Zamzam Stories

Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers
UN News  |  Apr 20, 2025

Nearly 12.5 million people have been forced from their homes, including over 3.3 million who have fled across borders in search of safety.

MSF warns of desperate situation for persons displaced from Sudan's Zamzam camp
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 19, 2025

On April 11, the RSF and their allied armed groups stormed Zamzam, Sudan's largest displacement camp, which used to host at least 500,000 people near...

Survivors describe executions, arson in attack on Sudan's Zamzam camp
Reuters  |  Apr 19, 2025

The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group - two years into its conflict with Sudan's army - seized the massive camp in North Darfur a week ago in an...

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says
Reuters  |  Apr 15, 2025

The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after a four-day assault that the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded.

Sudan's RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee
Reuters  |  Apr 14, 2025

Tens of thousands of camp residents have fled to al-Fashir on foot, overwhelming shelters, and are now sleeping outdoors without food, water, or medic...

Hundreds feared killed in Sudan as RSF launches attack on famine-stricken camp
Reuters  |  Apr 13, 2025

The first wave of multiple attacks began on Thursday, according to a release from advocacy group the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Ref...

Sudanese army ally claims major interception of RSF military supplies
Reuters  |  Feb 28, 2025

The convoy, intercepted southeast of al-Fashir, contained a large amount of military supplies, including 10,000 rounds of 40mm artillery shells, 12,00...

UN halts food help in Sudan camp, warns thousands could starve
Reuters  |  Feb 27, 2025

The move comes two days after medical charity MSF suspended its activities in Zamzam camp, which has been the target of repeated attacks by Sudan's pa...

MSF suspends humanitarian operations at Sudan’s Zamzam camp as conflict escalates
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 24, 2025

MSF teams said they have documented reports of homes being set on fire, looting, sexual violence, killings and beatings.

Kilifi traders operating along highways ordered to move to designated markets
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 06, 2025

Chief Officer for Environment Zamzam Ali said the county had observed a growing number of vendors setting up businesses along major roads, particularl...

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.

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.

MSF suspends support to famine-stricken camp in Sudan's Darfur
Reuters  |  Oct 11, 2024

The army and the RSF have been locked in conflict for nearly 18 months, triggering a profound humanitarian crisis in which more than 10 million people...

Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access
UN News  |  Aug 17, 2024

The development comes amid ongoing conflict including a bombing attack on Wednesday that devastated a school and market in the city of El Obeid, leavi...

Sudan faces world’s largest child displacement crisis as five million children endure atrocities
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2024

The report details the widespread killing and injury of thousands of children, an increase in sexual violence, and the recruitment of child soldiers,...

Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp hit by devastating floods
Reuters  |  Aug 03, 2024

Zamzam is the largest IDP camp in Sudan, and some people have lived there for more than two decades.

Mombasa MP Zamzam Mohamed calls for youth inclusion in PSC jobs
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 23, 2024

She advocated for the seamless transition of retiring employees to open up positions for the younger generation.

Gender equality: MPs urge women at Coast to go for leadership slots 
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 08, 2024

The move comes against the backdrop of a longstanding struggle to achieve the Constitutional two-thirds gender rule.

FGM medicalisation in Garissa hinders eradication efforts- expert
Abdimalik Hajir  |  Feb 06, 2024

FGM is recognised internationally as a violation of human rights, health and integrity of girls and women.

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