Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ‘Hemedti’ Stories

Sudanese army advances to retake central city of Wad Madani from paramilitary rivals RSF
Reuters  |  Jan 12, 2025

The army posted a video appearing to show troops inside the city, which is the capital of El Gezira state, an agricultural and trading hub that has be...

US determines members of Sudan's RSF committed genocide, imposes sanctions on leader Hemedti
Reuters  |  Jan 09, 2025

Sudan's army and RSF have been fighting for almost two years, creating a humanitarian crisis in which UN agencies struggle to deliver relief.

Sudan-Kenya diplomatic tensions persist over RSF engagement
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 08, 2025

Sudan accused Kenya of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and interfering in its internal affairs.

UN chief condemns Sudan's RSF attacks on civilians as conflict rages
Reuters  |  Nov 02, 2024

he RSF allegedly killed at least 124 people in a village in El Gezira State last month, activists said, in one of the conflict's deadliest incidents.

Head of Sudan's RSF accuses Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on group's troops
Reuters  |  Oct 10, 2024

The Egyptian foreign ministry denied Hemedti's accusations regarding the participation of Egyptian aviation in the ongoing war in Sudan.

Human Rights Watch report reveals extensive sexual violence in Sudan's capital
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 29, 2024

"I have slept with a knife under my pillow for months in fear of the raids that lead to rape by RSF," a 20-year-old woman living in an RSF-controlled...

US invites Sudan's warring parties for talks, RSF to participate
Reuters  |  Jul 24, 2024

The talks will include the African Union, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations as observers, Blinken said in a statement. Saudi Arab...

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed visits Port Sudan for peace talks
Amina Wako  |  Jul 10, 2024

PM Abiy stressed that the problems of nations should be resolved internally without external interference.

Kenya temporarily relocates embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan
Amina Wako  |  Jul 04, 2024

Sources from Sudan informed The Eastleigh Voice that Nairobi has established a provisional base in Port Sudan for diplomatic engagements.

RSF's Hemedti claims Sudan army withdrew from peace talks over extremists' pressure
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 17, 2024

Hemedti also claimed that the army apologised for their absence, citing pressure from extremists, which he alleged controls the army's decisions.

Sudanese army thwarts major RSF Attack on al-Fashir, kill senior commander
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 15, 2024

Ali Yagoub was a leading commander for the RSF in al-Fashir, the last major city in Darfur that was not under the RSF's control. 

Egypt to host inter-Sudanese political talks in June to discuss ending war
Amina Wako  |  May 29, 2024

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that the conference would take place in Cairo, with participation from a wide spectrum o...

Sudan sees sharp rise in violent school attacks amid war
Hanifa Adan  |  May 29, 2024

Incidents include airstrikes on schools, which have resulted in student and teacher casualties, torture, killings, abductions of educators, and sexual...

UN’s rights chief says horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer
United Nations  |  May 17, 2024

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls with Lt-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagal...

Sudan war: UAE denies supporting paramilitary RSF
Amina Wako  |  Apr 24, 2024

The UAE says it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries and remains committed to a peaceful resolution.

Sudan war: UAE refutes claim of supplying weapons to RSF
Foreign Reporter  |  Mar 24, 2024

UAE's Deputy Permanent Representative countered Sudan's claims about the supply of weapons, asserting that such support would breach the arms embargo...

Sudan war: Army retakes control of national TV, radio headquarters
Amina Wako  |  Mar 14, 2024

As Army General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan leads military advancements on the battlefield, his deputy, Malik Agar, is countering the RSF's political and r...

Sudan war: Army general rejects call for Ramadan ceasefire
Hanifa Adan  |  Mar 10, 2024

Lieutenant-General Yasir Al-Atta says the military and the people cannot agree to a truce dictated by others and that the RSF must leave civilian site...

General Abdel Fattah's deputy counters RSF leader's regional tour advances
Amina Wako  |  Mar 04, 2024

On Sunday, the junta deputy leader met with South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa.

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