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Sudan is grappling with a severe cholera outbreak that has claimed at least 22 lives and infected hundreds more, according to recent health reports. This crisis unfolds against the backdrop of a prolonged 16-month conflict and devastating floods, further straining the nation’s resources. The outbreak has spread rapidly, with over 350 confirmed cases detected across […]
International NGOs are warning of a worsening refugee crisis in Libya as nearly 100,000 fled violence in war-torn Sudan to seek relative safety in conflict-stricken Libya. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) announced an emergency response to help nearly 100,000 Sudanese in Libya with 2,500 to 3,000 more people expected to reach the region daily in […]
Russia has accused Ukraine of opening a “second front” in the war between them in Africa, as information emerges that Kyiv may be participating in the war in Sudan, where it supports the government forces against Russia-aided paramilitaries, and most recently in Mali, where Ukraine aids anti-government rebels fighting against the Wagner-backed junta. The ambush […]
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan who presented to the United Nations Security Council in New York his semi-annual report on Darfur said he was planning to request arrest warrants against some of the people who are most responsible for the crimes committed in the region. The prosecutor, who focused on the […]
In a dramatic turn of events, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, Sudan’s military leader, narrowly escaped a drone strike during an army graduation ceremony in eastern Sudan. The attack, which claimed five lives, underscores the ongoing turmoil in the country since the 2019 uprising that ousted long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir. The incident occurred in Gebeit as the […]
Several African and Arab countries have sounded the alarm over the dire food situation and risk of famine in Sudan. Morocco’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva said that Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Mauritania, Chad, Comoros Islands, Guinea Bissau, Seychelles, Senegal, Benin, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Mozambique, and Nigeria had expressed, in […]
At least 9.1 million Sudanese civilians have been forced to internal displacement following 14 months of a civil war that shows no end in sight, according to UNHCR figures. “Sudan now has the largest internally displaced population ever reported,” UNHCR said in a recent report. Some 2 million people managed to flee to neighboring countries, […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed becomes the first foreign leader to visit Sudan for a meeting with army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since the country’s descent into brutal conflict that has driven nearly 10 million people from their homes and created a humanitarian crisis. Abiy and al-Burhan met in Port Sudan, the new seat of […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) took control of strategic towns as they advance on Port Sudan, where the Sudanese army and UN agencies are based. The advance marks an inroad for the RSF in its war with the Sudanese army, which broke out in April last year, with no end in sight. “We have […]
Nearly 750,000 people are on the brink of starvation in war-torn Sudan, where the conflict between rival army factions aggravates the humanitarian situation, the global authority on famine said. The war left nearly half Sudan’s 48 million population suffering from hunger in areas including the capital Khartum, according to the latest figures from the Integrated […]