August 22
Sudan: Hundreds of Unaccompanied Children Among Thousands Fleeing Latest Surge of Fighting [press release]
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Escalation in violence in Sennar's state capital Sinja on 29 June triggered widespread fighting which has displaced about 725,000 people, over half of whom are estimated to be… Read more »
Sudan: Customs Officers At Sudan-Egypt Border On Strike, El Burhan Intervenes
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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: US Calls for Ceasefire - Sudan's Peace Process At a Crossroads [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Sudan: Port Sudan - Humanitarian Aid Commission Accused of Aid Graft
Ayin English
Displaced Halima Adam frequently hears about relief shipments for those suffering from the war arriving on ships that dock close to her camp in the Red Sea port city of Port Sudan… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Aid Breakthrough
UN News
The first food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan's Darfur region have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened this week by the Sudanese… Read more »
Sudan: First WFP Trucks Cross Sudan's Reopened Adre Border With Food for Communities At Risk of Famine
WFP
The first WFP food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan's Darfur have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened by the Sudanese authorities following… Read more »
Sudan: Cholera Cases Surge in Sudan, Health Campaigns Intensify
Dabanga
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: WFP Trucks Enter Sudan's Darfur Region
VOA
World Food Program trucks carrying urgently needed food and nutrition supplies have entered Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations agency said Wednesday. Read more »
Sudan: El Sisi Reiterates Egypt's Push for Sudan Peace
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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'
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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
Africa: Attacks on Health Are Becoming The New Reality; We Must Stop This Becoming The Norm [guest column]
allAfrica
To mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues a call to stop the intensifying attacks on healthcare workers, hospitals and… Read more »
Sudan: Host Families Are Sheltering Millions of Sudanese - but We Need More Support
The New Humanitarian
'I definitely cannot meet all of my guests' needs.' Read more »
Sudan: Humanitarian Aid to Sudan Civilians Stalled By Floods and Violence
UN News
On Monday, UN authorities in Sudan confirmed that truckloads of food and supplies have been approved to cross the border from Chad through the Adre crossing. Read more »
Sudan: Women Human Rights Defenders Bearing the Brunt in Sudan
Dabanga
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: Sudan's Health Ministry Declares Cholera Epidemic After 22 Deaths
RFI
Sudan's Health Minister this weekend declared a cholera epidemic after 22 deaths were reported. The situation has become dire in the northeast African nation, where the population… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Sending Delegation to Cairo to Meet US and Egyptian Mediators
RFI
Sudan's government said it will send a delegation to Cairo for discussions with U.S. and Egyptian officials on Monday, keeping open the question of participation in peace talks… Read more »
Sudan: Geneva Talks Condemn Sudan Aid Worker Killings
Dabanga
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
Dabanga
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 »
Sudan: Youth-Led Groups Tackle Famine in War-Ravaged Sudan
UN News
How do you tackle famine? UN News spoke with young people operating "emergency response rooms" in war-torn Sudan to find out how they are helping to overcome hunger at besieged… Read more »
August 18
Sudan: Displaced Face Further Misery in Famine-Wracked Sudan
Dabanga
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 »