Rapid Support Forces Stories

Sudan army makes major gains in South Kordofan, retakes key villages from SPLM-N
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

The Sudan conflict has killed more than 40,000 people, displaced over 14 million, and driven parts of the country into famine, creating one of the wor...

Sudan signals willingness to coordinate with UN despite ongoing RSF clashes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The war in Sudan has killed more than 40,000 people, displaced over 14 million, and pushed parts of the country into famine, creating one of the world...

Sudanese army says it repelled paramilitary forces' attack after unilateral truce declaration
XINHUA  |  Nov 26, 2025

In a statement, the SAF said it had killed a number of RSF field commanders and hundreds of fighters, seized several combat vehicles, and destroyed ot...

IGAD rallies region to tackle deepening displacement crisis amid funding cuts, conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 25, 2025

Technical experts are currently deliberating on specific gaps in protection, education and livelihoods, with their recommendations set to be endorsed...

How one teen mom defied stigma, rebuilt her future and became a role model for others
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 25, 2025

From shame and whispers in her village to empowerment and professional success, Rawder Kidula’s journey shows how parental support and resilience can...

UAE, US top diplomats discuss Sudan ceasefire efforts
XINHUA  |  Nov 22, 2025

The US State Department said in a press release that the two sides "continued discussions on our collective efforts to achieve a humanitarian ceasefir...

IGAD leads new push for Peace in Sudan as regional and global partners back three-step plan
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 18, 2025

The Quad initiative, announced on September 12, 2025, aims to first launch a three-month humanitarian truce to allow rapid delivery of aid to civilian...

ICC prosecutors seeks life sentence for Janjaweed commander Ali Kushayb over Darfur atrocities
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 17, 2025

The case stems from the early years of the Darfur conflict, which erupted in 2003 when non-Arab communities rose against the Khartoum government, accu...

Thousands flee, RSF pushes east as Sudan conflict escalates across Darfur and Kordofan
DW News  |  Nov 13, 2025

Despite a US-backed ceasefire, RSF forces continue their eastward offensive, sparking new waves of violence and mass civilian displacement across Kord...

‘Kenya can’t do it alone’: US urges more nations to join Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 13, 2025

The US says global action is needed to expand the Kenya-led force to 5,500 troops and stabilise gang-ravaged Haiti.

Ignored warnings, deadly consequences: How UK failed Sudan's El Fasher civilians
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 09, 2025

Internal UK documents reveal officials chose minimal action despite warnings of mass killings and sexual violence in El Fasher.

Sudan medics demand international investigation over El Fasher mass graves
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 09, 2025

Medics accuse Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces of mass killings and body-burnings in El Fasher, calling for urgent international investigations as tens of...

Sudan: One-sided truce prompts calls for humanitarian aid
DW News  |  Nov 07, 2025

Rights organizations are pushing for urgent aid increases as the paramilitary RSF has agreed to a pause in fighting. Hunger, meanwhile, has reached ne...

Sudan accuses foreign powers of arming RSF in what it calls systematic extermination in Darfur
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Sudan’s envoy in Nairobi says rebels are using advanced foreign-supplied weapons as civilians in El-Fasher face a worsening humanitarian crisis.

RSF claims responsibility for downing Sudanese military plane in West Kordofan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 05, 2025

The RSF announced that its air defence system successfully targeted the Ilyushin aircraft, which it alleged belonged to the Islamic Movement Army, aft...

Jeremy Corbyn urges UK to halt arms sales to UAE over Sudan atrocities
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 04, 2025

Jeremy Corbyn cited recent reports tabled before the UN Security Council confirming the recovery of British-made weapons and military equipment from b...

Sudan crisis deepens as ICC warns El-Fasher atrocities may be war crimes
DW News  |  Nov 03, 2025

The ICC warns that mass killings, rapes, and other atrocities in El-Fasher may amount to war crimes as Sudan’s civil war devastates Darfur.

Sudan’s war at a deadlock: Why the Quad’s peace plan faces near-impossible odds
The Conversation  |  Nov 03, 2025

As Sudan’s civil war displaces millions and fuels famine, deep divisions between the army, paramilitary forces, and international mediators make lasti...

Famine declared in Sudan as war, economic collapse push millions to the brink
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 03, 2025

A UN-backed food security panel has confirmed famine in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, warning that millions of Sudanese are facing starvation as war,...

Only a few civilians escape as RSF violence ravages Sudan’s El-Fasher, leaving thousands trapped
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 02, 2025

Survivors describe executions, beatings, and terror as only a few civilians manage to flee while tens of thousands remain stranded in El-Fasher.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for end to Sudan conflict as thousands killed in El Fasher
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 02, 2025

He urged both sides to cease hostilities immediately and allow life-saving aid to reach civilians, while also appealing to the international community...

UN warns of ‘darker hell’ in El-Fasher after RSF seizes city
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 31, 2025

The Security Council previously sanctioned RSF commanders for violence and human-rights violations.

Explainer: What does strategic Darfur city's fall mean for Sudan's deadly civil war
XINHUA  |  Oct 31, 2025

In El Fasher, civilians endured months of intense bombardment during a siege. Sudanese officials said on Wednesday that more than 2,000 civilians have...

UN urges end to El-Fasher siege as violence escalates in Sudan’s Darfur
DW News  |  Oct 30, 2025

Speaking in Brussels, Sudan’s Ambassador to the EU, Aldelbagi Kabeir, criticised the international response, describing an EU statement on the conflic...

Five aid workers killed, three missing after attack in Sudan’s North Kordofan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 29, 2025

The network urged the World Health Organisation, along with international human rights and medical bodies, to intervene swiftly to secure the medics'...

IGAD demands action to protect civilians as Sudan conflict escalates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 28, 2025

Al Fashir, the last stronghold of the Sudanese military in Darfur, has been under siege for over a year, with nearly a million people facing famine as...

UN sounds alarm as Sudan’s RSF claims El-Fasher army base, trapping 250,000 civilians
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 27, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese civilians are trapped, starving and under fire as UN calls for immediate humanitarian access and safe escape.

Libya rescues 49 Sudanese migrants off western coast
XINHUA  |  Oct 25, 2025

In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the General Administration of Coast Security, which operates under the internationally recognised...

Security Council renews Haiti sanctions
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 18, 2025

Panama's representative said effective implementation of the arms embargo is crucial in efforts to once and for all remove the fuel that is firing thi...

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