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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have accepted Thursday, November 6, a humanitarian ceasefire proposal brokered by a U.S.-led coalition known as the Quad, which includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes shortly after the RSF seized el-Fasher, the last Sudanese military stronghold in the Darfur region, following 18 months of […]
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on Monday expressed grave concern over alleged mass killings, sexual violence and other abuses in Sudan’s Al Fasher, warning that such acts may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute. The statement follows the Rapid Support Forces’ seizure of the city on 26 October, following 18 […]
Sudan’s Northern State is preparing to receive a major wave of people fleeing El Fasher following the Rapid Support Forces’ capture of the North Darfur capital on Sunday. Authorities in El Deba, already hosting more than 4,000 displaced individuals, report that new arrivals are appearing under severe humanitarian strain. Officials confirm that emergency measures are […]
The United Nations has sounded the alarm over what it calls an “unfolding catastrophe” in El Fasher, North Darfur, following the city’s capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday, October 28 that health services have collapsed entirely, while food and water supplies […]
More than 1,000 civilians have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher in North Darfur amid escalating clashes between the national Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Local organizations report on Monday, October 27, that 1,117 new internally displaced persons (IDPs), representing 360 families, have arrived in the nearby town of Tawila on Sunday, […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Sunday that they have seized full control of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, marking a significant turning point in the country’s ongoing civil war. The group described the capture as a “pivotal moment” due to the city’s strategic and symbolic importance. The Sudanese army […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a series of drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport on Thursday, October 23, marking the third consecutive day of strikes. According to Sudan News, seven drones targeted the airport and surrounding areas in the southern part of the capital, sending waves of panic among residents as explosions echoed […]
More than one million people have returned to Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, in the past ten months despite ongoing insecurity and the collapse of essential services, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported. The returns, recorded between November 2024 and September 2025, involve families relocating from other parts of Sudan and from abroad. Ugochi Daniels, […]
On Sunday, October 19, 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that at least 1,730 people have been displaced from Sudan’s North Kordofan and North Darfur States amid escalating violence and insecurity. According to the UN agency, around 230 residents fled the Al-Mazroub area last Thursday following worsening security conditions, while 1,500 others […]
The United Nations has issued a stern condemnation of what it described as “repeated and deliberate” attacks on civilians in El Fasher, North Darfur, allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) detailed, in a statement released on Sunday, October 12, a series of […]