July 14, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Activists Call for Probe of Alleged Rapes
Sudanese activists are calling for an investigation into reports of rape, sexual assault and other gender-based violence during the fighting in Sudan. Read more »
July 13, 2023
Africa: Egypt Holds Conference With Sudan's Neighbours On New Ceasefire
Egypt is seeking ways to make an elusive cease-fire hold in the bloody Sudan conflict that has killed thousands and forced Sudan's residents into at least six neighboring countries… Read more »
Sudan: International Criminal Court to Investigate Report of Mass Grave
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that his office is investigating reports that at least 87 people were found in a mass grave in Sudan's West… Read more »
July 11, 2023
Africa: WFP - Growing Number of Refugees From Sudan's Darfur Region Crossing Into Chad
The United Nations food agency says thousands of people are crossing the border into the central African nation of Chad from neighboring Sudan to escape the nearly three-month-old… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Citizens Have Mixed Reactions On Military Call for Youth
As fighting in Sudan enters its third month, the Sudanese military leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has reiterated his call for young people to take up arms against the paramilitary… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Reports 13 Dead in Measles Outbreak
Health organizations in Sudan's White Nile state said at least 13 children have died over the past week due to a suspected measles outbreak. An official with the Doctors Without… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Sudan: Suspected Measles Outbreak Hits Displacement Camp in Sudan
Doctors Without Borders said Sunday that there is a suspected outbreak of measles in an internal displacement camp in Sudan. Read more »
June 30, 2023
Sudan: No End in Sight After Nearly 50 Days of Fighting
Analysts monitoring Sudan say it might take an internationally supported peacekeeping force to end the ongoing fighting there. That assessment follows multiple failed cease-fire… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Sudan: Paramilitary Leader Announces Eid Ceasefire, Vows Probe of His Forces
The leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced a brief cease-fire starting Wednesday for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo also said he would… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Conflict - A Regional Powder Keg
Nearly two-and-a-half months after deadly fighting between rival factions erupted in Sudan, ending tenuous moves toward democracy and shattering the hopes of millions for a… Read more »
Sudan: Healthcare Hard to Find, Basics Running Out As Heavy Clashes Resume
Heavy clashes resumed Wednesday morning between Sudan's military and the Rapid Support Forces in and around Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after a 72-hour cease-fire expired. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: Latest Ceasefire Appears to Be Holding
Some residents of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, say they have not heard any gunshots since a 72-hour cease-fire began Sunday morning. Residents say even though the cease-fire… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: Aid Organisation Warns of Looming Food Crisis in Sudan
A catastrophic food crisis looms in Sudan if fighting doesn't stop, said Freydoun Borhani, team leader with aid organization Mercy Corps in Gedaref state, on the Ethiopian border. Read more »
June 10, 2023
Sudan: Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid Worsen Amid Sudan's Raging Combat
Whether Sudan's warring parties stick to the latest U.S.-Saudi Arabian-brokered cease-fire agreement remains an open question. What is not in doubt is that Saturday's 24-hour truce… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Sudan: U.S. Calls On Warring Sides to Show Commitment to Ceasefire
The United States said Thursday it is ready to facilitate discussions between Sudan's warring sides if they show a commitment to abiding by a U.S.-Saudi-brokered cease-fire. Read more »
May 31, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Army Quits Cease-Fire Talks With Paramilitary Forces
Sudan's military Wednesday broke off negotiations with the country's paramilitary forces over extending a cease-fire agreement, accusing their rivals of repeatedly violating the… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Army Walks Away From Cease-Fire Talks With Paramilitary Forces
The Sudanese military has broken off negotiations with the country's paramilitary forces over a new cease-fire agreement. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Sudan: China Seeks Stronger Ties With Sudan Amid Regional, International Tug-of-War
China has been a major investment partner in Sudan's energy, agriculture and transport sectors in recent years, pumping nearly $6 billion in investments into the country since… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Residents Bear the Brunt of the Cost of War
As the fighting in Khartoum entered its 22nd day, the remaining civilians in the city described brutal conditions. Many had nearly run out of supplies, markets remained shuttered… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Sudan: UN Urges Sudan Rivals to Engage in Dialogue As 7-Day Ceasefire Starts
A weeklong cease-fire in Sudan went into effect late Monday as witnesses in the capital, Khartoum, reported some clashes. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Sudan: 7-Day Cease-Fire Starts in Sudan
The United Nation's top envoy in Sudan on Monday welcomed a U.S.-Saudi brokered cease-fire even as he warned that the Sudan conflict shows no sign of slowing down. Read more »
May 21, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Paramilitary Forces Pledge Adherence to New Cease-Fire With Army
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) pledged Sunday to adhere to a newly agreed, short-term cease-fire with the Sudanese army. Read more »
May 16, 2023
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid Reaches Sudan - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday a badly needed batch of humanitarian supplies reached Port Sudan, as more violence was reported… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Sudan: UN Experts Urge Accountability for Atrocities Against Sudanese
United Nations experts who attended an emergency session on Sudan at the U.N. Human Rights Council Thursday were thwarted in their appeal for independent investigations into… Read more »
May 09, 2023
East Africa: Sudan Fighting Puts Neighbours At Risk, Dims Hope for Civilian-Led Government
Twenty-five days since the war in Sudan broke out, there are no indications the warring factions have any intentions of negotiating an end as fighting rages on. Read more »