May 03
Sudan: Sudanese Journalists Brave Conflict On World Press Freedom Day
Dabanga
Sudanese journalists mark World Press Freedom Day trapped in a brutal, year-long conflict with no ceasefire in sight. Despite local, regional, and international efforts, entrenched… Read more »
Sudan: Siha Demands an End to RSF Siege of Tuti Island in Sudan Capital
Dabanga
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network urges the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately end the blockade of Tuti Island in the centre of… Read more »
Sudan: WFP Warns Time Is Running Out To Prevent Starvation In Darfur As Violence Escalates [press release]
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur as intensifying clashes in North Darfur’s capital El Fasher hinde… Read more »
May 02
Sudan: An Attack on El Fasher Would Endanger Hundreds of Thousands of Children, Warns UNICEF [document]
Unicef
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on situation in Darfur, Sudan Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - Under Siege, El Fasher Teeters On the Brink of Famine
UN News
The ongoing year-long war in Sudan continues to spread across the country, and now El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is surrounded by armed fighters amid the systematic… Read more »
Sudan: Two ICRC Drivers Killed By Gunmen [press release]
ICRC
It is with great sadness that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirms that two of its drivers were killed by gunmen on Thursday in South Darfur, Sudan. Three… Read more »
Sudan: Global Fund Extends Vital Support to Sudan Amid Ongoing Conflict
Global Fund
Amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has signed grant agreements with the United Nations Children's Fund… Read more »
May 01
Sudan: MSF Warns of Catastrophic Malnutrition Crisis in Zamzam Camp Amidst Escalating Violence in North Darfur [press release]
MSF
In response to the escalating fighting in North Darfur, Sudan, MSF has treated over 100 war-wounded patients - including 11 children, many with gunshot wounds - at South Hospital,… Read more »
April 29
Sudan: Threat of 'Large-Scale Massacre' in Sudan's Darfur Is Imminent, U.S. Official Says
VOA
A senior U.S. official warned Monday that more than 2 million people in El Fasher, in Sudan's western Darfur region, are under imminent threat of a "large-scale massacre" from a… Read more »
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces Besiege North Kordofan Capital, Raise Levies
Dabanga
The humanitarian situation is worsening in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, reportedly as a result of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) siege imposed on the city. RSF soldiers… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Gold Revenues 'Unaffected By War'
Dabanga
Although the war between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has continued since mid-April of last year, gold exports have allegedly not stopped or been affected by… Read more »
April 27
Sudan: Security Council Members Call for Immediate Halt to Military Escalation in El Fasher
UN News
UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher,… Read more »
April 26
Sudan: Civilians Trapped in El Fasher, As UN Warns of Imminent Attack
UN News
Escalating violence in Sudan's North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting. Read more »
Africa: AU Chair Expresses Alarm At Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation in North Darfur
African Union
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is monitoring with deep concern the reports of alarming deterioration in the humanitarian and security… Read more »
Eritrea: President Isaias Afwerki Met and Held Talks With the Special UN Envoy for Sudan
Shabait
President Isaias Afwerki yesterday, 25 April, met at Denden Guest House, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres' Special Envoy for Sudan. Read more »
April 25
Sudan: Scourge of Sexual Violence Amid Ongoing Conflict Demands Urgent Response
OCHA
After one year of hostilities in Sudan, we are appealing for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the country. These barbaric acts,… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Civil War Is Rooted in Its Historical Favouritism of Arab and Islamic Identity [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the country's governing structure that's been… Read more »
Egypt: Inside Egypt's Secret Scheme to Detain and Deport Thousands of Sudanese Refugees
The New Humanitarian
'I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us.' Read more »
April 24
Sudan: EU Ambassador Urges 'Press Protection and Humanitarian Access' in Sudan
Dabanga
During the recent Canal France International (CFI) meeting in Uganda's capital of Kampala yesterday, European Union Ambassador to Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, underscored the critical role… Read more »
Sudan: Latest Hunger Data Spotlights Extent of Famine Risk in Gaza, Sudan and Beyond
UN News
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened - heightening growing fears of… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Armed Forces - 'Two Drones Shot Down Over River Nile State'
Dabanga
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have shot down drones over Shendi in River Nile state on Tuesday. Widely circulated videos show the drones flying above Shendi, while… Read more »
Sudan: The United States Calls for an Immediate Cessation of Attacks in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan [document]
State Department
The United States calls on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease attacks in El Fasher, North Darfur. We are alarmed by indications of an imminent offensive by the Rapid… Read more »
Sudan: Latest Global Nutrition Data Reveals Extent of Famine Risk and 'Widespread Death'
UN News
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened - heightening growing fears of… Read more »
April 23
Sudan: UAE Objects to UNSC Over 'Spurious' Accusations By Sudan
Dabanga
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has objected to what it calls "baseless allegations" made by the Permanent Representative for Sudan, El Haris Idris, to the 9,611th meeting of the UN… Read more »
Sudan: Civil War Stretches Into a Second Year With No End in Sight [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - a Sudanese paramilitary force - attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops… Read more »