Sudan: Hopes of Ramadan Ceasefire in Sudan Fade

In a blistering attack on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the international community in general, the Sudan government and the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Govt to Open Borders, Airports to Humanitarian Aid

Following intense pressure from within Sudan and from the international community, the Sudanese government informed the United Nations today that it will open several border… Read more »

Sudan: UN Report On Sudan 'Does Not Correspond With Scale of Violations'

Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the human rights situation in Sudan is 'modest', and that it… Read more »

Sudan: Swedish Ambassador to Sudan - 'EU Prepared to Impose More Sanctions If Necessary'

The European Union (EU), which has already imposed sanctions on six companies that are financing the war in Sudan, is ready to impose more measures if necessary, the Swedish… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Youth Network and Tagaddum Prepare for Peace

Yesterday, the founding conference of the Sudan Youth Network kicked off in the Ugandan city of Entebbe. The network will strive to support ending the war and to realise a civil… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Groups Form Alliance 'To Stop the War By Fighting Corruption'

Five prominent Sudanese organisations agreed to establish an anti-corruption alliance at the end of the Sudan Business for Peace conference in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Violence in Sudan's Nuba Mountains and El Gezira Continues

In new attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Habila in South Kordofan, dozens of people were killed, 15 women were abducted, and over 40,000 people fled the town, Nuba… Read more »

Egypt: El Burhan Discusses Sudan War in Cairo As 'Hemedti' Holds Tripoli Talks

Sovereignty Council President Abdelfattah El Burhan arrived in Cairo, yesterday, to meet with Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi, and discuss the ongoing war between the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - 'El Gezira Is Bleeding'

Since Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in December last year, after only four days of resistance from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), life… Read more »

Sudan: 'Corruption Finances the War' - Sudan Business Forum

Participants in the Sudan Business for Peace Conference workshop, held yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, addressed the presence of companies, both within Sudan and… Read more »

Sudan: Govt Welcomes New U.S Special Envoy

Sudanese leaders and commentators have welcomed the announcement by the US State Dept on Monday of the appointment of Tom Perriello as US Special Envoy for Sudan, however four… Read more »

Sudan: Army Detention of Sufi Sheikh Causes Widespread Condemnation

The detention by military intelligence officers of Sheikh El Amin Omar, leader of the Sudanese El Gadiriyya El Mukashfi Sufi order, in Omdurman on Monday has received widespread… Read more »

Sudan: Gunmen Seize MSF Vehicles in Pre-Dawn Central Darfur Heist

The international humanitarian NGO, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders /MSF) says that two of its vehicles were stolen in the early hours of Friday,… Read more »

Sudan: U.S. Calls For 'Unhindered Aid Deliveries to All Parts of Sudan'

The US Dept of State has urged the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) "to immediately allow unhindered humanitarian assistance… Read more »

Sudan: Unicef Sudan - 'Four Million Children Afflicted By Acute Malnutrition, 730,000 in Severe Condition'

In an exclusive interview yesterday with Radio Dabanga, Mary Louise Eagleton, Deputy Representative of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan,… Read more »

Sudan: At Least 12 Killed in Intensified Battles in Sudan Capital, All Charity Kitchens Closed

Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated again in greater Khartoum last week. Especially Omdurman witnessed fierce clashes. In… Read more »

Sudan: Internet Blackout Hinders Aid Distribution to Civilians

The ongoing internet and communications blackouts in most of Sudan have severely compromised efforts to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Jebel Aulia, south of the capital… Read more »

Sudan: US Ambassador to Sudan - 'Contradictory Signals From the Army Hinder Aid Access'

The US Ambassador to Khartoum, John Godfrey, provided reporters with a comprehensive briefing on American initiatives aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan. He highlighted the… Read more »

Sudan: 10+ Dead Following Airstrikes On Central Darfur

At least 10 people, including an entire family, were killed following a raid by the Sudanese Air Forces on Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, yesterday. Read more »

Ethiopia: Sudanese Killed and Raped in Ethiopian Refugee Camps

Two Sudanese people were killed and six raped in Kumer refugee camp in Ethiopia recently, while others were robbed and kidnapped. Hundreds of refugees have reportedly been… Read more »

Sudan: Communications Blackout Continues in Large Parts of Sudan

The total telecommunications and internet blackout continues in Khartoum, El Gezira, Blue Nile region and other parts of Sudan. The outages are causing a severe cash crisis in the… Read more »

Sudan: OCHA - 'Staggering Suffering in Sudan'

Now ten months into Sudan's war, the latest report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) details the devastating toll on the "25 million people,… Read more »

Africa: Sudan's Tagaddum Spearheads Diplomatic Drive At AU Summit

The Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagaddum) led by Sudan's former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, engaging in talks with Kenyan President… Read more »

Sudan: Sudanese Refugees Face Dire Hardship in South Sudan Camps

Sudanese refugees in the Gorom camp, west of Juba, capital of South Sudan, complain about deteriorating conditions and difficulties facing them in the camp. An activist told… Read more »

Sudan: Civil Society Orgs Urge AU Military Intervention in Sudan

Representatives of Sudanese and African civil society organisations held a consultative meeting on the sidelines of the annual African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital on… Read more »