Sudan: Sudan Caretaker Govt to Be Announced 'End of This Month'

According to Malik Agar, deputy chairperson of the Sovereignty Council, a new Cabinet will be announced in Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state, at the end of September. Following… Read more »

Sudan: Dengue Infection Cases Rise in Sudan

El Gedaref in eastern Sudan is witnessing an increase in dengue fever* infections, with 70 confirmed cases and two deaths reported last week alone. The El Gedaref state government… Read more »

Sudan: Fire Ravages Landmark Tower in Khartoum

The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company Tower (GNPOC)* head office, a notable feature of the Khartoum skyline, was engulfed by flames this morning, as clashes raged in the… Read more »

Libya: 230+ Sudanese Die As 'Entire Communities Swept Away' in Libya Floods

At least 231 Sudanese people were reportedly killed by floods that struck the Libyan city of Derna on September 4th, after Storm Daniel resulted in two dams bursting. Mutaz… Read more »

Sudan: USA and Darfur Lawyers Condemn Violence in Sudan

Battles between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued in parts of Khartoum state on Thursday. The US State Department has expressed its concern about the… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Commander Hemedti - 'If We Wish, We Can Be in Port Sudan Today'

In a speech posted on social media yesterday, Gen Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), strongly denounced the "creation of an… Read more »

Sudan: Thousands Await Egyptian Visa for Months in Sudan Border Town

For the many people who fled the fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the northern direction, Wadi Halfa in Northern State is the last stop… Read more »

Sudan: RSF - SAF Airstrikes in South Darfur 'Ethnically Motivated'

Several of Sudan's political and civil bodies condemned airstrikes in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, where at least 40 people were killed on Wednesday. The Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Sudan: Mass Atrocities - 'Sudan Has Fallen Over the Edge'

The heads of more than 50 human rights and humanitarian organisations have released an open letter "to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes".… Read more »

Sudan: 100+ Dead As 'Indiscriminate' Shelling Ravages Khartoum

Densely populated areas across the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and its sister cities experienced continuous and indiscriminate shelling on Tuesday evening. The Hilet Kouko cattle… Read more »

Sudan: Junta Leader El Burhan Arrives in Turkey

The President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday afternoon, in his fifth foreign visit since his… Read more »

Sudan: 'Sudan Marks Five Months of Futility' - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) laments that "this Friday, Sudan will mark five months of futility. Five months of futile suffering, death, loss, and… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Activist Warns of 'Dire Consequences' of Toxic Gold Extraction

A workshop held by Sudan's Ministry of Minerals and the Sudanese Company for Mineral Materials earlier this week in Port Sudan, ignored environmental studies that ensure health and… Read more »

Sudan: Death Toll in Khartoum Market Carnage Hits 47

The death toll from Sunday's attack on Qouro Market in southern Khartoum, billed as the highest civilian death toll of any incident since the start of the war in April, has risen… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Retreat From South Kordofan Stronghold, Military Detentions Across Sudan

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly pulled out of Um Ruwaba, North Kordofan, after controlling the town for more than a month. In South Kordofan, eight detainees who had… Read more »

Sudan: Streets of South Darfur Capital 'Littered With Unexploded Ordnance'

Public roads and neighbourhoods in the South Darfur capital Nyala are reportedly littered with unexploded ordnance (UXO) and explosive remnants of war (ERW) in the aftermath of the… Read more »

Sudan: Cholera Outbreak and Asylum Struggles Plague Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia

As a result of the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, nearly 80,000 people have sought refuge in Ethiopia, where they face a growing cholera outbreak and challenges maintaining their… Read more »

Sudan: El Burhan Visits Eritrea to Discuss Sudan Crisis

The head of the Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan visited the Eritrean capital of Asmara yesterday, his fourth visit since… Read more »

Sudan: Five Killed By Artillery Shelling in Sudan Capital

Five people were killed and many injured in northern Omdurman yesterday because of heavy artillery shelling in Omdurman and Khartoum North. Southern Khartoum was calm yesterday,… Read more »

Sudan: Doctors Sound Alarm Over Hospitals in Nyala and Um Rawaba

Doctors in the South Darfur capital reported that several health facilities, including a number of hospitals, are out of service. The joint rebel force in Nyala has formed a… Read more »

Sudan: Conflict Causes Daily Economic Loss of $80 Million - Economist

Sudanese economist Haisam Fathi estimates the daily costs of the violent conflict that erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15,… Read more »

Sudan: Mounting Evidence of War Crimes in Sudan - UK Organisation

The UK-based REDRESS organisation has reported that "a large body of credible (and evolving) evidence" is emerging implicating both sides of the war in Sudan "in the commission of… Read more »

East Africa: Sudanese Experts Decry Ethiopia's 4th Filling of GERD As a 'Water Bomb'

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia says is now full, has been denounced by Sudanese commentators as 'a water bomb'. Concerned international experts predict… Read more »

Sudan: Medics - Khartoum Hospital 'A Bloodbath' As Airstrike Death Toll Reaches 43

The civilian death toll from an aerial bombardment of the crowded Qouro market south of Khartoum on Sunday morning, has risen to 43, medics say. At least 55 wounded people are… Read more »

Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan to Return to Siraj Payments System

The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) has announced that it will return to working via the Total Instant Settlements System (Siraj), making the system available to all banks and dealers… Read more »