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Mudavadi denies Kenya’s involvement with Sudan’s RSF, calls allegations politically driven
Amina Wako  |  Apr 17, 2025

His remarks come in the wake of controversial allegations by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who linked President William Ruto to the RSF’s...

UK and EU pledge over $700 million in aid as Sudan marks two years of civil war
DW News  |  Apr 16, 2025

Senior diplomats and aid officials from the UK, Germany, France, the European Union and the African Union gathered at the one-day conference hosted in...

Sudan’s war isn’t nearly over – Armed civilian groups are rising
The Conversation  |  Apr 13, 2025

Neighbourhood defence units have emerged in urban areas like El-Gezira in central Sudan, El-Fasher in North Darfur, Al-Dalang in South Kordofan, El-Ob...

Gachagua's claim about Ruto's interests in Sudan could jeopardise Kenya's reputation
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 09, 2025

Gachagua claimed that Ruto has been conducting gold trade with Hemedti so that the RSF leader can get money to buy firearms for the paramilitary force...

Gachagua: I refused to help Ruto launder gold for Sudan warlord
Amina Wako  |  Apr 07, 2025

He claimed that it later became apparent Hemedti was using Kenya to launder gold smuggled from conflict zones in Sudan, which was then allegedly sold...

Sudan's RSF claims to have shot down army plane in northern Darfur
Reuters  |  Apr 03, 2025

The RSF has claimed to have downed planes used by the army previously, including a transport plane that came down in northern Darfur in October.

Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief Hemedti says war with army is not over
Reuters  |  Mar 30, 2025

The RSF leader conceded in an audio message on Telegram that his forces had left the capital last week as the army consolidated its gains.

Sudanese on Nile island in capital recount paramilitary repression
Amina Wako  |  Mar 28, 2025

Tuti island, with its green landscape overlooking the majestic Nile waters, was once one of Sudan's most soothing spots, offering relaxation in a nati...

Sudan army surrounds Khartoum airport and nearby areas, military sources say
Reuters  |  Mar 26, 2025

The army had long been on the back foot in a conflict that threatens to partition the country and has caused a humanitarian disaster

Gachagua accuses Ruto of business dealings with Sudan's RSF chief, alleges gold smuggling
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 25, 2025

Gachagua also rebuked Ruto for hosting RSF leaders in Nairobi, saying the move has tarnished Kenya's reputation on the global stage.

Sudan's RSF, allies sign charter in Nairobi to form parallel government, two signatories say
Reuters  |  Feb 23, 2025

According to the text of the charter, the signatories agreed that Sudan should be a "secular, democratic, non-centralised state" with a single nationa...

US Senator accuses Kenya of supporting Sudan's ‘genocidal’ RSF paramilitary group
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

The situation has sparked a diplomatic row between Kenya and Sudan, especially as RSF continues to push for the creation of a new government.

Kenya walks diplomatic tightrope as Sudan's RSF set to announce formation of parallel government from Nairobi
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 17, 2025

The planned announcement from Nairobi, framed as the "Political Charter for the Government of Peace and Unity," is being positioned as an effort to "r...

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...

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