November 25, 2024
Sudan: First WFP Convoy Reaches North Darfur Camp Since Famine Declared
The first World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived at Zamzam camp in North Darfur on Friday, since the declaration of famine in the area three months ago. This marks the start of… Read more »
Sudan: 'Sexual Violence Used Systematically As Weapon of War in Sudan' - Swedish Envoy
"Sudanese women, you are not alone." In a video message on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women today, Anna Block Mazoyer, Swedish… Read more »
November 24, 2024
Sudan: 'Leaving Omdurman' - Saad Obeid About the First Months of War in Sudan (2)
Dr Saad Yousif Obeid, professor in theatre at the Sudan University, had to flee his home in Omdurman after war broke out between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid… Read more »
November 22, 2024
Sudan: U.S. Politicians Aim to Block UAE Arms Deal Over Sudan Links
Two US Democratic lawmakers are pushing to block a $1.2 billion arms deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing the Gulf state of supplying weapons to Sudan's paramilitary… Read more »
November 21, 2024
Sudan: 'Leaving Omdurman' - Saad Obeid About the First Months of War in Sudan
After Radio Dabanga's English team obtained The Disaster, a book written by Saad Obeid, professor in theatre at the Sudan University, about life in Omdurman during the first five… Read more »
November 20, 2024
Sudan: WFP Sudan Extends Cash Transfer Registration in El Gezira Until Saturday
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has extended its self-registration for cash transfers in El Gezira through the Bankak application until November 23, aiming to support… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Researcher - 'War Death Toll Far Exceeds Official Metrics'
Dr Maysoon Dahab, co-director of the Sudan Research Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and lead researcher of the ground-breaking study revealing that… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Refugees in Niger Suffer As Protests Met With Crackdowns
Sudanese refugees in Niger are renewing calls for help as they endure dire conditions and escalating threats, according to testimonies shared with Dabanga, earlier this week.… Read more »
November 19, 2024
Sudan: Vetoed - UNSC Resolution to Protect Sudanese Civilians
The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a draft resolution aimed at pushing for measures to protect civilians in Sudan after Russia used its veto power to reject it.… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Special Envoy Meetings in Port Sudan Prove 'Fruitful'
The US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, visited Port Sudan on Monday, where he held what he described as "fruitful" meetings with Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, his deputy… Read more »
November 18, 2024
Sudan: MSF Sudan - '16% of Khartoum's Hospital War-Wounded Are Children'
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report that 16 per cent of patients treated for trauma at Bashair Teaching Hospital in south Khartoum since January 2024 are children… Read more »
Sudan: Int'l Organisations Call for Joint Forces to Leave Darfur's Zamzam Camp
A report released last week by Sudanese and international organisations condemned the military presence in Zamzam camp, one of Darfur's largest camps for displaced people, urging… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's RSF 'Ready for a Ceasefire', Says Top Negotiator
The negotiating delegation of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) held a press conference in Kenya this morning. Brig Gen Omar Hamdan, head of the delegation, and Ezzeldin El Safi,… Read more »
November 15, 2024
Sudan: Sudan-South Sudan - UN Extends Abyei Peacekeeping Mandate to 2025
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has approved an extension of the mandate for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 2025. The decision… Read more »
Sudan: Death Toll in Sudan's War 'Vastly Undercounted'
A new study has revealed that the number of people killed in Sudan's ongoing war is dramatically higher than earlier estimates, with over 61,000 deaths recorded in Khartoum State… Read more »
November 14, 2024
Sudan: UN Welcomes Decision to Keep Adré Sudan-Chad Aid Corridor Open
The United Nations has welcomed the decision announced yesterday (November 13) by Sudanese authorities to extend the opening of the Adré crossing from Chad for three months,… Read more »
November 13, 2024
Sudan: 'French Weapons System On APCs in Sudan Clear Breach of UN Arms Embargo' - Amnesty International
French-manufactured military technology incorporated into armoured personnel carriers (APCs) made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is being used on the battlefield in Sudan in… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker - 'SAF Seeks Economic Power Through Reconstruction'
Suliman Baldo, executive director of the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT), warns in a recently published report that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is positioning… Read more »
Sudan: UNSC Renew Sudan Ceasefire Efforts Amid Worsening Crisis
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) warned yesterday in a session focusing on Sudan that the situation is set to worsen exponentially, as escalating violence, humanitarian… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Imposes Sanctions On West Darfur RSF Commander
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Gen Abdelrahman Juma, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Sector Commander in West Darfur, over his… Read more »
Sudan: WFP Urges Sudan to 'Keep Crossings Open' As Aid Convoy Heads to Famine-Stricken Darfur
The World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed to Sudan to keep the Adré border crossing open, as a convoy carrying crucial humanitarian aid heads toward the Zamzam camp for… Read more »
November 12, 2024
Sudan: RSF Accused of Poisoning Sudanese in El Gezira
Hundreds of people have reportedly died after contracting strange symptoms in El Hilaliya town in eastern El Gezira, amidst conflicting reports about the cause of the deaths. El… Read more »
Sudan: Political Actors Condemn Further Airstrikes On Darfur
Airstrikes killed dozens and injured others in Nyala and neighbouring Beleil in South Darfur and Mellit, El Koma, and Kabkabiya in North Darfur on Saturday and Sunday, according to… Read more »
November 11, 2024
Sudan: Sudan's RSF 'Stoke Ethnic Tensions With Tribal Recruitment'
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched an intensive recruitment campaign in Darfur and Kordofan, mobilising fighters along tribal lines. This move has… Read more »
Sudan: Covering Sudan's War, As Told By Journalists
More than 18 months into Sudan's war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the work of Sudanese journalists has grown… Read more »