January 24, 2024
Sudan: Journalists Network Condemns Violence Against Reporters
In its latest report, the Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) strongly denounced the targeting of journalists by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
Sudan: Death of Sudanese Politician 'Deliberately Withheld By Military Intelligence'
The Sudanese Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party said yesterday that party member Mohamed Badri was tortured in military detention in Khartoum North which led to his death on September 17… Read more »
January 23, 2024
Sudan: White Nile Villagers Appeal as RSF Deny Siege
The RSF has denied reports that they have imposed a siege on the village of Wad Kebeish north of El Giteina town, White Nile state, after residents appealed to the commander of the… Read more »
Sudan: UN Panel of Experts Reports on 'The Worst Violence in Darfur Since 2005'
The latest report by the five-member UN Panel of Experts on the situation in Darfur, presented on January 13 but not officially released so far, covers the bloodshed experienced in… Read more »
Sudan: RSF 'Shoot At' and 'Beat' Sudanese Civilians in El Gezira
Wad Madani Resistance Committees have accused the RSF of shooting at people in El Azaza before the arrival of RSF commander of El Gezira Abu Agla Keikel in the village. Read more »
January 22, 2024
Sudan: Govt Cracks Down on Civil Society Groups in the Entire Country
The acting Minister of Federal Governance in Port Sudan last week issued a decree banning all civil society groups in Sudan that have been set up during the revolution or later,… Read more »
Sudan: European Union Sanctions Sudanese Businessman and Six Companies
The EU on Friday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on six people reportedly linked to Hamas, including Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza. Today, the European Council agreed… Read more »
Sudan: UN Sudan Fact-Finding Mission Launches Investigations
The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan initiated investigations in Geneva last week, urging warring factions to cease armed conflict and ensure accountability for grave violations. Read more »
January 19, 2024
Sudan: Airstrikes in West and South Darfur, Fighting Rages on in Sudan Capital
The Sudan Air Force launched an air raid on El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, and continued targeting Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, yesterday morning. Fighting… Read more »
January 22, 2024
Sudan: Activists Denounce RSF's 'Arbitrary Detention' of El Midan Editor-in-Chief
Haisam Dafallah, editor-in-chief of El Midan, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Sudan (CPoS), remains in continued detention by the paramilitary Rapid Support… Read more »
January 21, 2024
East Africa: Junta Freezes IGAD Membership After Summit Boycott
The Sudanese government has frozen its membership of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), and says it rejects the outcomes of any initiatives or mediation. The… Read more »
January 17, 2024
Africa: New AU Panel Aims to Broker 'Swift Restoration of Peace' in Sudan
The African Union Commission has appointed three prominent African dignitaries to form a High-Level Panel on the Resolution of the Conflict in Sudan "to work with all civilian… Read more »
Sudan: UN Expert Deplores 'Grim Human Rights Situation'
As the brutal armed conflict in Sudan enters its 10th month, the UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, has urged the leaders of the belligerent parties to the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Fighting Threatens Merowe UNESCO World Heritage Site
Clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been reported near archaeological sites on Merowe Island, a UNESCO World Heritage… Read more »
East Africa: Sudan Govt Snubs IGAD After Hemedti Invited to Summit
The government of Sudan has suspended cooperation with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), after it included discussions on the situation in Sudan on the agenda… Read more »
January 16, 2024
Egypt: 'Several' Die Crossing Border Into Egypt
A number of people fleeing the war in Sudan have reportedly died during perilous smuggling journeys on the road through the Sahara desert into Egypt. On January 8, the United… Read more »
January 10, 2024
Sudan: Sudan's Tagaddum Seeks to Build 'Broadest Democratic Civil Front Possible'
The Civil Democratic Forces alliance has invited hold-out rebel movements and political parties in Sudan for an urgent consultation meeting about the building of a broad democratic… Read more »
Sudan: Coordinated International Push Required 'To Keep Sudan From Further Collapse'
Sudan's war is entering an even more dangerous phase as fighting spreads to the heavily contested east, spelling more atrocities and mass displacement. Diplomats should seize a new… Read more »
Sudan: Eastern Sudan Civil Forces Calls On Warring Parties to Keep the Region 'Safe'
The Eastern Sudan Civil Forces Alliance yesterday renewed its call on the warring Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) not to transfer the war… Read more »
January 07, 2024
Sudan: Sudanese Dying of Thirst and Hunger in Omdurman
According to reports of Sudanese on social media, the extremely dire humanitarian situation in the central and southern parts of Omdurman has led to people starving to death in the… Read more »
Sudan: Bishops - 'War Attempts to Obstruct Creation of Better Society in Sudan'
The bishops of the Catholic Church in Sudan and South Sudan have called on the United Nations, the 'Troika' of USA, the United Kingdom, Norway, and other members of the… Read more »
Sudan: At Least 11 Dead as Airstrikes on Khartoum and Wad Madani Continue
The Sudanese air force continue to attack sites of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and Wad Madani in the past few days. Various neighbourhoods of greater Khartoum were… Read more »
January 05, 2024
Sudan: Sudan Humanitarian Situation Tops IRC Emergency Watchlist for 2024
The flow of displaced people from El Gezira to eastern and northern Sudan continues. They face difficult humanitarian conditions due to overcrowded shelters and limited services.… Read more »
Sudan: Six Sudan Activists Released Amidst Rise in Military Detentions
The El Dinder Resistance Committees in Sennar said that six of its members were released by Military Intelligence on Wednesday, while two remain in detention. Several Civil Society… Read more »
January 04, 2024
Sudan: Addis Ababa Declaration Stirs Controversy Among Sudan's Stakeholders
The signing of the Addis Ababa Declaration Agreement between the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagaddum), headed by former PM Abdallah Hamdok, and the Commander of the… Read more »