El Obeid / Khartoum / Omdurman / Nyala — Fierce clashes between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the North Kordofan capital of El Obeid, persisted for a second day since Thursday. Reports suggest the conflict resulted in at least four fatalities and several injuries on Friday, with both the SAF-RSF […]
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Khartoum — Sudanese economists have issued a stark warning about the nation’s banking system, which they say is facing a “severe decline and may collapse entirely”. The ongoing war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has led to numerous instances of looting, vandalism, and destruction at Sudan’s banks, […]
Harare — The British government imposed sanctions on 13 people and organizations in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, and Sudan with ties to the Wagner paramilitary group in Russia, Al Jazeera reports. This includes one it referred to be the “right-hand man” of the group’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. According to the British government, Wagner […]
Harare — Minni Arko Minnawi, the governor of Darfur and a former rebel commander, reiterated his appeal for residents in the area to arm themselves in self-defense, saying that the “current situation necessitates that”, according to Al Arabiya. Minnawi said that this government was driving attempts to put an end to combat between the army […]
Khartoum / Merowe — Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers has accused military intelligence officers in Merowe, Northern State, of torturing a political activist. A member of the Sudanese Congress Party was held in Khartoum and taken to an unknown destination. Emergency Lawyers said in a statement yesterday that the military intelligence department of the 19th Infantry Division […]
Khartoum — Sudanese economists estimate the economic loss caused by the ongoing war over the past three months at $9 billion, or roughly $100 million per day, while the value of property and goods plundered is estimated at another $40 billion. Economist Haisam Fathi told Radio Dabanga that these estimates are based on research conducted […]
Khartoum — Heavy bombing in Sudan’s central cities by the Sudanese Air Force whilst the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) respond with anti-aircraft missiles. Civilian deaths and injuries have been reported as a result of the intensified fighting, which is seriously impacting already-troubled healthcare facilities. The Sudanese air force continued their bombardment of neighbourhoods in the […]
Harare — A town in South Darfur has been taken over by the paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese army, sparking violence, looting, and yet another wave of displacement, Reuters reports. According to a tracking system established by the International Organization for Migration, fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army in the area […]
Harare — Kenya’s President William Ruto talked with Sudan junta head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on July 16 – in what is being seen as the first step since the Sudanese army chief explicitly rejected Kenya’s mediation role. Ruto also spoke with the president of Chad on the situation in Sudan. “Held a telephone call with […]
Stronger International Action Needed to End Atrocities The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced on Thursday that his office is probing recent atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region as part of its ongoing Darfur investigation, underscoring the gravity of current abuses. “Targeting civilians, individuals, targeting their homes, targeting their businesses, intentionally targeting […]
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that his office is investigating reports that at least 87 people were found in a mass grave in Sudan’s West Darfur state. “If this oft-repeated phrase of ‘never again’ is to mean anything, it must mean something here and now for the people of Darfur […]
Harare — The United Nations (UN) human rights office has said that a mass grave containing at least 87 persons, including members of the ethnic Masalit group,was discovered in West Darfur, Sudan, and that it had reliable information pointing to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the perpetrators. Officials from RSF insisted that the paramilitary organisation […]
The preparatory session for Sudan’s Neighboring States Summit at the level of Senior Officials in Cairo has kicked off. The summit, which Cairo hosts on Thursday 13/7/2023 with the participation of leaders of Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central Africa, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seeks a settlement to the ongoing Sudanese crisis. The summit seeks to […]
Khartoum — Hereunder the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) publishes the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Quartet’s final statement. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Media and Spokesperson Department GoS’s Statement on the meeting of the Quartet Committee emanating from IGAD regarding Sudan The presence of the Sudanese delegation to Addis Ababa before […]
As conflict continues to rage in Sudan, UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Tuesday at a surge in the number of people fleeing across the border to Chad. From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat, said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from Zabout […]
The east African regional bloc IGAD has mooted the creation of a regional peace force for Sudan at a summit on Sudan on Monday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa . The IGAD quartet includes Kenya, South Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia.The country leaders expressed “deep concern” about the impact of the ongoing war in the Republic […]
Harare — After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an eastern African grouping has asked for a regional conference to consider sending soldiers into Sudan to protect civilians. According to Reuters, eight governments from the Horn of Africa that make up the Intergovernmental Authority on Development […]
The escalating conflict between warring military forces in Sudan is overshadowed by media and policy attention to Ukraine. Yet Sudan’s location and its humanitarian crisis merit urgent and sustained attention. As Africa’s third largest country, Sudan borders seven other nations in a strategic and troubled region, where instability could intensify, with the possibility of spilling into […]