El Fasher Stories

Sudan: ‘Devastating tragedy’ for children in El Fasher after 500 days of siege
UN News  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been battling forces of the military government for control of Sudan for over two years, has cut off all sup...

RSF accused of shelling hospital, abducting eight civilians in El-Fasher
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 24, 2025

Abu Shouk, which shelters thousands of persons displaced by fighting, has now come under attack twice this month. A week ago, at least 31 people were...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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.

Sudan gripped by deadly crisis as hunger, disease and heat intensify
UN News  |  Jul 31, 2025

In the Tawila locality of North Darfur, humanitarian organisations have had to strengthen their responses to rising cholera cases. They have expanded...

UN warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as displacement, hunger and disease escalate
UN News  |  Jul 08, 2025

Since April 2023, an estimated 780,000 people have been displaced from El Fasher town and the nearby Zamzam displacement camps, including nearly 500,0...

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...

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...

Many feared dead in Sudan after shelling hits crowded market
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 06, 2025

The shelling occurred during a peak shopping time, with many camp residents, predominantly Muslims observing Ramadan, out purchasing food to break the...

Last operational hospital in Sudan's El Fasher on brink of closure after fifth attack
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 14, 2024

Civilians are now pouring into the already overcrowded Zamzam Children's Hospital, which is overwhelmed by the surge in patients.

Tragedy in Sudan's El Fasher as drone attack kills children at Mosque
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 03, 2024

Last month, El Fasher endured multiple attacks, including one that targeted the only functional hospital, leaving civilians vulnerable to disease outb...

Security Council demands end to siege of El Fasher in Sudan
UN News  |  Jun 14, 2024

The RSF and the Sudanese Army have been battling for more than a year, and fighting in El Fasher has been escalating in recent months.

Sudan conflict: At Least 11 killed, dozens injured in renewed El-Fasher clashes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2024

Since May 10, 2024, El-Fasher has witnessed intense clashes between the SAF and the RSF, resulting in significant civilian casualties and mass displac...

IGAD condemns fatal attack at children's hospital in Sudan
Mary Wambui  |  May 15, 2024

On Sunday, a bomb that fell near the hospital claimed the lives of two children and left others injured following intense fighting for the control of...

Sudanese army repels second attack by Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum North
Amina Wako  |  Mar 19, 2024

The Sudanese army announced its successful defence, citing the destruction of RSF vehicles, the seizure of two tanks, and the elimination of dozens of...

Sudanese military conducts airstrikes on RSF in El Fasher
Foreign Reporter  |  Mar 16, 2024

Currently, the RSF controls the eastern and northern districts of El Fasher.

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