May 29, 2024
Sudan: Sudan General Confirms Red Sea Base Deal With Russia, Strengthens Ties With Iran
Lt Gen Yasir El Atta, deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), states in a recent interview with Al Hadath News last Saturday, that Lt Gen Abdelfattah El… Read more »
May 28, 2024
Sudan: Campaign Urges Sudan Warring Parties to Commit to Ending Sexual Violence
On Friday, the Together Against Rape and Sexual Violence campaign launched an initiative to pressure the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to commit to… Read more »
Sudan: Tagadom Launches Awaited Conference to End Sudan War
The Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagadom) is holding its founding conference in Addis Ababa from May 27 to 30, with over 600 participants attending. The conference aims to… Read more »
Sudan: Kala-Azar Rates Increase in El Gedaref As Schools Stay Closed
The director of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in El Gedaref Ahmed El Ameen has reported a significant increase in the rate of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)*… Read more »
Sudan: Bombs Fall Amid Ongoing Battle for North Darfur Capital
Sudanese Air Force warplanes continued their airstrikes on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stationed on the eastern and northeastern edge of El Fasher on Monday morning, in ongoing… Read more »
May 26, 2024
Sudan: North Darfur Civilians Flee 'Catastrophic Escalation' in Conflict
A new wave of mass casualties and displacement of civilians is occurring in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, amid intensified conflict. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
May 24, 2024
Sudan: Genocide Advisor Briefs UN Security Council On 'Genocide in Sudan'
The UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, on Wednesday briefed the Security Council in New York on the ongoing armed conflict between the… Read more »
Sudan: At Least 16 Die in Sudan Air Force Bombing of Kabkabiya, North Darfur
Repeated airstrikes on Kabkabiya in North Darfur on Wednesday led to the death of 16 people, among them 12 children. Dozens of others were injured. Nine houses were demolished. Read more »
May 21, 2024
Sudan: 'Control Livestock Trade With the Gulf to Halt Sudan War' - Ex-UN Official
A former UN and Oxfam official expressed his belief that the main driver of the ongoing war in Sudan is livestock exports to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Nicholas… Read more »
May 20, 2024
Sudan: Swath of Devastation Across Sudan After New Clashes
Sudan's turmoil escalates as airstrikes devastate Nyala, hospital bombings rock North Darfur, and clashes persist across the nation, highlighting the intensifying conflict between… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Seizes Key Town Amid Deadly Violence In North Kordofan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it seized control of Um Rawaba, North Kordofan, yesterday. Residents report multiple attacks by the RSF and allied armed groups on surrounding… Read more »
May 17, 2024
Sudan: Sudan War - Vital Lifeline Returns to North Kordofan Capital
Community leaders of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, earlier this week reached an agreement with commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the area to reopen the road… Read more »
Sudan: Eastern Sudan - Beja Working On Tribal Reconciliation, Militarisation Continues
Beja leaders in eastern Sudan met with Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan this week to discuss their initiative to reach peace between the various communities in the region. Battles… Read more »
May 16, 2024
Sudan: Fresh Round of US Sanctions Targets Two Sudanese RSF Commanders
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders, Ali Yagoub Jibril and Osman Mohamed… Read more »
May 15, 2024
Sudan: Us Ambassador - 'Darfur Is On the Precipice of a Large-Scale Massacre'
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has warned that "a large-scale massacre" is imminent in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. In a post on her X… Read more »
May 13, 2024
Sudan: Historic Khartoum Palace Set Ablaze By Sudan Army Airstrike
The old Republican Palace in Khartoum was hit by a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) airstrike yesterday, setting parts of it ablaze. An attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a… Read more »
May 10, 2024
Sudan: Tagadom - 'Sudan Army and RSF to Return to Negotiation Table Without Conditions'
The official founding conference of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagadom), twice postponed, is now scheduled to take place in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on May… Read more »
May 12, 2024
Sudan: Unlawful Detentions and Extrajudicial Killings of Activists Continue in War-Torn Sudan
A new wave of unjustified detentions of unarmed Sudanese who are not a party to the more than 11-month-old armed conflict is taking place these days. Obituaries posted on social… Read more »
Sudan: Dozens Injured in North Darfur Skirmishes
El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has witnessed ongoing skirmishes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allied militias against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at… Read more »
May 09, 2024
Sudan: Both Sudan Army and RSF Claim Control of Mount Kordofan
Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced control of the Mount Kordofan area near El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, after violent battles… Read more »
May 07, 2024
Sudan: Child Killed in North Kordofan As Bombing Continues
Military aircraft bombed targets in Um Rawaba and El Rahad in the southern part of North Kordofan yesterday morning. In El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, a child died and two… Read more »
May 06, 2024
Sudan: Early Warning Systems Network Warns of Famine
In its latest Sudan Food Security Alert, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) warns that parts of the country are facing a risk of Famine as the ongoing war between… Read more »
May 03, 2024
Sudan: Siha Demands an End to RSF Siege of Tuti Island in Sudan Capital
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network urges the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately end the blockade of Tuti Island in the centre of… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Journalists Brave Conflict On World Press Freedom Day
Sudanese journalists mark World Press Freedom Day trapped in a brutal, year-long conflict with no ceasefire in sight. Despite local, regional, and international efforts, entrenched… Read more »
April 29, 2024
Sudan: Sudan Gold Revenues 'Unaffected By War'
Although the war between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has continued since mid-April of last year, gold exports have allegedly not stopped or been affected by… Read more »