March 11
Sudan: SAF-RSF War of Words As Sudan POW Transfer 'Called Off'
In a war of words as fierce as the fighting on the ground, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have issued contradictory statements regarding a proposed… Read more »
Sudan: High-Level Tagaddum Delegation Visits Cairo for Political Talks
In a remarkable development regarding the political situation in Sudan, the Egyptian government invited the chair of the Civil Democratic Forces (Tagaddum), former PM Abdalla… Read more »
March 10
Sudan: Qatar Sends 50,000 Food Baskets to Sudan Amid Reports of Famine in Khartoum
The Qatari Minister of International Cooperation arrived at the Port Sudan International Airport yesterday to inaugurate the distribution of 50,000 food baskets to Sudan regions… Read more »
Africa: Sudanese Astronomer - 'Rare Lunar Alignments in Ramadan 1445'
Sudanese astronomical researcher, Dr Anwar Osman, has noted that Ramadan this year will be unique from previous years, as it will witness a partial lunar eclipse in its middle and… Read more »
Sudan: 'I'll Be Spending the Next Couple of Weeks Listening to the Sudanese People' - US Special Envoy
The newly appointed US Special Envoy for Sudan, will begin a tour to Africa and the Middle East tomorrow, to meet with a broad range of Sudanese civilians, "demonstrating the… Read more »
Sudan: Bank Branches Reopen in Sudan Capital
The director of the El Hattana Branch of the Bank of Khartoum announced yesterday that 50 million transactions have been made via the bankak application service during the war… Read more »
Sudan: Hopes of Ramadan Ceasefire in Sudan Fade
In a blistering attack on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the international community in general, the Sudan government and the… Read more »
March 06
Sudan: Sudan Govt to Open Borders, Airports to Humanitarian Aid
Following intense pressure from within Sudan and from the international community, the Sudanese government informed the United Nations today that it will open several border… 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 »
March 03
Sudan: Swedish Ambassador to Sudan - 'EU Prepared to Impose More Sanctions If Necessary'
The European Union (EU), which has already imposed sanctions on six companies that are financing the war in Sudan, is ready to impose more measures if necessary, the Swedish… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Youth Network and Tagaddum Prepare for Peace
Yesterday, the founding conference of the Sudan Youth Network kicked off in the Ugandan city of Entebbe. The network will strive to support ending the war and to realise a civil… Read more »
March 01
Sudan: Sudanese Groups Form Alliance 'To Stop the War By Fighting Corruption'
Five prominent Sudanese organisations agreed to establish an anti-corruption alliance at the end of the Sudan Business for Peace conference in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Violence in Sudan's Nuba Mountains and El Gezira Continues
In new attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Habila in South Kordofan, dozens of people were killed, 15 women were abducted, and over 40,000 people fled the town, Nuba… Read more »
Egypt: El Burhan Discusses Sudan War in Cairo As 'Hemedti' Holds Tripoli Talks
Sovereignty Council President Abdelfattah El Burhan arrived in Cairo, yesterday, to meet with Egyptian President Abdelfattah El Sisi, and discuss the ongoing war between the… Read more »
February 28
Sudan: Sudan War - 'El Gezira Is Bleeding'
Since Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in December last year, after only four days of resistance from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), life… Read more »
Sudan: 'Corruption Finances the War' - Sudan Business Forum
Participants in the Sudan Business for Peace Conference workshop, held yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, addressed the presence of companies, both within Sudan and… Read more »
Sudan: Govt Welcomes New U.S Special Envoy
Sudanese leaders and commentators have welcomed the announcement by the US State Dept on Monday of the appointment of Tom Perriello as US Special Envoy for Sudan, however four… Read more »
Sudan: Army Detention of Sufi Sheikh Causes Widespread Condemnation
The detention by military intelligence officers of Sheikh El Amin Omar, leader of the Sudanese El Gadiriyya El Mukashfi Sufi order, in Omdurman on Monday has received widespread… Read more »
Sudan: Gunmen Seize MSF Vehicles in Pre-Dawn Central Darfur Heist
The international humanitarian NGO, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders /MSF) says that two of its vehicles were stolen in the early hours of Friday,… Read more »
February 27
Sudan: Port Workers Threaten With Strike Over Sudan Finance Ministry's 'Interference'
Employees of the Sea Ports Corporation (SPC) in Port Sudan, Red Sea state, are protesting the decision of the Sudanese Ministry of Finance to place the corporation's departments… Read more »
February 26
Sudan: El Burhan Arrives in Tripoli As Libya Bids to Broker Sudan Peace
The Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and de facto head of the Sudanese government, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan,… Read more »
February 25
Sudan: U.S. Calls For 'Unhindered Aid Deliveries to All Parts of Sudan'
The US Dept of State has urged the warring Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) "to immediately allow unhindered humanitarian assistance… Read more »
Sudan: Unicef Sudan - 'Four Million Children Afflicted By Acute Malnutrition, 730,000 in Severe Condition'
In an exclusive interview yesterday with Radio Dabanga, Mary Louise Eagleton, Deputy Representative of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Sudan,… Read more »
Sudan: At Least 12 Killed in Intensified Battles in Sudan Capital, All Charity Kitchens Closed
Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated again in greater Khartoum last week. Especially Omdurman witnessed fierce clashes. In… Read more »
February 22
Sudan: Internet Blackout Hinders Aid Distribution to Civilians
The ongoing internet and communications blackouts in most of Sudan have severely compromised efforts to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Jebel Aulia, south of the capital… Read more »