Khartoum: A local official announced that more than 114 civilians were killed in attacks by the paramilitary rapid support force (RSF) in two displacement camps in the last two days in the North Darfur state capital El Fashar in Western Sudan. Ibrahim Kharti, Director General of North Darfur State Health Authority, said, “More than 100 … Read more
As the civil war in Sudan approaches its second anniversary on April 15, the hapless country seems hurtling towards a complex and divisive denouement. The next phase of developments in Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by area bordering seven countries and the strategic Red Sea, would have far-reaching consequences for the politically fragile Horn of … Read more
Jerusalem: The US and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations for resettling Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip under President Donald Trump’s proposed postwar plan, American and Israeli officials told The Associated Press. The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region … Read more
Cairo: Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of complicity in genocide in a filing at the International Court of Justice, putting the spotlight on the oil-rich monarchy’s alleged involvement in a devastating civil war. The UAE has long been accused by Sudan and others of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been … Read more
Juba: A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed in South Sudan while attempting to rescue soldiers on Friday, in an incident described as a possible war crime. A fragile power-sharing agreement between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar has been threatened in recent weeks by clashes between their … Read more
London: Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M’s sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies’ efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict. Sudan produces around 80% of the world’s gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from … Read more
Geneva, Switzerland: Children as young as one have been raped by armed men during the conflict in Sudan, the UN said on Tuesday, condemning it as a horror that should “shock anyone to their core”. UNICEF said the scale of child rape in war-ravaged Sudan was far more widespread than just the documented cases and … Read more
Khartoum: A Sudanese military plane crashed on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum, killing a number of officers and civilians, the army said, with pro-democracy activists saying at least 10 people were killed. In a statement released late Tuesday, the Sudanese army, at war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April … Read more
A protester who unfurled the Palestinian and Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance has received a lifetime ban from NFL stadiums. The unnamed protester was part of a 400-member field cast and had hidden the flag on himself before the show began on Sunday (Feb 9) night at the Caesars Superdome in … Read more
Port Sudan: The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were “on the brink of catastrophe” after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. Renewed fighting broke out last week in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile between the army and a faction of … Read more
Port Sudan, Sudan: Fierce fighting in south and west Sudan killed at least 65 people and wounded more than 130 Monday, medics said, as the devastating war between the army and paramilitary forces rages on. In South Kordofan, artillery fire on the state capital Kadugli killed at least 40 people and wounded 70, according to … Read more
New Delhi: Drone strikes, severely hit infrastructure, widespread starvation, thousands dead and millions displaced – the toll of the civil war in Sudan continues to mount with each passing day, pegging it as a dire humanitarian crisis. The latest among a series of attacks was artillery shelling and air strikes in capital Khartoum on Saturday … Read more