Sudan
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Battle For Khartoum Wrecks Key Sudan Oil Refinery
The once-pristine white oil tanks of Sudan’s largest refinery have been blackened by nearly two years of devastating war, leaving the country heavily dependent on fuel imports it can ill…
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Stench Of Death As Sudan Army, Paramilitaries Battle For Capital
In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground. The volunteers…
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Survivors Recount Horrific RSF Attack On Famine-hit Sudan Camp
Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan’s Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a “killing field”. Last…
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Tens Of Thousands Go Hungry In Sudan After Trump Aid Freeze
For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze gutting…
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Airstrike Kills About 70 People in Last Functioning Hospital in Sudanese City as Civil War Rages On
An airstrike on Friday killed approximately 70 people at the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) Chief said, marking a devastating escalation in the country’s…
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Sudan ‘Political’ Banknote Switch Causes Cash Crunch
Sudan’s army-aligned government has issued new banknotes in areas it controls, reportedly aimed at undermining its paramilitary rivals but causing long queues at banks, disrupting trade and entrenching division. In…
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Sudan Army Says Enters Key Paramilitary-held Al-Jazira State Capital
The Sudanese military and allied armed groups launched an offensive Saturday on key Al-Jazira state capital Wad Madani, entering the city after more than a year of paramilitary control, the…
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South Sudan Says Will Resume Oil Production From Jan 8
South Sudan could resume oil production “as early as tomorrow” almost a year after fighting in neighbouring Sudan ruptured a key pipeline, the government said Tuesday. The landlocked and impoverished…
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Sudan Government Rejects UN-backed Famine Declaration
The Sudanese government strongly rejected on Sunday a report backed by the United Nations which determined that famine had spread to five areas of the war-torn country. The Integrated Food…
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UAE Promises Not To Arm Sudan Paramilitaries, US Lawmakers Say
The United Arab Emirates, under fire in Washington, has promised the United States not to arm paramilitaries in Sudan’s brutal civil war, US lawmakers said Thursday. The assurance came as…
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US Announces $200 Mn Additional Aid For Sudan
The United States on Thursday announced $200 million of new funding for the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, bringing Washington’s commitment to $2.3 billion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.…
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Sudan Militia Chief ‘Enthusiastically’ Committed War Crimes: Prosecutor
A feared Sudanese militia chief “willingly and enthusiastically” participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture. Prosecutor…
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ICC To Wrap Up War Crimes Trial Of Feared Sudan Militia Chief
The war crimes trial of a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of rape, murder, and torture across the Darfur region of Sudan during the country’s brutal civil war wraps up…
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Aid Only ‘Delaying Deaths’ As Sudan Counts Down To Famine: Agency Chief
War-torn Sudan is on a “countdown to famine” ignored by world leaders while humanitarian aid is only “delaying deaths”, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) chief Jan Egeland told AFP on Saturday.…
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South Sudan Probes Shootout At Sacked Spy Chief’s Home
South Sudan security forces were investigating Friday a shootout at the home of the troubled nation’s powerful former spy chief Akol Koor, who was sacked almost two months ago amid…
