Sudan
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Sudan Paramilitary Attack Kills 80: Medical Source, Witnesses
Sudanese paramilitary forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said Friday, even as US-sponsored talks sought to end 16 months of devastating…
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Sudan Negotiators Working Phones To Engage Both Sides: US Envoy
Though the Sudanese army is still staying away from ceasefire talks in Switzerland, the US envoy convening the negotiations told AFP they were nonetheless in daily contact — and making…
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Sudan Ceasefire Talks Set To Start Despite Army No-show
US-mediated Sudan ceasefire talks were to kick off in Switzerland on Wednesday, even though the Sudanese government is set to stay away. Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan…
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Deadly Floods In War-torn Sudan Displace Thousands
Amna Hussein sat grieving in a disaster relief tent in eastern Sudan, where she fled with her children after deadly floods displaced thousands in a country already reeling from war.…
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Malaysia’s Petronas withdraws from South Sudan amid investment shift
MALAYSIAN state energy firm Petroliam Nasional (Petronas) said it will withdraw from South Sudan as it tailors its investment strategy to business conditions. “The decision was made following a two-year…
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US Announces Sudan Ceasefire Talks
The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan’s warring sides to hold ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan’s…
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Aid Groups Press To Stop Sudan ‘Man-made’ Famine As 755,000 Projected To Starve
Aid groups are warning that Sudan’s “man-made famine” could be even worse than feared, with the most catastrophic death toll the world has seen in decades, without more global pressure…
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Sudan One Of World’s ‘Worst Crises’ In Decades: Medical Charity
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Thursday. War…
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US Ramps Up Sudan Aid, Warns Of Risk Of Historic Famine
The United States on Friday announced another $315 million for hungry Sudanese as it pressed the warring sides to end obstruction of aid, warning that a famine of historic proportions…
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Child Victims Of War Spiked In 2023 Amid Gaza, Sudan Crises: UN Report
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached “extreme levels” in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The United Nations’…
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UN Security Council Extends South Sudan Arms Embargo
The UN Security Council overcame resistance from several countries on Thursday and extended an arms embargo and sanctions imposed in an effort to stem violence in South Sudan. The US-drafted…
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Fragile South Sudan Risks Turmoil Over Oil Disruption: Experts
Oil-dependent South Sudan is at risk of economic and political turmoil over the shutdown of a key pipeline in its war-torn neighbour, Sudan, experts have warned. Analysts voiced deep concern…
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UN Demands Unimpeded Aid Access To Sudan As Famine Looms
The United Nations called Friday for Sudan’s warring factions to provide unimpeded access for desperately needed aid as the spectre of famine looms after nearly a year of conflict. The…
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Famine Stalks Sudan In Second Ramadan Plagued By War
Sudan this week entered its second straight Ramadan in the throes of a deadly war that has left much of the country gripped by the spectre of famine. “Ramadan? We’ve…
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UN Security Council Calls For Sudan Ramadan Ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council called Friday for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as conditions in the country continue to deteriorate. Fourteen…
