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5h ago
[UN News] Escalating violence in Sudan's North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting ..read more
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5h ago
[African Union] The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is monitoring with deep concern the reports of alarming deterioration in the humanitarian and security situation in El Fasher, North Darfur ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
1d ago
[The New Humanitarian] Aswan, Egypt -- 'I pleaded with the soldiers, but they refused to help us ..read more
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2d ago
[OCHA] After one year of hostilities in Sudan, we are appealing for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the country. These barbaric acts, which echo the horrors witnessed in Darfur two decades ago, must spur immediate action ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
2d ago
[The Conversation Africa] The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the country's governing structure that's been present since it gained independence from the British in 1956 ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
2d ago
[UN News] Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened - heightening growing fears of famine and "widespread death" from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies warned on Wednesday ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
2d ago
[State Department] The United States calls on all armed forces in Sudan to immediately cease attacks in El Fasher, North Darfur. We are alarmed by indications of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces and its affiliated militias. An offensive against El Fasher city would subject civilians to extreme danger, including the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons who have taken refuge there. The United States is deeply troubled by credible reports that the RSF and its affiliated militias have razed multiple ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
3d ago
[Dabanga] Kampala / Paris -- During the recent Canal France International (CFI) meeting in Uganda's capital of Kampala yesterday, European Union Ambassador to Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, underscored the critical role of journalists in Sudan and stressed the importance of guaranteeing their safety and freedom to report ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
3d ago
[UN News] Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year - the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened - heightening growing fears of famine and "widespread death" from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies warned on Wednesday ..read more
AllAfrica » Sudan
3d ago
[The Conversation Africa] In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - a Sudanese paramilitary force - attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudan's capital, Khartoum ..read more