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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...

Sudan introduces new banknotes, boosting coffers but drawing criticism and protests from citizens
Reuters  |  Jan 11, 2025

Since the outbreak of the war, when RSF soldiers looted dozens of banks and blocked farming, the army-aligned government has struggled to pay salaries...

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.

More than 700 killed in siege of Sudan's al-Fashir, UN rights chief says
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The UN rights office said it had documented the deaths of at least 782 civilians and more than 1,143 injured since May.

Sudan's RSF fighters say they plan to work with a new government, raising partition fears
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The US Special Envoy to Sudan, Tom Perriello, said last week any such new administration would be a step backwards.

IGAD boss Workneh Gebeyehu calls for collective action to alleviate suffering in Sudan
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 16, 2024

Workneh urged regional leaders, the international community, and the conflicting parties in Sudan to let wisdom prevail and restore peace.

RSF attacks main hospital in Sudan's al-Fashir, says health official
Reuters  |  Dec 14, 2024

Observers fear that an RSF victory there could bring ethnic retribution as happened in West Darfur last year.

UAE flights head to airstrip that UN suspects supplies arms to Sudan rebels
Reuters  |  Dec 13, 2024

At meetings with senior US officials in Washington this fall, UAE delegates dropped their denials of providing backing to the RSF after they were show...

Sudan facing biggest humanitarian crisis recorded, IRC report says
DW News  |  Dec 13, 2024

The UN says the conflict has driven 11 million people from their homes and unleashed the world's biggest hunger crisis.

Sudan conflict fuelling mass refugee exodus, human trafficking into neighbouring states
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 05, 2024

Kenya, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Uganda, and Ethiopia, are bearing the brunt of the increased movement of Sudanese nationals into their c...

Major food aid 'scale-up' underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says
Reuters  |  Nov 26, 2024

Some of the food is intended for 14 areas of the country that face famine or are at risk of famine, including Zamzam camp in the Darfur region.

US Sudan envoy seeks increased aid flow as he meets army chief Burhan
Reuters  |  Nov 19, 2024

The visit came as the RSF continued revenge attacks in eastern El Gezira state and a campaign to take over the army's last Darfur stronghold al-Fashir...

Sudanese who escaped from war-torn Tuti island speak of hunger, disease
Reuters  |  Nov 18, 2024

The island in the middle of the Nile serves as a microcosm for the devastation unleashed by a war that began in April 2023.

Cholera suspected as cause of mystery deaths in besieged Sudan town
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

While local activists say that more than 300 people have died, a group of Hilaliya residents in the diaspora provided a list of more than 400 fataliti...

US imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary commander
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

The action follows sanctions imposed on Barkalla by a United Nations Security Council committee last week and marks the latest action by Washington ov...

UN Security Council sanctions two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary RSF
Reuters  |  Nov 09, 2024

Former Sudanese leaders are wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Sudan's RSF soldiers chase civilians out of villages in violent raids
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

The UN's human rights office said last week that there were at least 25 cases of sexual violence, including an 11-year-old girl who died as a result.

Sudan's RSF chases civilians out of villages in violent raids
Reuters  |  Nov 04, 2024

The war has unleashed hunger across the country, erased most signs of a functioning state in RSF-held areas, and prompted fears of fragmentation.

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.

Sudan's RSF attacks east Gezira villages following defection
Reuters  |  Oct 22, 2024

But following his defection on Sunday, large numbers of RSF soldiers streamed into the region, in what activists described as revenge, reporting displ...

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