April 29, 2023
Sudan: Heavy Battles in Sudan Despite Latest Truce, Over 70 Dead in Recent Violence
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county's two top… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Sudan: Fierce Fighting Rages Across Sudan Despite Ceasefire Extension
Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sudan: Fragile Ceasefire Allows Thousands to Be Evacuated
Thousands of Sudanese and foreign civilians have been evacuated from Sudan on the second day of a ceasefire agreed between the country's warring military factions. Read more »
April 25, 2023
Sudan: WHO Warns of 'Extreme Biohazard Risk' As Fighters Occupy Sudan's National Laboratory
The World Health Organization says that fighters in Sudan have occupied the national public laboratory holding samples of diseases including polio and measles, creating an… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Sudan: Evacuation of Foreign Nationals Continues As Fighting Rages On
Foreign countries rushed to evacuate their nationals from Sudan as fighting continued for a second week between forces loyal to rival army figures. Emergency flights were… Read more »
April 20, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Residents Seek Medical Advice Online As Hospitals Attacked
The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Country's Violent Power Struggle Puts Diplomatic Missions in Jeopardy as Death Toll Rises
World powers have been quick to condemn the ongoing violence between the Sudanese army and the powerful Rapid Support Force (RSF) militia which has resulted in the death of at… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Sudan: Dozens Dead in Sudan As Army Factions Struggle for Control of Khartoum
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday as fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries raged for a third day, with the confirmed civilian death toll… Read more »
April 16, 2023
Sudan: France Joins World Leaders in Voicing Concern Over Fighting in Sudan
France has joined the US and the UN in voicing "deep concern" at the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and called on warring military factions in Khartoum "to do everything to stop"… Read more »
April 15, 2023
Sudan: UN, U.S. Call for 'Immediate' End to Fighting Within Sudan Security Forces
The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan and the United States on Saturday called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. At least… Read more »
April 01, 2023
Sudan: Deal Delayed As Army Factions Fail to Agree On Return to Civilian Rule
Sudanese leaders have postponed the signing of an agreement planned for Saturday. The deal was intended to pave the way for a return to democratic government, an official said,… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Sudan: Israel and Sudan On Track to Normalise Diplomatic Relations
Israel expects to fully normalise ties with Sudan later this year after Israeli foreign minister Eli Cohen returned from a lightning diplomatic mission to the Sudanese capital,… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Sudan: U.S., Allies 'Welcome' Sudan Initial Pact to End Post-Coup Crisis
The United States and allies Monday welcomed the signing of an initial deal between Sudan's military and civilian leaders to end a political crisis sparked last year by a coup. Read more »
November 13, 2022
Sudan: Women Cyclists Grease Wheels of Change On Unfriendly Streets of Khartoum
On the busy streets of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, Salma Awad, 28, rides her bike. Working as a messenger, she delivers orders to her customers through a social media app.… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Sudan: How Russian Mercenaries Colluded With Khartoum Regime to Exploit Sudan's Gold
An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Sudan: In Black and White - the Fears, Hopes and Dreams of Sudan's Embattled Fur
Many villagers of the Fur - the largest tribe in the Marra mountains of Darfur, western Sudan - have taken refuge in this rugged natural fortress controlled by the Sudan Liberation… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sudan: ICC Chief Prosecutor Demands 'True Accountability' for Darfur Genocide
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has urged the UN Security Council to accelerate action to deliver justice for thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Sudan: Military Coup Leader Promises Rapid Return to Civilian Rule
Sudan's military strongman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the army will make way for a civilian government. The pledge follows months of street protests and repeated calls from… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Sudan: Protesting Takes Mental Toll On Sudan's Young Revolutionaries
Fadil Omar has seen it all in the wake of Sudan's latest coup d'etat: human rights violations carried out by security forces against protesters, parents having to bury their… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Sudan: Nine People Killed in Mass Protests Against Army Rule
At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces confronted mass rallies in and around the capital Khartoum. The protestors are keeping up demands for… Read more »
June 22, 2022
Sudan: African Union Denounces 'Dishonest' Sudan Talks
The African Union has said it will not be party to talks that exclude significant actors in an effort to get Sudan's transition back on track after last year's military coup. Read more »
June 19, 2022
Sudan: How Sudan Medical Students Used COVID to Improve Community Health
One year into creating opportunities to fight Covid-19 in Sudan with medical students, a coalition of Sudanese doctors has taken the lessons learned while working with local… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Sudan: Sudanese Call for Justice Three Years After Khartoum Massacre
Three years after Sudanese security forces attacked a pro-democracy sit-in outside the army's headquarters in Khartoum, killing 130 people, Sudanese protesters are still searching… Read more »
May 29, 2022
Sudan: 'Neglected' Nile Fishermen Tell of Struggle With Depleted Fish Stocks
Sudanese fishermen on the Nile, who have seen their fish stocks plummet as a result of both climate change and government-made dams, say their industry is being neglected - with… Read more »
May 28, 2022
Sudan: Women's Activist Amira Osman Hamed Wins Human Rights Prize
Sudanese activist and engineer Amira Osman Hamed has won a Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. She was first charged in 2002 for daring to wear trousers,… Read more »