September 12, 2023
Sudan: El Burhan Visits Eritrea to Discuss Sudan Crisis
The head of the Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan visited the Eritrean capital of Asmara yesterday, his fourth visit since… Read more »
September 11, 2023
East Africa: Sudanese Experts Decry Ethiopia's 4th Filling of GERD As a 'Water Bomb'
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia says is now full, has been denounced by Sudanese commentators as 'a water bomb'. Concerned international experts predict… Read more »
Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan to Return to Siraj Payments System
The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) has announced that it will return to working via the Total Instant Settlements System (Siraj), making the system available to all banks and dealers… Read more »
Sudan: IOM - 190 Families Displaced By North Darfur Clashes
El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, witnessed relative calm on Sunday, after clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday "left 30… Read more »
Sudan: North Darfur Pensioners Struggle After 'Payouts Halted for Five Months'
The head of the North Darfur Civil Service Pension Union has appealed to the Minister of Welfare and Social Development, to intervene urgently to solve the crisis in the state's… Read more »
Sudan: Medics - Khartoum Hospital 'A Bloodbath' As Airstrike Death Toll Reaches 43
The civilian death toll from an aerial bombardment of the crowded Qouro market south of Khartoum on Sunday morning, has risen to 43, medics say. At least 55 wounded people are… Read more »
Sudan: Displacement Tracking Matrix - North Kordofan Floods Leave Hundreds Homeless
Flash floods and torrents following heavy rains partially or completely destroyed about 300 houses in villages south-east of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan last week. Read more »
Sudan: Zain Restores Mobile and Internet Services in Darfur Cities As Shelling Persists
Services of mobile and internet communications provider Zain were restored in the South Darfur capital on Saturday, after more than a month of interruption amid the ongoing… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Sudan: 'Carnage' As Airstrike Hits Crowded Market
A crowded market in Sudan's capital of Khartoum witnessed a devastating attack with "explosive weapons" earlier this morning, resulting in at least 35 deaths and 60 injures,… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Sudan: Lawyers Call for Urgent Aid, Accuse Govt of Spending Money On New Buildings
Continued fighting was reported in Khartoum and South Darfur yesterday. About 300,000 more people in the country fled their homes since last week. The Sudan Democratic Lawyers… Read more »
Sudan: Dollar Exchange Rates Increase in Sudan
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Sudanese pound recorded a significant increase following a rise in the demand last week - while a sharp decrease in exports since war… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Central Africa: Central African Republic Grapples With Sudan Refugee Crisis
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Central African Republic, Mohamed Ayweya, urged the international community not to abandon nations facing mounting global and… Read more »
Chad: United States's UN Envoy Meets Darfur Refugees in Chad, Pledges to 'Prevent Mass Atrocities'
US envoy to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, visited Sudan's border town of Adré in Chad to meet with Sudanese refugees escaping ethnic and sexual violence in… Read more »
September 07, 2023
East Africa: IGAD Quartet Urges Immediate Action to Resolve Sudan Crisis
During the sidelines of the 2023 Africa Climate Summit in Kenya's capital of Nairobi, leaders from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Quartet, led by Kenyan… Read more »
Sudan: Renewed RSF Violence Intensifies Humanitarian Crisis Across Capital
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched their 19th attack on Khartoum's El Shajara Armoured Corps, as residents report relentless artillery and aerial bombardments in the capital… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Dissolved - Legal Expert Questions Constitutional Decree
In a recent interview with Radio Dabanga, legal expert Nabil Adeeb delved into the legal implications of the two constitutional decrees that effectively dissolved the Rapid Support… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Sudan: RSF Will Fight On to the Last Soldier, Paramilitary Leader Says
Commander Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dagalo asserts the continued Rapid Support Forces (RSF) presence in Khartoum, emphasising that RSF has "no intention of seeking control over… Read more »
September 05, 2023
East Africa: Sudanese and South Sudanese Leaders Meet in Juba
Sudan's Sovereignty Council head, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, met with South Sudan's President, Lt Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit, in the South Sudan capital Juba yesterday, "to bolster… Read more »
Sudan: SPLM-N Agar and Blue Nile Govt Defend Breaking Up Women's Anti-War Vigil and Reject 'Neutrality'
The government of the Blue Nile region and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North led by Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar) regretted that a women's protest against the war was… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Sudan: Call On UNHCR for Independent Mechanism to Investigate Abuses in Sudan
117 Sudanese, regional and international human rights organisations have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish an independent mechanism "tasked… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Rebel Leader Killed in Nyala
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North Democratic Revolutionary Movement (DRM)* led by Yasir Arman says that one of its leaders, Abdelazim Suleiman Jumah, was killed during… Read more »
Sudan: Long Queues for 'Pricey' Passports Across Sudan
Passport and civil registry offices across Sudan continue to witness large crowds of people seeking to obtain passports. The increased cost of minimum SDG 150,000 for adults and… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Sudan: UN Adviser On Genocide - 'Sudan Conflict Has Strong Identity-Based Components'
The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has expressed her concern at "the persistent and ongoing levels of identity-based violence… Read more »
September 05, 2023
Sudan: RSF and Army Accused of Looting in Omdurman Whilst Dozens of Civilians Are Killed
Omdurman and Khartoum witnessed heavy fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend and yesterday, resulting in dozens of… Read more »
Sudan: SPLM-N El Hilu Attacks South Kordofan Capital
An army base in South Kordofan's capital Kadugli was attacked by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu) on Sunday. Today, the town… Read more »