Sudan: Health Services Deteriorate As Disease Spreads

Cases of dengue fever* and cholera continue to spread across Sudan. The Federal Ministry of Health announced that 3,414 cases of dengue fever were recorded, including 38 deaths, in… Read more »

Sudan: French Court of Asylum Rules - 'Darfur in Grip of Indiscriminate Violence of Exceptional Intensity'

In what could form important precedents, the National Court of Asylum (la Cour nationale du droit d'asile - CNDA) in France last week granted political asylum to two applicants,… Read more »

Sudan: Picking Up the Pieces As Darfur and Khartoum Bombardments Decrease

Nyala University professor Mohamed Abdel Aziz said that Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is one of the most affected cities after Khartoum state. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Sudan: 300 More Central Darfur Families Displaced As Zalingei Fighting Rages

Renewed fighting has prompted 300 more families to flee the Unity neighbourhood of Zalingei to the city's El Hamidiya camp for displaced people due to renewed fighting between the… Read more »

Sudan: Shelling, Air Strikes Persist in Khartoum

Battles and shelling continued in the vicinity of the General Command of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum with artillery and armoured vehicles on Sunday, with warplanes… Read more »

Africa: Risk of Rape Confines Refugees in Chad to Camps - Darfur Women's Forum

Darfuri women refugees in eastern Chad are "unable to leave camps to relieve themselves and to shelter for risk of rape and serious attacks," laments a report by the Darfur Women's… Read more »

Sudan: Armed Forces Chief Announces 'Retirement' of Major General Who Wants to Join RSF

The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces, and leader of the ruling Sudan junta, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has announced the 'retirement' of Maj Gen Mohamed Alawi Koko… Read more »

Sudan: Health Emergency and Epidemic Control Director Shot Dead in West Kordofan Attack

The director of the Health Emergency and Epidemic Control Department in West Kordofan, Dr Safaa El Dalil, was killed by unidentified assailants in the state capital El Fula, on… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Blockade Raises Concerns for Zalingei Camps

Concerns arise following reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled and blocked access to El Hasahisa camp for the displaced in Zalingei, Central Darfur. Local sources… Read more »

Sudan: Deadly Shelling Unabated in Sudan Capital

Continued artillery shelling yesterday caused deaths and injuries in parts of Karari locality of Omdurman, twin city of the Sudan capital of Khartoum. Volunteers at El Nau Hospital… Read more »

Africa: Head of African Peace and Security Union Calls for 'African Solution to the Sudanese Crisis'

The chairperson of the African Peace and Security Union (APSU), Roll Stephane Ngomat, has called for "an African solution" for a lasting peace in the Sudan crisis, in his address… Read more »

Sudan: Shelling Destroys Homes in Khartoum

Clashes involving armoured vehicles and heavy weapons continued between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across large parts of the Sudanese capital of… Read more »

Sudan: War Enters Its Seventh Month

On Monday, the war in Sudan entered its seventh month, as violent clashes continued between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) towards Bahri in Khartoum… Read more »

Sudan: Anti-War Group Awaits RSF Response

The National Mechanism to Support Civilian Democratic Transition and Stop the War said yesterday that it is still waiting for responses to its initiative from the Rapid Support… Read more »

Sudan: Tribal Leaders in Eastern Sudan Agree to Ease Tensions

Beja nazirs and tribal, religious and political leaders in eastern Sudan agreed on Wednesday to solve recent disputes in Kassala, renounce hate speech and hold an 'inclusive… Read more »

Sudan: Central Darfur Displacement Camp 'Encircled' By SAF-RSF Clashes

Activists report that the inhabitants of the Hasahisa camp in Central Darfur have been encircled by fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Sudan: OHCHR Adopts Resolution for New Sudan Investigative Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) adopted a resolution to form a fact-finding committee on crimes and violations in Sudan after the outbreak of war, by a majority of… Read more »

Africa: Sudanese Refugees Face Dire Conditions in Chad

More than 10,000 Sudanese refugee families, who have fled violence in Darfur to Adré camp in eastern Chad, are living in dire conditions, and lack food, shelter, and… Read more »

Sudan: Rising Death Toll in Sudan Capital As El Nau Hospital 'Hit By Shell'

Intense confrontations continued this week between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudan capital Khartoum, and its sister cities… Read more »

Sudan: Fatal Clashes, Civilian Suffering in Kordofan

A 21-year-old woman was killed, and several others sustained injuries during clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement North under the… Read more »

Sudan: OCHA - Over $2 Billion Needed to Protect Sudanese From War

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), humanitarian organisations require USD 2.6 billion to assist and protect people in Sudan until the… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Shelling of SAF Command in Sudan Capital Resumes

Plumes of smoke rose above the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Sunday, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) resumed shelling of the General Command of the Sudan Armed… Read more »

Sudan: North Kordofan Clashes 'Most Violent Yet' As 14-Year-Old Dies

El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, witnessed renewed violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday morning. A… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Relief Convoys Brave Perils Amid Ongoing Conflict

Nyala, South Darfur's capital, braces for a significant relief convoy due early next week, offering the much-needed aid to those beleaguered by the enduring conflict between the… Read more »

Sudan: Four Die in Army Operation in Muglad, West Kordofan

Two members of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and two civilians were killed in Muglad, West Kordofan, on Wednesday, after an army unit arrived at the town 'to maintain security'.… Read more »