August 10, 2023
Sudan: Unitams Seeks Safety Measures for Civilians
Sudan's United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) humanitarian coordinator Clementine Nkweta-Salami, expressed concern on Wednesday about the… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Rep to UN 'Appalled' - Govt Threats to Expel Unamid 'Outrageous and Unacceptable'
The US ambassador to the United Nations says she is "appalled" after UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, was prevented from delivering his… Read more »
Sudan: Ministry of Education - Students to Go to Next Grade Despite Cancellation of Exams
Sudan's Ministry of Education issued a decision on Wednesday to cancel the final exams for primary, intermediate, and secondary education in all war-affected states in the country… Read more »
Sudan: Doctors - South Darfur Running Short of Med Supplies
Blood transfusion bags, anaesthesia, gauze, solutions, and suture threads are among the medical supplies that are in critically short supply in the South Darfur capital of Nyala,… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Save the Children Warns of Cholera Outbreak in Sudan Capital
Thousands of corpses are reported to be decomposing on the streets of Khartoum, with mortuaries at breaking point due to power outages and insufficient capacity to store the… Read more »
Sudan: Plan to Combat Smuggling Along Sudan's Eastern Border
The security committees of Kassala and Red Sea states announced upcoming collaboration plans to specifically target cross-border crimes and smugglers along Sudan's eastern border,… Read more »
Sudan: Shelling in Omdurman Kills 20, Two Dead in Nyala
Fierce fighting in Omdurman, sister city of Khartoum, claimed at least 20 lives yesterday. The army reported an extensive combing operation across Omdurman, while the Rapid Support… Read more »
Sudan: Journalists Condemn Targeting of Professionals and Volunteers
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) is gravely concerned about the increasing number of assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians, in particular journalists,… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Sudan: Airstrikes in Khartoum, Forced Evacuations Continue
The Sudanese air force continued to bombard multiple areas of Khartoum state on Monday. Residents of Abrof neighbourhood in Omdurman were forcibly evacuated by the army and the… Read more »
Sudan: Chad Summit Strives for Ceasefire
The first meeting of the Ministerial Mechanism of Sudan's neighbouring countries concluded in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Monday, with agreement among the delegates for a… Read more »
Sudan: Images of Destroyed Darfur Villages Evoke 'Scorched Earth' Campaigns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported "massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba" in West Darfur in late July this year, shown in satellite data collected by the advocacy… Read more »
Sudan: 'Nearly 14 Million Children in Need of Aid'
According to UN agencies, at least 24 million people across Sudan require aid, which is more than half of the population. The majority is facing severe hunger and six million… Read more »
Sudan: Kordofan - Strikes and Power Cuts As Water Prices Rise in Sudan
Medical staff in El Obeid hospitals in North Kordofan entered the fifth day of strikes yesterday, as the city experienced a three-day power cut. Drinking water costs between SDG… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Sudan: Lawyers 'Outraged' As Three Human Rights Defenders Slain
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) released a statement condemning the murder of prominent human rights defender Ahmed 'El Lord' Abdallah and advocate Adam El Rab in Nyala on Friday.… Read more »
Sudan: Non-Aligned Parties Reject Malik Agar's Calls to Support SAF in Sudan War
The Vice President of the Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, dismissed neutrality as a solution to halt the ongoing war in Sudan, advocating for Sudanese to "rally around the Sudan… Read more »
Sudan: Calls to Address Sexual Violence in Darfur, El Burhan Orders Investigation Into 'War Crimes'
The Women's Future Organisation has recorded 103 incidents of rape in South and West Darfur since the outbreak of war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
Sudan: Airstrikes On Republican Palace, Civil Servants Await Salaries While Oil Ministry Raises Fuel Prices
Fighting between the Sudan Armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, with the air force attacking the Republican Palace in central Khartoum. Six… Read more »
August 06, 2023
Sudan: RSF Claims 'Full Control' of Central Darfur After Clashes
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday claimed its forces had taken complete control of Central Darfur, where heavy clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)… Read more »
Sudan: Heavy Rains, Power Cuts, Water Shortage in North Darfur Capital
A number of houses have collapsed following heavy rains in the North Darfur capital of El Fasher, which is experiencing a shortage of drinking water amid power cuts resulting from… Read more »
Sudan: DBA - 'Lawyers Targeted, Detained By Both Sides in Sudan Conflict'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) has appealed to both sides in the current hostilities in Sudan to release all civilian detainees, after another senor lawyer was arrested by… Read more »
August 05, 2023
Sudan: 'Criminal Cases Filed Against Militia' for Abductions and Sexual Violence
The Sudanese public prosecutor has reportedly filed criminal cases against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for enforced disappearances and sexual assaults. On Tuesday,… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Sudan: More Darfur Refugees Relocated to Camps in Chad
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is continuously working with the government of Chad to move thousands of refugees from the border to refugee camps in the eastern part of the country. Read more »
Sudan: Unitams 'Gravely Concerned' About the Violence in Darfur
The Un Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) yesterday expressed its serious concerns about the severe impact of the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Sudan: IOM - '4 Million Now Displaced in Sudan'
The United Nations' International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has issued a report on the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, which states the number of displaced people… Read more »
Sudan: South Darfur Lawlessness - 'Most Vulnerable Worst Hit'
South Darfur's capital of Nyala experienced a temporary calm following intense clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),… Read more »