April 08
East Africa: Sudan Media Forum Launches #standwithsudan Campaign to Address Famine and Human Rights Abuses
Sudan's independent journalists and media organisations, united under the Sudanese Media Forum (SMF), have launched a critical campaign for global solidarity with the Sudanese… Read more »
March 18
Sudan: SPLM-N Condemns Sudanese Air Force Bombing of Nuba Village School
At least 14 people, most of them children, were killed in an airstrike launched by an Antonov of the Sudanese Air Force on El Hadra village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan,… Read more »
March 08
Sudan: Int'l Women's Day in Sudan Commemorated, Not Celebrated
On the occasion of International Women's Day today, Radio Dabanga talked with women's rights activists Jalila Khamees and Zeina Osman, medical doctor Nada Sayed, and poet Nawal El… Read more »
March 05
Sudan: UN Report On Sudan 'Does Not Correspond With Scale of Violations'
Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the human rights situation in Sudan is 'modest', and that it… Read more »
February 14
East Africa: Sudan's Tagaddum Alliance Meets With U.S. Assistant State Secretary Phee in Addis
A delegation of the Civil Democratic Forces alliance (better known as Tagaddum) met with the US Assistant Secretary of State on African Affairs Molly Phee, in the Ethiopian capital… Read more »
February 08
Sudan: Satellite Internet Services Surge in Sudan
Intermittent, unreliable, and non-existent internet and communication connections, that have plagued Sudan and Darfur since the outbreak of the war, have prompted a proliferation… Read more »
February 06
Sudan: Clashes Worsening 'Already Severe' Food Insecurity - Famine Early Warning Network
Since fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread to Sudan's breadbasket in the south-east, food security in the country has become more… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Denies Being Behind Communication Blackout in Sudan
Zain's telecommunications and Internet service returned for a short while to Port Sudan yesterday evening after a day-long outage, while Sudani and MTN continued to be cut across… Read more »
February 05
Sudan: Sudan Communications Blackout Widens Amid Accusations
The El Sudani and MTN telecommunication and Internet networks continued to be cut off across the country for the second day yesterday. Nearly two thirds of the country's population… Read more »
February 04
Sudan: Phone, Internet Falters in Eastern Sudan
Subscribers to El Sudani and MTN communication and internet providers complain service interruptions in El Gezira, Sennar, and large parts of eastern Sudan since Friday morning.… Read more »
January 31
Sudan: Darfur Human Rights Network Urges Justice for Victim of RSF Torture
The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) yesterday issued a detailed report on the detention and torture of Ebeid Khatem, a 32-year-old Sudanese civil engineer from South Darfur… Read more »
January 28
Sudan: 'Every Second Person Needs Humanitarian Aid in Sudan'
The number of people displaced by the conflict in Sudan has neared a "staggering" 11 million people, most of whom are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the International… Read more »
January 24
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 »
January 17
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 »
January 05
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 »
December 16, 2023
Sudan: Curfew in Sudan's El Gezira Following RSF Attacks Near Wad Madani
On Friday evening, the authorities in El Gezira issued a curfew between 18:00 and 6:00, following attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on areas near the state capital Wad… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Sudan: HRW - Security Council Must Strengthen UN Presence in Sudan
With the pending closure of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), and replacement by a special envoy, the United Nations Security Council… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission - Civil Society Organisations Welcome Human Rights Council Decision
Sudanese civil society organisations that signed a letter on September 20 to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) welcomed the Council's approval to establish an… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Sudan: Foreign Ministry Rejects 'Biased' UN Proposal On Human Rights Mechanism
The United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and the United States of America jointly presented a draft resolution before the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) 54th session in Geneva… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Sudan: UN Human Rights Council to Discuss Accountability for Sudan War
Intensive consultations take place at the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) on the formation of an investigative mission on Sudan, which aims to determine responsibility for crimes… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Mounting Evidence of War Crimes in Sudan - UK Organisation
The UK-based REDRESS organisation has reported that "a large body of credible (and evolving) evidence" is emerging implicating both sides of the war in Sudan "in the commission of… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: 'Sudan Marks Five Months of Futility' - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) laments that "this Friday, Sudan will mark five months of futility. Five months of futile suffering, death, loss, and… Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Cholera Outbreak and Asylum Struggles Plague Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia
As a result of the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, nearly 80,000 people have sought refuge in Ethiopia, where they face a growing cholera outbreak and challenges maintaining their… 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 »