October 24, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Education Re-Opening Unconfirmed
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education in El Gedaref announced that no dates have been set for the resumption of studies in the state yet. Read more »
Sudan: French Court of Asylum Rules - 'Darfur in Grip of Indiscriminate Violence of Exceptional Intensity'
In what could form important precedents, the National Court of Asylum (la Cour nationale du droit d'asile - CNDA) in France last week granted political asylum to two applicants,… Read more »
Sudan: Picking Up the Pieces As Darfur and Khartoum Bombardments Decrease
Nyala University professor Mohamed Abdel Aziz said that Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is one of the most affected cities after Khartoum state. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Sudan: 300 More Central Darfur Families Displaced As Zalingei Fighting Rages
Renewed fighting has prompted 300 more families to flee the Unity neighbourhood of Zalingei to the city's El Hamidiya camp for displaced people due to renewed fighting between the… Read more »
Sudan: East Nile Hospital Closes After RSF Attacks - Sudan Doctors
The Sharg El Nil (East Nile) Emergency Room announced the temporary closure of the Alban El Jadeed Hospital on Saturday due to an attack by a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops on… Read more »
Sudan: Shelling, Air Strikes Persist in Khartoum
Battles and shelling continued in the vicinity of the General Command of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum with artillery and armoured vehicles on Sunday, with warplanes… Read more »
Africa: Risk of Rape Confines Refugees in Chad to Camps - Darfur Women's Forum
Darfuri women refugees in eastern Chad are "unable to leave camps to relieve themselves and to shelter for risk of rape and serious attacks," laments a report by the Darfur Women's… Read more »
Sudan: Armed Forces Chief Announces 'Retirement' of Major General Who Wants to Join RSF
The Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces, and leader of the ruling Sudan junta, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has announced the 'retirement' of Maj Gen Mohamed Alawi Koko… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Sudan: MSF Suspends 'Life-Saving' Operations At Khartoum Hospital, Citing 'Military Blockade'
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced the suspension its support of surgical operations at Bashayer Teaching Hospital in southern Khartoum,… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Janjaweed Leader's Lawyers Present Defence Case at ICC
The defence team representing former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as 'Ali Kushayb' and referred to as the 'Colonel of Colonels, who stands accused… Read more »
Sudan: Health Services in Disarray - Thousands of Children Will Die By the End of This Year, Say Unicef, WHO
The Coalition of Civilian Forces in Eastern Sudan has condemned the way the de facto military authorities are dealing with a worsening cholera epidemic, as well as malaria and… Read more »
Sudan: Health Emergency and Epidemic Control Director Shot Dead in West Kordofan Attack
The director of the Health Emergency and Epidemic Control Department in West Kordofan, Dr Safaa El Dalil, was killed by unidentified assailants in the state capital El Fula, on… Read more »
Sudan: RSF Blockade Raises Concerns for Zalingei Camps
Concerns arise following reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled and blocked access to El Hasahisa camp for the displaced in Zalingei, Central Darfur. Local sources… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Sudan: Deadly Shelling Unabated in Sudan Capital
Continued artillery shelling yesterday caused deaths and injuries in parts of Karari locality of Omdurman, twin city of the Sudan capital of Khartoum. Volunteers at El Nau Hospital… Read more »
Sudan: Trial of Darfur Janjaweed 'Colonel of Colonels' Ali Kushayb Resumes At ICC
The trial of former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as 'Ali Kushayb' and referred to as the 'Colonel of Colonels, who stands accused of 31 counts of… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: Head of African Peace and Security Union Calls for 'African Solution to the Sudanese Crisis'
The chairperson of the African Peace and Security Union (APSU), Roll Stephane Ngomat, has called for "an African solution" for a lasting peace in the Sudan crisis, in his address… Read more »
Sudan: 'Sudanese Financier' Cited As New U.S. Sanctions Target Hamas
The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), today imposed new sanctions on what it terms "10 key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and… Read more »
Sudan: Shelling Destroys Homes in Khartoum
Clashes involving armoured vehicles and heavy weapons continued between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across large parts of the Sudanese capital of… Read more »
Sudan: University Directors - Studies to Resume in 'Safe and Stable States'
University directors have confirmed the implementation of the decision to open universities in "safe and stable states", provided that it is left to their administrations to… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Pound Hits New All-Time Low
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) continues its nosedive against foreign currencies, attributed by traders and economists to an increase in demand for the US Dollar. The greenback was… Read more »
Sudan: Foreign Ministry - Deadly Gaza Hospital Blast 'A Crime Against Humanity'
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has condemned the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including women children and women, on Tuesday evening in an explosion at Gaza's… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Sudan: War Enters Its Seventh Month
On Monday, the war in Sudan entered its seventh month, as violent clashes continued between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) towards Bahri in Khartoum… Read more »
Sudan: Anti-War Group Awaits RSF Response
The National Mechanism to Support Civilian Democratic Transition and Stop the War said yesterday that it is still waiting for responses to its initiative from the Rapid Support… Read more »
Sudan: ICC Jurisdiction May Expand Beyond Darfur - Human Rights Lawyer
Member of the Darfur Bar Association, human rights lawyer, and winner of the European Sakharov Prize for Human Rights Saleh Mahmoud said yesterday that the area of the… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Sudan: Health Minister to WHO - Sudan Faces Poverty, Disease, Ongoing Conflicts
Sudan faces many challenges, including poverty, disease, and ongoing conflicts, the Sudanese Minister of Health addressed the meeting of the Regional Committee of the World Health… Read more »