Sudan
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Sudan Violence ‘Verging On Pure Evil,’ UN Warns
The UN warned Friday of soaring human rights violations in Sudan’s Darfur region and said they were “verging on pure evil,” amid escalating fighting seven months into the war between…
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Return To Sudan Talks Brings No Respite For Darfur
Sudan’s rival generals have returned to the negotiating table in Saudi Arabia, but the fighting shows no sign of easing as they wrestle to control the country’s second-largest city. In…
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Sudan Rival Generals To Resume US And Saudi-led Talks On Ending War
The Sudanese army and paramilitaries — at war with each other for six months — said Wednesday they had accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered negotiations. Since April,…
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Insecurity, Lack Of Funds Slowing Aid To Sudan: UN
Efforts to help millions of people in need in Sudan due to the civil war are being hampered by a lack of security and meagre international funding, the United Nations…
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Thousands Flee Southern Sudan Town As War Spreads: Witnesses
Sudan’s months-long war has spread to a town in the country’ south, forcing thousands to flee, residents said Monday after attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battling the army.…
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Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Resume Nile Dam Talks
Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, long a source of…
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Sudan Army Chief Warns UN That War Could Spill Over In Region
Sudan’s army chief warned Thursday at the United Nations that months of war could spill over in the region as he urged international pressure on the paramilitary unit he is…
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At Least 40 Killed In Darfur As UN’s Sudan Chief Quits
An air raid on Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region killed at least 40 civilians Wednesday, according to a medical source, as the head of the UN mission to the country resigned.…
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Oil Execs On Trial In Sweden Over Sudan War Crimes Role
A Swedish oil firm operated in Sudan with support from the military allegedly knew violence would affect civilians to bring the areas under control, prosecutors said Tuesday as two former…
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Sudan Army Chief Visits Egypt As Deadly Violence Grips Darfur
Sudan’s army chief travelled Tuesday to Egypt on his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, with the latest violence killing dozens of civilians in battle-scarred Darfur.…
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Sudan Army Chief Heads To Egypt On First Trip Abroad Since Conflict
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan departed Tuesday on a flight to Egypt for his first trip abroad since fighting began with paramilitaries in April, the country’s ruling Sovereign Council…
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No Letup In Sudan Fighting As UN Issues Dire Warning
Fighting in Sudan showed no signs of abating Friday as the United Nations issued a dire warning over the impact of a war it said threatens to “consume” the country.…
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Sudan Army Chief Makes First Foray Outside HQ In Months Of War
General Burhan posing with civilians in Khartoum AFP Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was seen outside his headquarters Thursday for the first time since fighting with paramilitaries erupted…
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Fears Of Sudan Refugee Influx To West Misplaced: US Official
Three million people have been displaced internally or fled to other countries, according to the International Organization for Migration AFP Concerns about a possible influx of Sudanese refugees to the…
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Sudan War Summit Urges Calm, UN Reports Mass Grave In Darfur
A picture taken on June 16, 2023 shows bodies strewn outdoors near houses in the West Darfur state capital El Geneina, amid ongoing fighting in war-torn Sudan AFP A summit…
