Sudan: Campaign Urges Sudan Warring Parties to Commit to Ending Sexual Violence

On Friday, the Together Against Rape and Sexual Violence campaign launched an initiative to pressure the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to commit to… Read more »

Sudan: Tagadom Launches Awaited Conference to End Sudan War

The Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagadom) is holding its founding conference in Addis Ababa from May 27 to 30, with over 600 participants attending. The conference aims to… Read more »

Sudan: Kala-Azar Rates Increase in El Gedaref As Schools Stay Closed

The director of the Ministry of Health and Social Development in El Gedaref Ahmed El Ameen has reported a significant increase in the rate of kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)*… Read more »

Sudan: Bombs Fall Amid Ongoing Battle for North Darfur Capital

Sudanese Air Force warplanes continued their airstrikes on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stationed on the eastern and northeastern edge of El Fasher on Monday morning, in ongoing… Read more »

Sudan: MSF Employee Killed By Shell As North Darfur Fighting Rages On

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an overnight attack towards the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) 6th Infantry Division in El Fasher yesterday evening. More… Read more »

Sudan: North Darfur Civilians Flee 'Catastrophic Escalation' in Conflict

A new wave of mass casualties and displacement of civilians is occurring in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, amid intensified conflict. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Sudan: Genocide Advisor Briefs UN Security Council On 'Genocide in Sudan'

The UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, on Wednesday briefed the Security Council in New York on the ongoing armed conflict between the… Read more »

Sudan: At Least 16 Die in Sudan Air Force Bombing of Kabkabiya, North Darfur

Repeated airstrikes on Kabkabiya in North Darfur on Wednesday led to the death of 16 people, among them 12 children. Dozens of others were injured. Nine houses were demolished. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker - 'RSF Exploiting North Darfur Trade Route'

In a new report, the Sudanese Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) indicates that since taking control of Mellit, North Darfur, last month, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Bombs Hit North Darfur Capital and Displaced Camp

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed several El Fasher neighbourhoods and neighbouring Abu Shouk camp for displaced people on Sunday, killing and injuring a number of civilians… Read more »

Sudan: 'Control Livestock Trade With the Gulf to Halt Sudan War' - Ex-UN Official

A former UN and Oxfam official expressed his belief that the main driver of the ongoing war in Sudan is livestock exports to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Nicholas… Read more »

Sudan: GBV-Related Pregnancies Surge in Sudan

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) reported today that several victims of gender-based violence (GBV) in Darfur have endured unwanted pregnancies due to… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Seizes Key Town Amid Deadly Violence In North Kordofan

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it seized control of Um Rawaba, North Kordofan, yesterday. Residents report multiple attacks by the RSF and allied armed groups on surrounding… Read more »

Sudan: Swath of Devastation Across Sudan After New Clashes

Sudan's turmoil escalates as airstrikes devastate Nyala, hospital bombings rock North Darfur, and clashes persist across the nation, highlighting the intensifying conflict between… Read more »

Sudan: UK Foreign Secretary 'Appalled' At Violence Around North Darfur Capital

British foreign secretary David Cameron condemned attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians and the aerial bombardment by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in El… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - Vital Lifeline Returns to North Kordofan Capital

Community leaders of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, earlier this week reached an agreement with commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the area to reopen the road… Read more »

Uganda: High-Water Levels in Lake Victoria May Also Affect White Nile in Sudan

Uganda has warned of an alarming increase in the water level of Lake Victoria. Ugandan Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters earlier this week that the… Read more »

Sudan: Eastern Sudan - Beja Working On Tribal Reconciliation, Militarisation Continues

Beja leaders in eastern Sudan met with Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan this week to discuss their initiative to reach peace between the various communities in the region. Battles… Read more »

Sudan: Fresh Round of US Sanctions Targets Two Sudanese RSF Commanders

The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions on two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders, Ali Yagoub Jibril and Osman Mohamed… Read more »

Sudan: Us Ambassador - 'Darfur Is On the Precipice of a Large-Scale Massacre'

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, has warned that "a large-scale massacre" is imminent in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. In a post on her X… Read more »

Sudan: Experts Question Central Bank of Sudan's Ability to Control Export Revenues

The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) granted 250 Sudanese companies two months to supply reports of export revenues yesterday. The list includes several major companies. Two economic… Read more »

Sudan: Historic Khartoum Palace Set Ablaze By Sudan Army Airstrike

The old Republican Palace in Khartoum was hit by a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) airstrike yesterday, setting parts of it ablaze. An attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a… Read more »

Sudan: Unlawful Detentions and Extrajudicial Killings of Activists Continue in War-Torn Sudan

A new wave of unjustified detentions of unarmed Sudanese who are not a party to the more than 11-month-old armed conflict is taking place these days. Obituaries posted on social… Read more »

Sudan: Dozens Injured in North Darfur Skirmishes

El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has witnessed ongoing skirmishes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allied militias against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) at… Read more »

Sudan: Counterfeit and Expired Medicines Sold On Sudan Markets

Sudan's National Council for Drugs and Toxins issued a warning last week regarding the unknown packaging of Amidol 500 mg tablets used as a painkiller. This warning redrew… Read more »