Sudan
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:30:23 GMTRefugees are Overwhelming Sudan Border Services Says UN Refugee Agency
[allAfrica] GENEVA -- After 20 months, there are no signs the war in Sudan is slowing down, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned Friday that the recent surge of arrivals in South Sudan is overwhelming services in border areas.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:04:56 GMTWorld Must Not Look Away From Sudan's 'Catastrophe' - Blinken
[State Department] New York -- Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a UN Security Council Session on Sudan in New York City, New York.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:22:47 GMTThe First Darfur Trial Ended At the ICC
[JusticeInfo.net] The first trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes committed in Darfur, Sudan, came to an end, 20 years after the charged crimes. During the closing statements, from 11 to 13 December 2024, the prosecution stated that th...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:19:16 GMTStaggering Scale of Sudan Crisis 'Demands Sustained and Urgent Attention'
[UN News] A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of the ongoing war in Sudan, as millions remain in desperate need of aid and protection.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:00:53 GMTSudan Demands Apology Over Gen Muhoozi's Controversial Remarks
[Nile Post] The fallout from Gen. Muhoozi's latest remarks has further strained relations between Uganda and Sudan, nations that have traditionally maintained cordial ties.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:53:26 GMTOCHA Appeals to Security Council to Ensure All Aid Relief Routes 'Are Open' in Sudan
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Ms. Edem Wosornu, OCHA Director of Operations and Advocacy, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordin...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:08:59 GMTForeign Mercenaries and the RSF - Colombians Misled Into Battle
[Ayin English] The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of recruiting foreign mercenaries since the Sudanese war began 20 months ago. Many local and foreign observers have raised concerns these recruitments will convert Sudan's w...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:15:19 GMTTSC President Briefed On Ministry of Culture and Information Plan
[SNA] Portsudan -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, reviewed the plan of the Ministry of Culture and Information within the framework of developing and mo...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:10:43 GMTSudan Reflects On Double Anniversary - 'Revolutions Face Challenges, but They Do Not Die'
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Sudan commemorates two pivotal milestones today, the declaration of independence within Parliament in 1955 and the sixth anniversary of the December Revolution that toppled 30 years of autocratic rule. While these anniversaries...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:23:00 GMTSudan Clashes Intensify Amid Mounting Civilian Toll
[Dabanga] Ed Duweim / El Awj / Tandelti Locality / Um Ruwaba -- Sudan's civil war shows no signs of abating, with intense fighting reported across multiple fronts over the past 72 hours. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) warplanes carried out airstrikes ta...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:22:20 GMTWFP Delivers Aid to Over 800,000 in Sudan
[UN News] The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance to more than 800,000 people in famine-affected and at-risk areas, even as conflict continues to escalate across the country.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:15:59 GMTFinance Minister Meets AfDB President
[SNA] Abidjan -- Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim met, on the sidelines of his participation in the third Abidjan African Forum held in the capital Abidjan on Wednesday, with the President of the African Development Bank ...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:03:46 GMTSudan Demands Uganda to Issue an Official Apology for the Offensive and Dangerous Comments of Museveni's Son
[SNA] Portsudan -- Sudan has demanded an official apology from the Ugandan government for the offensive and dangerous comments published by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces, the son of President Museveni, on Tuesday on th...
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:03:08 GMTSudan Welcomes Ankara Declaration Between the Republics of Somalia and Ethiopia
[SNA] Portsudan -- Sudan welcomed the Ankara Declaration signed on December 11, 2024, between the Republics of Somalia and Ethiopia under the generous patronage of His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:07:42 GMTEthiopia, South Sudan Vow to Enhance Collaboration On Border Governance and Trade Harmonization
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and South Sudan have been seeking stronger cooperation to enhance border governance and harmonization of trade between the two sisterly countries.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:42:03 GMTUN Condemns Airstrikes and Shelling in Darfur and Khartoum
[Dabanga] Port Sudan / Zamzam Camp / El Fasher -- The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, yesterday condemned recent airstrikes and shelling in Darfur and Khartoum, which have led to significant c...
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:42:03 GMTLibya Aids Sudanese Refugees Amid Ongoing Hardship
[Dabanga] Benghazi / Kufra -- The Libyan Relief and Humanitarian Aid Authority, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has launched a food aid distribution programme targeting over 3,300 Sudanese refugee families across Libyan cities.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:42:02 GMT12 Killed As Fighting Continues Unabated in Darfur
[Dabanga] El Fasher Resistance Committees reported that 10 people were killed, and 20 wounded, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled the North Darfur capital today. In South Darfur, two people were killed yesterday when an airstrike hit a scho...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 23:18:41 GMTChair Cardin to Secretary Blinken: We Need Bold Action at Upcoming U.N. Meeting on Sudan Crisis
[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- ''Sudan is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, and the continuing conflict is slowly extinguishing the light of hope for tens of millions of Sudanese inside and outside the country,'' wrote Chair Cardin to ...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:01:12 GMTAlarming 288% Rise in Demand for Gender-Based Violence Services in the Last 12 Months in Sudan
[UN Women] Funding women-led organizations and survivor services is critical amid surging gender-based violence in Sudan
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:15:37 GMT6th Infantry Division - Militia Targets El-Fashir With First of Their Kind Strategic Drones
[SNA] El-Fashir -- The 6th Infantry Division announced that the skies of El-Fashir city witnessed, in the early hours of Monday, the flight of a strategic winged drone carrying four missiles, three of which were launched inside the city's neighborhoo...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:38:19 GMT'Sexual Violence Deployed As Weapon of War in Sudan' - ACJPS
[Dabanga] A recent report by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) reveals the horrifying use of sexual violence as a weapon in Sudan's ongoing conflict. The report, published yesterday, details widespread abuse by both the Sudanes...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:44:21 GMTOperational Update On Surge in Food Aid in Sudan
[WFP] Port Sudan -- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food assistance to more than 800,000 people in famine and famine risk areas across war-torn Sudan since recently launching a large-scale surge in food aid. Recent operational progres...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:43:09 GMTSudan Conflict Ups Pressure On South Sudan to Aid Amputees, Others With Disabilities
[VOA] Juba, South Sudan -- South Sudan is grappling with an influx of people living with disabilities as victims of ongoing conflicts in neighboring countries, such as Sudan, come in search of devices like artificial limbs. This surge puts immense pr...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:43:09 GMTHuman Rights Watch Accuses Sudan's RSF of Rape, Sexual Slavery
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Human Rights Watch has accused Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias of rape and other acts of sexual violence against women and girls in South Kordofan state. The rights group says the sexual violence ...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:44:31 GMTSudan's Emergency Lawyers Warn of Educational Inequalities As Exams Loom
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Emergency Lawyers have condemned the decision to hold the Sudanese Certificate exams on December 28, arguing that the decision deprives students in war-torn areas, displacement camps, and refugee camps of their right to ...
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:44:30 GMTSenior Sudan Officials Latest Hit By EU Sanctions
[Dabanga] Brussels -- The European Union (EU) announced today it is sanctioning four senior officials from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), citing their involvement in acts threatening peace, stability, and efforts ...
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 20:13:35 GMT"A World out of Balance" - Sudan, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Somalia On IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025
[IRC] New York -- Over 82% of those in global humanitarian need live in 20 countries at greatest risk of humanitarian deterioration in 2025. Sudan is now the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, accounting for 10% of people in humanitarian need...
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 06:26:13 GMTFighters Rape Women and Girls, Hold Sex Slaves
[HRW] Gang Rape, Sexual Slavery as Rapid Support Forces Attack Refuge Area
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:02:28 GMTSouth Kordofan - Widespread Rape of Women in the Nuba Mountains
[Ayin English] Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and girls, including in the context of sexual slavery, in Sudan's South Kordofan State, according to the human rights monitoring organisation, Human Rig...