Sudan's Zamzam camp in North Darfur Stories

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...

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.

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 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,...

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