Sudan: Sexual Violence Against Women in Wartime - A Never-Ending Tragedy

Whilst the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday, Radio Dabanga continues to receive horrific testimonies of violence against… Read more »

Sudan: Regional Body IGAD Plans Emergency Summit As RSF Attacks West Kordofan Army Base

On Friday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military base near Babanusa in West Kordofan. Residents of the city of continued to flee… Read more »

Sudan: 'Relative Calm' in West Darfur Capital - Governor

The Wali (governor) of West Darfur, Tijani Karshoum, says that a "relative calm: has returned to the state capital of El Geneina. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, he explained that life… Read more »

Sudan: ACJPS - Concerns Mount Over Darfur 'SAF-RSF Assault On Civilians'

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the deliberate targeting of civilians by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »

Sudan: Plight of Women in Sudan and Darfur Highlighted On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Sudan in April, women and girls have been particularly vulnerable to violence and violation, with gender-based violence used as 'a… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Bar Association 'Taking RSF Threats Seriously'

The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) says that it has been subjected to "serious threats from some members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)," which it says it is "taking very… Read more »

Sudan: Amnesty International Reports 'Unspeakable Horrors' in West Darfur

People in Sudan are "enduring unspeakable horrors" amidst ethnically motivated violence in Darfur, warns a recent report by Amnesty International on Wednesday. Survivors who fled… Read more »

Sudan: East Darfur Capital 'Stable' As SAF-RSF Tensions Simmer in West Kordofan

A sense of calm reportedly prevails in the East Darfur capital, Ed Daein, three days after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the town. In West Kordofan, tensions are… Read more »

Sudan: Gender-Based Violence 'A Weapon of War' in Sudan and Darfur

Sudan has experienced a concerning rise in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) since the onset of war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on… Read more »

Sudan: Opinion - 'Juba Peace Agreement Is Ink On Paper' As Sudan Junta Dismisses Sovereignty Council Members

A growing chorus of opposition has condemned the decisions by Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), to… Read more »

Sudan: Fierce Fighting Rages Around Capital

Parts of Khartoum, Omdurman, Bahri, and Sharg El Nil saw fighting, aerial bombardment, and exchanges of artillery shelling between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid… Read more »

Sudan: Activists Condemn RSF Detention and 'Enforced Disappearance' of Journalists

The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) has strongly condemned the prolonged detention of Abdelrahman Warab, a journalist with Sudan News Agency (SUNA), by the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Deputy Addresses Sudanese From Captured East Darfur Base

Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and brother of the group's commander, Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo, arrived in Ed Daein, the… Read more »

East Africa: South Sudan's Kiir Endorses Joint Committee With Sudan's FFC-CC in Juba Meeting

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir met with a delegation from the Forces for Freedom and Change - Central Council (FFC-CC) yesterday, headed by Omar El Degeir, to discuss the… Read more »

East Africa: 6.5 Million Sudanese Now Displaced By Conflict

More than 2,000 Sudanese refugees who reached Camp Milli 1 in eastern Chad independently, are urging the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to register them assuch. The… Read more »

Sudan: Fears Grow of 'Catastrophic Bloodbath' Should RSF Advance On North Darfur Capital

Sudan in general and the people of Darfur in particular are following with great concern the developments in the situation around the city of El Fasher, the capital of modern North… Read more »

Sudan: Sacked Sovereignty Council Member Rejects 'Illegal Dismissal'

Dismissed member of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, El Taher Hajar, asserts that his dismissal has no constitutional or legal basis, and has called for an urgent meeting of the nine… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - East Darfur SAF Base 'Falls to RSF'

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claim to have taken control of the base of the 20th Infantry Division in Ed Daein, capital of East Darfur, at dawn yesterday. The Sudan Armed Forces… Read more »

Egypt: Malik Agar Pledges 'Urgent Decisions' to Facilitate Traffic At Sudan-Egypt Border

The deputy chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, has pledged "to take urgent decisions" to resolve complications currently facing Sudanese vehicles at Egyptian… Read more »

Sudan: Govt 'Terminates' UNITAMS - UN Secretary-General Appoints New Envoy

The Sudanese government has issued a decision to "terminate the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) with immediate effect". The move follows… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Says It Has Made 'Series of Victories' in Jebel Aulia and East Darfur

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced its control of the entire Jebel Aulia military base south of Khartoum, including the bridge linking Khartoum to Omdurman, at dawn on… Read more »

South Sudan: FFC-CC Delegation Arrives in Juba to Meet President Kiir

A delegation from the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) have arrived in the capital of South Sudan, Juba, at the invitation of President Salva Kiir, to discuss… Read more »

Sudan: Ten Killed and Over 6,000 Displaced in South Darfur

The Displacement Tracking Matrix revealed that ten people were killed, others were injured, and 6,000 families were displaced because of tribal clashes in the Nadif and Marfaina… Read more »

Sudan: 1.5 Million Cholera Vaccines Rolled Out in Sudan's El Gedaref

El Dawim Emergency Room in White Nile state recorded one death and six new cases of cholera on Monday, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 16 and cases to 163 in the state,… Read more »

Sudan: Civil Society Groups Call for 'Decisive Action' From International Stakeholders

A group of 50 Sudanese and international civil society groups released a statement to mark seven months since the outbreak of war, sounding the alarm on the risk of further… Read more »