North Darfur Stories

WFP aid convoy attacked in Sudan's North Darfur, food relief trucks torched
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 21, 2025

According to the UN body's spokesperson, Gift Watanasathorn, who condemned the incident, all WFP staff are safe and accounted for. She similarly calle...

Grenade attack forces MSF to suspend life-saving services at Zalingei Hospital in Darfur
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

Zalingei Hospital, the only facility in Central Darfur capable of handling severe cases, has treated 162 cholera patients in just 16 days since August...

Scribbled lines of life - hunger and hope in a Darfur city
XINHUA  |  Aug 19, 2025

The conflict in Sudan erupted in April 2023, devastating the country's infrastructure, killing tens of thousands, displacing millions, and creating a...

31 killed, 13 injured in RSF attack in El Fasher, Western Sudan: volunteer groups
XINHUA  |  Aug 17, 2025

The Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a statement that the RSF conducted a "heinous crime" by "deliberately targeting" the Abu Shouk d...

17 areas of Sudan "at risk of famine": UN spokesman
XINHUA  |  Aug 14, 2025

Some residents in El Fasher are reportedly surviving on animal fodder and food waste, the spokesman said.

‘Only hunger and bombs’ for besieged civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher
UN News  |  Aug 14, 2025

Between January and June, the RSF, which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has attacked the...

RSF attack on Darfur camp kills 40 civilians, injures 19 in escalating Sudan conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

The civil war, which began in April 2023 between the RSF and the Sudanese army, has plunged Sudan into violent conflict, killing thousands and forcing...

Libya linked to Sudan’s RSF military camp as UN condemns arms flow amid ongoing Darfur conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 11, 2025

A video report released by the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience used satellite imagery, online videos, and photographs to trace vehicles fro...

16 killed, eight injured in paramilitary forces attack in western Sudan - volunteer groups
XINHUA  |  Aug 09, 2025

The network condemned what it described as "a brutal attack," stating that it constitutes a full-fledged "war crime" and reflects a systematic pattern...

Sudan: El-Fasher faces famine as supplies cut off, UN says
DW News  |  Aug 08, 2025

The UN has warned that "everyone" in the besieged capital of North Darfur was under a daily struggle to survive, with food prices soaring and no acces...

Sudan’s rebel force has declared a parallel government: What this means for the war
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

The Rapid Support Forces, originally formed from the Janjaweed militias in 2000s Darfur, later became a powerful state-backed paramilitary group that...

Cholera spreads in Sudan's North Darfur, 640,000 children under threat, UNICEF warns
UN News  |  Aug 05, 2025

The cholera outbreak is unfolding against a backdrop of deepening catastrophe. Since the war between rival militaries erupted in April 2023, critical...

Starvation, desperation grip Sudan’s El Fasher as war cuts off food, triggers soaring prices
XINHUA  |  Aug 04, 2025

Since May 10, 2024, fierce clashes have engulfed El Fasher, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces and their allies against the Rapid Support Forces.

Sudanese army accuses RSF of handing over Zamzam camp to Colombian mercenaries
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 04, 2025

Once a refuge for over 300,000 displaced people, the camp was later transformed into a heavily fortified military and artillery base, according to loc...

Sudan cholera outbreak kills 80, infects over 2,100 in Darfur states
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 03, 2025

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the outbreak is rapidly intensifying in conflict-hit areas like Tawila, North Darfur, where...

Sudan calls for end to UN probe on war crimes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 29, 2025

The fact-finding mission, created by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2023, was tasked with investigating alleged war crimes committed by both t...

Sudan bans WhatsApp voice and video calls, citing national security amid ongoing conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 21, 2025

The directive is expected to significantly disrupt communication for millions of Sudanese, especially in regions such as Darfur and South Kordofan, wh...

Fragile serenity: Displaced Sudanese find momentary refuge in Tawila, North Darfur
XINHUA  |  Jul 17, 2025

About 70 km from El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, the arriving displaced carry stories of resilience intertwined with unending pain.

At least 933 killed in 2025 attacks on Sudan hospitals and health workers, says Save the Children
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The humanitarian organisation said the number of deaths linked to attacks on healthcare had risen sharply in 2025, with the current toll nearly 60 tim...

Chad reverses ban, allows Sudanese refugee students to sit national exams
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 25, 2025

The move followed a renewed plea by Darfur regional governor Minni Arko Minawi, who earlier criticised Chad's ban and urged President Mahamat Idriss D...

Sudan conflict escalates as RSF launches crackdown in South and East Darfur over army allegiances
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 10, 2025

Local media reports indicate that the operation, led by RSF intelligence units on Monday in Nyala, South Darfur, led to the arrests and forceful deten...

UN, IOM condemn deadly attack on humanitarian convoy in Darfur that killed 5 aid workers
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 04, 2025

The joint WFP-UNICEF convoy, consisting of 15 trucks, was attacked on Monday night while travelling to deliver food and nutrition supplies, approximat...

70,000 refugees arrive in Chad from Sudan amid escalating violence in North Darfur
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 03, 2025

MSF added that the Tine Camp is currently housing over 18,000 people, with many sleeping on the ground, amid shelter, water and food shortages despite...

MSF warns of rising sexual violence in Darfur, urges urgent protection, medical support
Mary Wambui  |  May 29, 2025

Data from MSF Sudan shows that the organisation responded to 659 survivors of sexual violence in South Darfur between January 2024 and March 2025.

Sudanese army declares Khartoum state free of paramilitary forces
XINHUA  |  May 21, 2025

The SAF also vowed to continue military operations until all remaining areas under RSF control are fully reclaimed.

Sudan tops global displacement record with 11.6m forced from homes amid escalating conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 18, 2025

The power struggle, initially concentrated in Khartoum and Darfur, has since spread to several regions, leaving destruction, loss of life and widespre...

UN urges immediate ceasefire in North Darfur amid humanitarian catastrophe
Amina Wako  |  May 12, 2025

The UN estimates that 79 per cent of the population across Darfur is in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, a staggering figure that refle...

Port Sudan rocked by drone strikes in major escalation of Sudan war
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

Inside Port Sudan, the attack on the electricity substation led to a power outage across the city while army units deployed around public buildings, t...

Violence engulfs besieged Zamzam camp in Sudan’s Darfur region
Reuters  |  May 04, 2025

Witnesses described the moment RSF men poured into Zamzam displacement camp on April 11, looting and burning homes as shells rained down and drones fl...

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