudan to burst, affecting about 50,000 people. Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise. Read more »