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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Sudan: UN Fact-Finding Mission - Civil Society Organisations Welcome Human Rights Council Decision

Sudanese civil society organisations that signed a letter on September 20 to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) welcomed the Council's approval to establish an… Read more »

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 »

Sudan: West Darfur's El Geneina Teaching Hospital Resumes Services

El Geneina Teaching Hospital in West Darfur has resumed its operations, after a hiatus that lasted for months due to the war that has raged between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »

Sudan: Central Darfur Displacement Camp 'Encircled' By SAF-RSF Clashes

Activists report that the inhabitants of the Hasahisa camp in Central Darfur have been encircled by fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »

Sudan: 'Sudan Crisis Is a Catastrophic Failure of Humanity'

Decrying the six months of "war and neglect", Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called for further scaling up of humanitarian efforts in Sudan, in a statement on… Read more »

Sudan: Tribal Leaders in Eastern Sudan Agree to Ease Tensions

Beja nazirs and tribal, religious and political leaders in eastern Sudan agreed on Wednesday to solve recent disputes in Kassala, renounce hate speech and hold an 'inclusive… Read more »

Sudan: News Outlet, CPJ Call for Investigation Into the Death of Journalist Halima Idris

Online news outlet Sudan Bukra and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urge the Sudanese authorities to investigate and hold to account those responsible for killing… Read more »

Sudan: OHCHR Adopts Resolution for New Sudan Investigative Committee

The United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) adopted a resolution to form a fact-finding committee on crimes and violations in Sudan after the outbreak of war, by a majority of… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan-Iran Reconciliation Raises Concerns

Sudan's foreign ministry announced it renewed diplomatic relations with Iran, in a joint statement on Monday. In an exclusive interview with Radio Dabanga, Sudanese political… Read more »