Sudan: Foreign Mercenaries and the RSF - Colombians Misled Into Battle

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of recruiting foreign mercenaries since the Sudanese war began 20 months ago. Many local and foreign observers have… Read more »

Sudan: South Kordofan - Widespread Rape of Women in the Nuba Mountains

Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan's South Kordofan State, according… Read more »

Sudan: RSF, SAF Conduct Recruitment Drives Across Darfur As Fighting Intensifies in El Fasher

As fighting intensifies in El-Fasher, North Darfur State, both warring parties have conducted mass recruitment campaigns across the Darfur region. Read more »

Sudan: Two Towns in North Darfur - Permanent Targets for Sudan's Airstrikes

Since March this year, the Sudanese army's air force has conducted multiple airstrikes on the towns of Al-Koma and Kabkabiya in North Darfur State. Constantly targeted from the… Read more »

Sudan: More Fighting, More Pressure On Zamzam Camp

On 26 September, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk expressed his worries over the increased fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its supporting ethnic militias… Read more »

Sudan: Artillery Shelling Threatens to Shut Down the Last Functioning Hospital in El Fasher

The continuous artillery shelling and blockage of medical supplies in El Fasher may lead to the closure of the only functioning hospital, Saudi Hospital, according to the medical… Read more »

Sudan: Torture and Murder - the Horrors Endured By Military Prisoners in Sudan's War

Due to the extensive military operations in Sudan, hundreds of military personnel from both sides have been captured. Since the war broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces… Read more »

Sudan: Mary's Story - Displaced and Displaced Again

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Africa: Anger As Xenophobic Waves Against South Sudanese Sweep Sudan

Anger, anxiety, and betrayal are how one can describe the mood among South Sudanese following the growing xenophobic attacks and arrests in Sudan as the army-controlled areas… Read more »

Chad: Displaced Again - Sudanese Refugees Forced Out of Adré Refugee Camp, Chad

Since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April last year, a steady stream of Sudanese from Darfur have fled across the border into Chad. Over 579,000 Sudanese refugees have escaped to… Read more »

Sudan: Experts Ask for a New Civilian Protection Force in Sudan

Considerations for implementing a new civil protection force are on the rise as the international community loses hope over a peaceful resolution to Sudan's conflict, now over 14… Read more »

Sudan: The Al-Bara Ibn Malik Brigade - a Lifeline to the Army or a Lifelong Challenge

After a week's detention, Saudi Arabian authorities released Al-Misbah Abuzeid Talha, the leader of the Al-Bara Bin Malik Brigade, an Islamist paramilitary allied with the Sudan… Read more »

Sudan: A Senior RSF Commander Killed in North Darfur

The commander of Rapid Support Operations in the Darfur region of western Sudan, General Ali Yaqoub Jibril, was killed in battles that took place between his forces and the army… Read more »

Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, Sudanese Refugees Are Ready to Return to Bombs

On 1 May, several hundred Sudanese refugees deserted the camps in Ethiopia, where they were surviving in deplorable security and humanitarian conditions. If their request to be… Read more »

Sudan: A Country of the Displaced -- Startling Figures of the Conflict-Displaced in Sudan

Last year marked the highest level of conflict-related internal displacement ever recorded in the world, with 68.3 million people--with Sudan contributing the highest percentage to… Read more »

Sudan: The Army's First Offensive in North Kordofan and Mediations in South Kordofan

For the first time, Sudan's army took the offensive in El-Obeid, North Kordofan State, on Monday after the largest military battle took place between the army and Rapid Support… Read more »

Sudan: Drought or Drowned - Sudanese Continue the Risky Journey to Libya, Europe

With residents of El Fasher and its surrounding areas under siege, those who have the means are fleeing the area to make the perilous journey to Libya and beyond. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - One Year Anniversary of War

After one year of conflict, the egregious damage to the country and its citizens is almost immeasurable. Much of this suffering has taken place in silence as international… Read more »

Sudan: Even If the Guns Are Silent, US Diplomat Claims Sudan's Starvation Is Irreversible

Humanitarian leaders in the region have told the United States Special Envoy for Sudan that the crisis in Sudan is so severe that starvation is unavoidable, even if a lull in… Read more »

Sudan: RSF in Jazeera - Setting Up a Local Government While Killing the Locals

In late March, Siddig Osman made a big announcement in Al Jazeera State: the formation of a civilian administration comprised of 31 members chosen to represent the state's villages… Read more »

South Sudan: Mercenaries Captured in Sudan Troops - South Sudan Army Distances Itself

The South Sudan National Army, also known as the South Sudan People's Defense Force, (SSPDF) has distanced itself from any links or connection to the 14 South Sudanese mercenaries… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Conflict Monitor - 5 Things That Matter Now

The Sudan Conflict Monitor is a rapid response to the expanding war in Sudan written through a peace-building, human rights, and justice lens. Here we have tried to capture the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Healthcare, the First Casualty of War

The health sector was one of the first casualties of the war. As conflict spreads, medical facilities continue to be targeted by the warring parties and medical staff are compelled… Read more »

Sudan: Hope or Hopeless - the UN Resolution for the War's Respite in Ramadan

In a move that revived Sudanese hopes for stopping the war and for humanitarian aid to arrive, the UN Security Council voted following Resolution 2724 to stop hostilities in Sudan… Read more »

Sudan: Schools in Limbo - How Children Cope in War-Torn Sudan

After losing all hope for her five children to resume their educational journey, Hafsa Hassan, who was displaced from the city of Omdurman, has decided to seek refuge in a… Read more »