Africa: Thousands More Flee to Chad After Attacks in West Darfur

Groups of armed men with heavy weapons attacked the border areas of Foro Baranga, Misterei, and Jebel Darandi in West Darfur. Thousands have fled into Chad, where they tell their… Read more »

East Africa: UNHCR Calls On Countries to Keep Borders Open to Sudanese Refugees As Numbers Grow

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, has called on Egypt and other countries to keep the borders open to receive Sudanese refugees. He… Read more »

Sudan: More Fighting and Severe Water Crisis in North Darfur

North Darfur witnessed significant violence yesterday before the extension of the truce. Heavy weapons were used in and around El Fasher, including in camps for the displaced.… Read more »

Sudan: Limited but Deadly Fighting in Khartoum As Ceasefire Extended

The Sudanese capital witnessed relative calm and limited battles in Khartoum yesterday, the supposed last day of the seven-day humanitarian ceasefire that has now been extended by… Read more »

Sudan: Fragile Ceasefire Extended

The warring Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to extend the shaky ceasefire that was signed ten days ago in Jeddah with another five days. The… Read more »

Sudan: Darfur Governor Calls On 'All Men and Women' in the Region to Take up Arms

Minni Minawi, the governor of Darfur, yesterday urged the people in Darfur, to take up arms to protect their property from the ongoing violence. Read more »

Sudan: Corpses Buried By Charity in Sudan As War Continues

A team of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society has managed to bury 118 corpses, most of them soldiers, that were lying on the streets of the Sudanese capital and Nyala in South… Read more »

East Africa: Agar Favours IGAD Mediation for Sudan Peace Process

Malik Agar, newly appointed Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, stated that Sudan needs a serious peace process with African partners under the umbrella of the presidential… Read more »

Sudan: More Fighting in Khartoum As Ceasefire Is Set to Expire

Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued in Omdurman and Khartoum North (Bahri) this weekend and today, on the last day of the… Read more »

Sudan: Fighting in Darfur Over the Weekend

Fighting continued in parts of Darfur over the weekend as El Fasher in North Darfur and Nyala in South Darfur witnessed heavy shelling in clashes between the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »

Sudan: Humanitarian Situation Particularly Dire in Khartoum and Darfur As Clashes Impede Aid

Sudanese and international organisations report an increasingly worsening human tragedy in Sudan due to the war that has entered its seventh week despite a fragile ceasefire, which… Read more »

Sudan: Detentions and Raids Continue in Sudan Capital

Reports about members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raiding homes are increasing. An activist was abducted by the RSF in Shambat in Khartoum North on Saturday whilst a former… Read more »

Sudan: U.S.-Saudi Facilitators Urge Warring Parties to Extend Current Truce

The joint facilitators of the Jeddah Agreement, the USA and Saudi Arabia, published a statement yesterday calling for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid… Read more »

Sudan: Surgeon Abducted By Armed Group in Khartoum

Dr Alaaeldin Nugud, the secretary general of the Sudanese Association of Surgeons (SAS), member of the Forces of Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC), and spokesperson for… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War - More Sexual Assaults, Rapes Reported

More cases of cases of conflict-related sexual violence have been recorded in Sudan since mid-May when various civil society activists denounced nine documented rape cases in… Read more »

Sudan: RSF Advisor - 'Hemedti Is Alive and Is Leading the Battle in Sudan Capital'

The advisor of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says that Lt Gen Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo is alive and is leading his combatants in Khartoum. In an interview with Radio Dabanga,… Read more »

Sudan: Food Prices 'Insanely High', Street Gangs Wreak Havoc in Omdurman

Residents of El Sawra Block 29, a poor suburb in Omdurman, are not only suffering from skyrocketing prices and water and power outages, but also from street gangs roaming the… Read more »

Sudan: Army Starts to Mobilise Reservists, RSF Denounces the Move

The Sudanese Ministry of Defence on Friday announced the mobilisation of former army officers and soldiers. The Rapid Support Forces has severely criticised the move. Read more »

Sudan: El Burhan Demands Replacement of UN Special Representative in Sudan

Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and President of the Sovereignty Council on Friday morning requested UN Secretary-General… Read more »

Sudan: Khartoum Calm Again After Fierce Fighting On Wednesday

On Thursday morning, the third day of the week-long armistice that came into effect on Monday evening, most neighbourhoods of greater Khartoum witnessed a relative calm. Read more »

Sudan: US/Saudi Facilitators - Sudan Warring Parties Must Put the Needs of the People First

Saudi Arabia and the USA today issued a statement in which they urge the warring Sudan Armed forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uphold their commitments under the May 11… Read more »

Sudan: Humanitarian Needs Grow in Omdurman, More Aid Arrives in Port Sudan

Omdurman's El Mansoura neighbourhood witnessed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) yesterday, exacerbating the dire humanitarian crisis in the… Read more »

Sudan: Battles, Attacks, and Communication Blackout Continue in Darfur

Intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Thursday. After attacks on Zalingei in Central… Read more »

Sudan: Clashes and Banditry Deepen Civilian Suffering, Displacement in Darfur, Kordofan

Violence continues to afflict several towns and cities in Sudan as clashes between the warring Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue, in… Read more »

Sudan: Thousands Flee to Abyei and Nuba Mountains, Port Sudan 'Overcrowded'

Abyei, a disputed region on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, has witnessed an influx of people fleeing the conflict in Khartoum. More than 100,000 people have sought refuge in… Read more »