Sudan Conflict Stories

Kenya balances Quad backing with call for Africa-led peace talks to end Sudan conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 15, 2025

Nairobi stressed that such initiatives aimed at restoring peace and stability in Sudan must be coordinated under African leadership rather than throug...

Sudan criticises US sanctions on citizens, entities
XINHUA  |  Sep 15, 2025

The Foreign Ministry said such unilateral measures "do not help achieve the desired goals, including the realisation of peace in Sudan and the preserv...

South Sudan's vice-president Riek Machar charged with treason, murder
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The charges come despite the peace deal of 2018 that ended a bloody five-year civil war between Machar’s supporters and forces loyal to President Salv...

AU, IGAD and UN urged to push Sudan rivals back to negotiations amid worsening conflict
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

At a high-level meeting on Thursday, participants of the Nairobi Panel on the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan called for an immediate end to military ope...

UN calls for targeted sanctions amid Sudan’s devastating war
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

During a major ground offensive on Zamzam from April 11-13, the RSF and its allies killed between 300 and 1,500 people, mostly women and children.

Uganda defends troop deployment to South Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 05, 2025

Kampala acknowledged that Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel entered South Sudan in March - an act the UN panel suggested contravened arm...

89 per cent of Sudan’s farmers facing reduced yields amid civil war - report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 03, 2025

89 per cent of smallholder farmers reported lower crop yields since fighting began, while more than half said insecurity had prevented them from harve...

UN report: Turkish weapons found in Sudan and South Sudan despite arms embargo
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 02, 2025

The UN panel found newly manufactured Turkish rifles, ranging from established brands to newer producers, among militias and other non-state actors.

Sudan Government vows post-war recovery, reconciliation in first Khartoum meeting since 2023 conflict
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The session has been hailed as “a symbolic step toward the return of state institutions to the capital”, coming just over two months after the Sudanes...

Sudan floods kill 10, destroy homes as conflict deepens humanitarian crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 28, 2025

Local media reports show that River Nile State was among the worst-hit areas, with entire villages submerged, dozens of homes destroyed, and widesprea...

Global charity warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
XINHUA  |  Aug 23, 2025

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report released in June notes that the overall malnutrition burden among children under five has inc...

UN commander welcomes Rwandan troops to South Sudan
New Times  |  Aug 19, 2025

Rwanbatt-2 has now fully assumed its duties in Sector North, continuing Rwanda’s strong contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts.

South Sudan peace deal at risk, RJMEC warns amid rising violence and political arrests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 18, 2025

The warning was issued by Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) interim chairperson, Ambassador Major General (Rtd) George...

Sudan army accused of torture, 'execution chambers' in Khartoum as war fuels famine, cholera crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 17, 2025

The Emergency Lawyers group claims that since the army retook Khartoum in March, hundreds of people have been arrested, with some later found dead, th...

Cholera kills 40 in Sudan’s worst outbreak in years
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Since the Ministry of Health declared the outbreak a year ago, there have been 99,700 suspected cases and more than 2,470 related deaths, as of August...

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...

Climate projects in South Sudan can turn deadly - how to avoid this
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

South Sudan faces both worsening droughts and record-breaking floods that destroy crops and fuel food insecurity. These climate shocks can have implic...

Border tensions flare as Uganda and South Sudan trade blame over deadly clash
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 01, 2025

According to South Sudanese officials, the clash began when Ugandan forces crossed into South Sudanese territory and launched an unprovoked attack usi...

Kenyan engineer killed in South Sudan ambush
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 31, 2025

James Kagiri was driving to work in the company of another engineer at around 8:00 am when unknown gunmen attacked their vehicle along the Morobo-Kaya...

MSF warns of rising insecurity after health worker abducted in South Sudan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 28, 2025

With over 40 years of presence in South Sudan, MSF is now calling on all parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law and protect...

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...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir urges removal of sanctions, arms embargo
XINHUA  |  Jul 16, 2025

South Sudan has been under a United Nations arms embargo since 2018, which prohibits weapons transfers and external military support to the country's...

AU mid-year summit in Malabo renews push for regional integration amid lingering divisions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 14, 2025

Among the key agenda items were the need for deeper AU-REC integration, formal recognition of RECs within the AU architecture, and the persistent chal...

Sudan accuses UAE of 'manipulating global forums' to shield RSF
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

Sudan referenced the recent Non-Aligned Movement meetings at the expert level in New York, where it claims the UAE delegation attempted to exclude exp...

UNMISS report: 739 civilians killed in South Sudan’s deadliest quarter since 2020
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 02, 2025

The report shows that South Sudan recorded 1,607 victims of violence in the first quarter of 2025, including 679 injured, 149 abducted, and 40 subject...

Sudan: Foreign interests are deepening a devastating war – only regional diplomacy can stop them
The Conversation  |  Jun 30, 2025

A peaceful and democratically governed Sudan can contribute to peace not just in the region, but also in many other parts of the world.

Chad’s border towns overwhelmed by influx of Sudanese refugees
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

Food aid, once a lifeline for many, is now hard to come by. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that funding cuts, largely driven b...

Sudanese Army targets RSF training centre in Nyala drone strikes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 29, 2025

Witnesses reported seeing a drone hovering over the city for about 30 minutes before it launched multiple rockets at the facility.

US sanctions on Sudan take effect over chemical weapons use in civil war
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 29, 2025

Exports of goods and technology controlled for national security reasons have also been withdrawn by the US Government.

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