August 26
Sudan: RSF Reaffirm Jeddah Declaration Commitment During Sudan Geneva Talks
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reiterated their commitment to the Jeddah Declaration, a key agreement aimed at addressing the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Speaking at… Read more »
August 25
Sudan: Comms Blackout Across Sudan As Rains Damage Essential Fiber Optic Cable Hub
Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods in the Haiya area of Sudan's Red Sea state, have continued across much of the country for the second day in a row.… Read more »
Chad: SAF-RSF Pledge to Open Adré Sudan-Chad Border Crossing. Geneva Delegates 'Watching Developments On the Ground'
The group of countries and organisations participating in the negotiations in Geneva between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), which sent… Read more »
August 24
Sudan: Sudan Media Forum - Hunger, Shelling, Airstrikes Scourge Sudan's Civilians
The aerial bombardment by the army's warplanes has escalated since the beginning of this week in large parts of Darfur and central Sudan. In contrast, the artillery shelling by the… Read more »
August 23
Sudan: North Darfur - 'Children Dying As RSF Block Aid'
In the heart of Zamzam camp, near El Fasher, North Darfur's capital, Maryam Abdallah, a displaced resident, endured the horror of watching her infant starve to death. Her family,… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Suakin Sea Port 'Paralysed By Workers Strike'
Small traders and workers at the Osman Digna Port in Suakin south of Port Sudan, the capital of Red Sea state, are blocking the harbour since Wednesday morning, in protest against… Read more »
Sudan: With Sudan's Media Muzzled, Famine Ravages a Nation in the Dark
Our country Sudan is enduring an unprecedented humanitarian tragedy, as evidenced by reports and statistics from international humanitarian agencies, testimonies from grassroots… Read more »
Sudan: New Darfur Political Alliance Formed in Ethiopian Capital
The newly formed United Civil Forces alliance, chaired by Haroun Medeikhir, a leading member of the Darfuri Revolutionary Awakening Council (RAC), will present its members and… Read more »
August 22
Sudan: Customs Officers At Sudan-Egypt Border On Strike, El Burhan Intervenes
Workers of the Wadi Halfa Customs Clearance Department at the border crossings to Egypt downed their tools on Saturday in protest against the increase in clearance costs and tough… Read more »
Chad: Aid Trucks Cross Chad-Darfur Border Via Adré
More than a dozen trucks carrying humanitarian aid crossed from Chad into Darfur, Sudan, yesterday, according to a statement by the World Food Programme (WFP). The WFP convoy,… Read more »
August 21
Sudan: Cholera Cases Surge in Sudan, Health Campaigns Intensify
The Federal Health Ministry reported a rise in cholera cases to 556, with 27 deaths, predominantly in in eastern Sudan's Kassala. The ministry recorded 49 new cases across 16… Read more »
Sudan: El Sisi Reiterates Egypt's Push for Sudan Peace
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reaffirmed Egypt's commitment to ending the conflict in Sudan, emphasising the need for international cooperation to resolve the ongoing… Read more »
Sudan: Battles Continue in Sudan, Air Raids On East Darfur Hospital Kill Four
Four people were killed in aerial bombardments on Ed Daein, the capital of East Darfur, yesterday. El Taweisha and Mellit in North Darfur were bombed on Monday. The Rapid Support… Read more »
August 20
Sudan: 'Multiple Initiatives Complicate Sudan Negotiations'
Special consultations to end Sudan's conflict and deliver humanitarian aid began in Geneva on Wednesday. According to El Tijani Sese, chair of the National Movement Forces (NMF),… Read more »
Sudan: Mother of Mercy Hospital - a Lifeline in Sudan's Nuba Mountains
In the remote Nuba Mountains of Sudan's South Kordofan region, the Mother of Mercy Hospital has become a critical lifeline for thousands. Established in March 2008, the hospital… Read more »
Sudan: Geneva Talks Pivot to Humanitarian Aid for Sudan
The US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, emphasised the urgent need to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a press conference in Geneva on Monday.… Read more »
Sudan: Eastern Sudan - Two Drown in Gash River Floods, Cholera Reported
The El Gash River swept through Aroma in eastern Sudan's Kassala on Friday, for the second time since the beginning of the rainy season in June. Cholera is spreading in the town.… Read more »
August 19
Sudan: Women Human Rights Defenders Bearing the Brunt in Sudan
Since war erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces SAF and the Rapid Support Forces RSF more than 16 months ago, women human rights defenders in Sudan are bearing the brunt. The… Read more »
Sudan: Geneva Talks Condemn Sudan Aid Worker Killings
International delegations gathered in Geneva for talks on Sudan, beginning with a minute of silence in recognition of World Humanitarian Day, condemned the killing of 22 aid… Read more »
Sudan: More Than 100 Killed in RSF Revenge Attack On Sudan Village
Members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 108 people in the village of Jalagani in southern Sennar last week. Three RSF soldiers were killed. Read more »
August 18
Sudan: Displaced Face Further Misery in Famine-Wracked Sudan
Halima Adam constantly hears about the arrival of relief shipments for those affected by the war via ships docked near her camp in Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state in eastern… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan War - Dozens Killed in Attacks On Residential Areas
Nearly 30 people, among them many children, were killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages in Sennar and El Gezira on Friday. The regional bus station in Wad… Read more »
August 16
Sudan: Exclusive - U.S. Envoy Says Geneva Talks 'Positive' Despite 'Tragic' SAF Boycott
After three days of special consultations to end Sudan's conflict and deliver humanitarian aid, the US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, has lauded the energy at the… Read more »
Sudan: Damning Report from African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies Documents North Darfur Atrocities
A report from the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), dedicated to monitoring and promoting human rights and legal reform in Sudan, highlights the serious… Read more »
August 15
Sudan: Famine Devastates Sudan's Nuba Mountains, Blue Nile
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) issued a dire warning in Sudan's Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile regions, reporting hunger-related deaths. SPLM leader Jatego Umwaja… Read more »