Sudan war Stories

Power outages hit army-controlled Sudan after drone attacks
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

The blackouts began on Monday after drone attacks on Merowe Dam, the country's largest, affected Sudan's northern state, while a technical issue affec...

General Abdel responds to US sanctions, defends Sudanese army actions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 17, 2025

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday, citing allegations against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for targeting civilians, civilian...

South Sudan imposes curfew after Sudan killings trigger riots
Reuters  |  Jan 17, 2025

South Sudan's foreign ministry summoned Sudan's ambassador over the alleged killings earlier this week, and President Salva Kiir Mayardit called for c...

US Secretary of State Blinken regrets failure to end Sudan conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 17, 2025

He highlighted efforts to secure humanitarian assistance but admitted they had fallen short of ending the violence.

Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic city
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

The RSF chose to withdraw after being overwhelmed in the lead-up to the takeover, sources in the paramilitary said.

Sudan war: RSF presser in Nairobi cancelled amid pressure from US
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 13, 2025

This is not the first time RSF is cancelling a press briefing in Nairobi. In 2023, they planned a similar press conference at a hotel in Nairobi's Wes...

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 conflict: There cannot be a military solution to this war, UN envoy says
UN News  |  Dec 30, 2024

Following his trip, Lamamra shared his hopes for an end to the conflict, and the role of the UN in bringing about peace in the country.

Global hunger monitor says famine in war-torn Sudan is spreading
Reuters  |  Dec 24, 2024

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are engaged in a civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and are adamantly opposed to a famine declaration for f...

Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report
Reuters  |  Dec 24, 2024

Sudan’s withdrawal from the IPC system could undermine humanitarian efforts to help millions of Sudanese suffering from extreme hunger.

Sudan's RSF says seizes back control of key Darfur base from army allies
Reuters  |  Dec 23, 2024

Dozens of RSF soldiers were killed, vehicles destroyed and supplies captured as they captured the base, they said.

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.

UN envoy prepares for Sudan peace talks in Geneva to address civilian protection
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 17, 2024

Sources reported that RSF has agreed to return to the negotiating table, while the Sudanese army has expressed initial, albeit unofficial, approval to...

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 war claims over 100 more lives, mostly civilians
DW News  |  Dec 11, 2024

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces traded airstrikes that led to the loss of over 100 civilian lives.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir overhauls security, administrative leadership amid internal tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 10, 2024

President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...

World’s hunger watchdog warned of catastrophe in Sudan; famine struck anyway
Reuters  |  Dec 06, 2024

In the Zamzam displaced persons’ camp, children were dying for months before it was found to be in famine.

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