September 12
Sudan: UN Security Council Extends Arms Embargo On Darfur Only in Sudan
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil… Read more »
September 08
Sudan: Sudan Rejects UN's Call for 'Impartial' Force to Protect Civilians
Sudan has rejected a call by United Nations experts for the deployment of an "independent and impartial force" to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes by more than… Read more »
August 27
Sudan: Port Sudan Faces Water Crisis After Deadly Dam Collapse
Tens of thousands of homes in eastern Sudan have been destroyed after a dam burst due to weeks of heavy rain, wiping out at least 20 villages. The disaster has claimed at least 30… Read more »
August 24
Sudan: Sudan Talks Close With Progress On Two Safe Aid Routes but Not On Ceasefire
US-led mediators say they have secured guarantees from Sudan's warring parties at talks in Switzerland to improve access for humanitarian aid, but the Sudanese army's absence from… Read more »
August 19
Sudan: Sudan's Health Ministry Declares Cholera Epidemic After 22 Deaths
Sudan's Health Minister this weekend declared a cholera epidemic after 22 deaths were reported. The situation has become dire in the northeast African nation, where the population… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Sending Delegation to Cairo to Meet US and Egyptian Mediators
Sudan's government said it will send a delegation to Cairo for discussions with U.S. and Egyptian officials on Monday, keeping open the question of participation in peace talks… Read more »
August 14
Sudan: Sudan At 'Cataclysmic Breaking Point' Amid Multiple Crises, UN Warns
Sudan is at a "catastrophic breaking point" with tens of thousands of preventable deaths looming due to multiple crises, the United Nations migration agency has warned. Read more »
August 12
Sudan: Deadly Floods in Sudan Displace Thousands, Hinder Aid Delivery
The United Nations refugee agency said that flood conditions in Sudan have hindered the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing hunger and famine, including to a… Read more »
August 10
Sudan: Sudanese Delegation Meets U.S. Mediators Ahead of Peace Talks in Geneva
A Sudanese delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for talks with US mediators on conditions for the government's participation in ceasefire negotiations in Geneva next week. Read more »
June 28
Sudan: UN Warns of Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe in Sudan
Severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas, with over half of the country's population facing "crisis or worse" conditions,… Read more »
June 07
Sudan: Sudanese Army Vows Harsh Response to Paramilitary Attack, UN Urges Probe
Sudan's army has vowed to deliver a "harsh response" to Wednesday's attack on a village by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who pro-democracy activists say killed more than… Read more »
May 10
Africa: French Catering Company Gives Refugee Women a Recipe for Success
French catering company Bande de Cheffes employs women displaced from their own countries to cook food from around the world. The goal is to make the most of refugees' talents… Read more »
April 15
Sudan: Sudan Conference Opens in Paris to Try and Fix 'Forgotten' Crisis
Paris - Top diplomats from France, Germany and the European Union are set to push for more funding for Sudan on Monday at a meeting in Paris to mark the first anniversary of the… Read more »
April 14
Sudan: Sudan On Its Knees After a Year of Brutal Civil War
A year ago, on 15 April, the civil war in Sudan began. The violence resulted in the displacement of millions. Now, as food shortages get worse, aid is not reaching many of the… Read more »
January 22
Sudan: EU Adopts Sanctions Against Six Entities Involved in Sudan War
The European Council on Monday adopted sanctions against six entities involved in the war in Sudan, where the regular army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
January 21
Sudan: Sudan Suspends Membership of IGAD Regional Bloc Over 'Sovereignty Violation'
The government of Sudan has told the regional economic bloc IGAD that it is suspending its membership of the east African organisation over a communiqué Khartoum says… Read more »
January 10
Sudan: Over 7.5 Million Displaced People in Sudan After Nine Months of War - UN
The UN coordinating agency OCHA says there have been over 7.5 million people forced from their homes since conflict broke out in April last year. Read more »
December 21, 2023
Sudan: Fighting in Sudan's El Gezira State Threatens Aid, Displaces Thousands
Violence in Sudan has spread to El Gezira state, southeast of the capital Khartoum, forcing more displacement and suffering as the civil war enters its ninth month. Read more »
December 11, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Military Rivals Agree to Meet to Discuss Possible Ceasefire
East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Sudan: More Than 20 Killed in Sudan After Shell Hits Market
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement. Read more »
August 30, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Army Chief Meets Egypt's Al-Sisi in Move to Reopen Peace Talks
On his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, visited Egypt on Tuesday in an attempt to reopen peace talks. Read more »
July 14, 2023
Sudan: Egypt and Sudan's International Partners Try to Stop the Civil War
Leaders from Sudan's seven neighboring countries agreed on Thursday in Cairo to a new Egyptian-led initiative seeking to resolve the deepening conflict in the African country. Read more »
July 11, 2023
East Africa: Sudan Foreign Ministry Refuses to Attend Horn of Africa Summit
The east African regional bloc IGAD has mooted the creation of a regional peace force for Sudan at a summit on Sudan on Monday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa . Read more »
July 08, 2023
Chad: Chad Braces for Thousands of Refugees Fleeing 'Incredible Violence' in Sudan
Since April, more than 170,000 people have fled Sudan across the Chadian border, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. As the conflict in Sudan enters its 13th week with no… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Sudan: Eid Brings Another Failed Ceasefire to Warring Parties
A 24-hour ceasefire deal agreed in Sudan on the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday was breached Wednesday amid ongoing violance between the country's army and rival paramilitary… Read more »