Keyword "sudan-conflict" - List of latest news (111 results)

22/04 Sudanese refugees in Chad: ‘I still hear the sound of shooting in my ears’

Having escaped a war where murder and rape seem systematic, some 1.3 million people from Sudan struggle to meet their daily needs in Chad - while bearing physical and emotional scars

20/04 Abstract artist keeps students in frame from his Ethiopian exile

Sudanese school dean educates remotely from Addis Ababa

19/04 ‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps

An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Maddaloni

15/04 ‘We cannot resign ourselves to inevitable conflict’: EU and UK look to end war in Sudan and boost aid

But Khartoum criticises London conference as representatives from both sides in civil war not invited

14/04 Leaked UN experts report raises fresh concerns over UAE’s role in Sudan war

As crucial London peace talks set to begin, report seen by the Guardian raises questions over ‘multiple’ flights into bases in Chad

14/04 Up to 400,000 displaced from Sudan camp after RSF takeover, says UN body

RSF has also accelerated drone attacks into army-controlled territory, including an attack on the Atbara power station in the north of the country

14/04 As famine warning lights flash red in Sudan, US aid cuts hamper the international response

This week marks two years of suffering and two years of inaction

10/04 ICJ to hear application by Sudan against United Arab Emirates

UAE accused of violating the international genocide convention by arming paramilitaries with the aim of wiping out an ethnic group in West Darfur

09/04 ‘No one recognised him, even as he said his name’: last video of rescued man shows horror of Sudan torture camps

Death of well-known Khartoum businessman Alwaleed Abdeen days after his release from an RSF camp prompts wave of mourning

30/03 Sudan’s paramilitary RSF chief says war with army is not over

RSF pushed back from most of Khartoum last week by army in latest development in Sudan’s two-year-old war

27/03 Sudan’s army shells Omdurman in push to oust RSF from capital region

Army chief declares capital Khartoum ‘free’ but rival RSF still holds parts of neighbouring Omdurman

23/03 Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?

As territory is won and lost by opposing military forces, people grasp at scraps of normality. But the country is undergoing the world’s most severe humanitarian catastrophe and global announcements of help have amounted to nothing

07/03 ‘Here you will die’: detainees speak of executions, starvation and beatings at hands of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

Haunting accounts of torture in newly found detention centre lead to calls for an investigation into what experts say could be among the worst atrocities of Sudan’s civil war

11/02 Sudan army nears biggest victory of civil war with assault on capital

Khartoum offensive comes as battlefield gains help turn tide of conflict in military’s favour

28/01 Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could work

A new approach to mediation is needed in Sudan, not simply a new mediator.

19/12 The 10 most dangerous countries in the world - Africa and Asia dominate list

Violent conflict, political terror, and resource-driven corruption are just some of the factors that have ravaged these dangerous countries.

12/12 As Sudan burns and its people starve, a gold rush is under way

Billions of dollars in gold are flowing out of war-torn Sudan - and helping to keep the conflict boiling

10/12 The Hidden Victims: Civilian Casualties of the Two World Wars by Cormac Ó Gráda

At least one-third of this work is devoted to little-known causes of death — famine and famine-related diseases

21/11 Sudan’s national treasures have been stolen – we spoke with the director of museums

The war in Sudan has seen the looting of the country’s museums. Heritage boss Ikhlas Abdel Latief speaks about the losses.

29/10 Sudan’s RSF and allies have committed ‘staggering’ levels of sexual abuse, says UN

Victims have ranged between eight and 75 years of age, says report

28/10 Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate

Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimation

14/09 What I Read This Week: Irish life laid bare in Letterkenny court and civil war in Sudan

Jade Wilson picks the stories that struck her this week including a moving piece about volunteers helping asylum seekers

12/09 Sudan’s devastating war becomes global battleground

With 150,000 dead and millions displaced, Russia, Iran and the UAE are jockeying for influence

09/09 Worldwide ‘indifference’ towards war in Sudan ‘truly shocking’, says Robinson

Humanitarian organisations say hunger is being used as a weapon, with the hunger crisis in country now world’s largest

06/09 UN mission says both Sudan sides committed abuses, calls for peacekeepers

Army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have both used torture and raped and attacked civilians, report says

03/09 Hunger being used as weapon in Sudan war, humanitarian organisations say

Sudan’s hunger crisis is world’s largest with more than 25 million people suffering acute food insecurity

02/09 Mpox could spread into conflict zones in east Africa – how to manage the response

Armed conflicts affect the entire spectrum of healthcare, from prevention to treatment.

14/08 Sudan: Flooding kills at least 68 people as country faces multiple crises

Ongoing civil war has created the world’s largest displacement crisis and killed some 16,000 people

13/08 Sudan’s catastrophe: farmers could offer quick post-war recovery, if peace is found

Despite its stark reality, there is a potential path forward for Sudan if peace can be found.

28/07 As starvation spreads in Sudan, military blocks aid trucks at border

A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts say

22/07 ‘We are all going to die.’ Refugees in Sudan appeal for safe passage as ‘foreigners’ ordered to leave Khartoum

Asylum seekers fleeing conflict in other countries say they are not granted safe passage and fear for their lives

17/07 Military spending in DRC and South Sudan rose fastest in the world: society ends up paying the price

High military spending can sap resources meant for education, healthcare and infrastructure.

07/07 Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record

There is a high risk of famine in multiple regions of Sudan if immediate action is not taken.

16/06 ‘Living in Khartoum is a hell’: Food and water shortages leave civilians desperate as Sudan conflict rages on

Aid has become a battleground in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, with a third of the population facing acute food insecurity

12/06 Sudan food emergency: local researcher unpacks scale of the disaster and what action is needed

Rural households are especially hard hit by food shortages due to disrupted farming, limited access to markets and soaring food prices.

14/05 Global violence forces record 68 million people to flee homes -Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

Natural disasters leave further 7.7 million homeless, pushing total number of displaced people to 75.9 million

01/05 ‘On the precipice of a large scale massacre’: Sudan’s war escalates with dizzying speed

Surrounded by fighters and haunted by famine, residents of Darfur region fear worst

29/04 Gum arabic from Africa’s acacia trees in the Sahel is used in hundreds of products: what’s worth knowing

Sudan has been a key exporter of gum arabic for decades. Producers have warned fighting could wipe out stockpiles soon.

21/04 Sally Hayden: I have reported in Rwanda three times. On my fourth attempt, I was not allowed on the plane

My reporting and experience in Rwanda was used as evidence in the legal challenge against the UK Home Office’s Rwanda deportation plan

15/04 World donors pledge more than €2bn in aid for war-stricken Sudan

UN officials and aid agencies at Paris conference also urge Sudan’s warring parties to stop rights violations and allow access for humanitarian aid

15/04 Sudan war marks one-year anniversary as donor conference held in Paris

Urgent appeal for humanitarian aid as displacement crisis worsens

12/03 Sudan army claims control of national broadcast building in advance against paramilitary

Omdurman city, which form’s part of country’s wider capital, has seen heaving fighting around bridges and supply routes

07/03 Warring parties in Sudan urged to halt fighting by UN chief amid fears of regional instability

Antonio Guterres fears conflict will spread and calls for a pause in hostilities during Ramadan

17/02 Sudan’s army claims first major advance in war, reclaiming partial control of city

Soldiers and local residents celebrate as military says it has connected two main bases in Omdurman as RSF deny move

25/01 The African Union is working on peace in Sudan: expert explains why it’s in everyone’s interests

The African Union has several reasons to get involved in Sudan’s peace process.

30/12 Chaos and worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan.. Sudanese states mobilize to take up arms.. Arrests and violent battles in Omdurman and Darfur kill dozens.. Foreign Ministry?

About 35 people were killed and more than 150 injured, in an air bombardment that targeted Omdurman, in Sudan, and Nyala in the Darfur region, west of the country. In Omdurman, 6 people from one family were killed, after an air bombardment targeted a neighborhood.

21/12 UN food agency pauses Sudan aid to 800,000 people as fighting spreads

Decision taken after clashes and air strikes engulf areas around Wad Madani city

19/12 Sudanese paramilitary forces expand offensive on aid hub

As many as 300,000 people have fled area in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state since December 15th

16/12 Thousands flee as battle for Sudanese city of Wad Madani opens up new front in ongoing war

Fighting between paramilitary RSF and Sudanese army broke out in April after disputes over transition to democracy and integration of forces

28/11 ‘When will people decide to choose the path of life?’: a Sudanese father’s letter to his dead son

Abdel Rahman Sumel, 20, was killed by Sudan’s security forces in December 2018. His father, Alsadiq, reflects on all those lost since and the hope of a return to the peace his son marched for

27/11 IGAD Plans Emergency Summit As RSF Attacks West Kordofan SAF Base

On Friday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military base near Babanusa in West Kordofan. Residents of the city of continued to flee for the second day in a row. Meanwhile, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has scheduled an emergency summit in Djibouti to discuss the war.The displacement from Babanusa, West Kordofan followed previous rep

30/10 Deadly Shelling Continues in Sudanese Capital, Darfur and South Kordofan

Indiscriminate shelling continued in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, yesterday. An entire family was killed by a missile in Khartoum North, where the Sudanese army conducted a 'qualitative operation' against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Kadaro. Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the RSF was reported in North and Central Darfur and in South Kordofan.The Shambat El Aradi Resis

12/10 Sudan war overwhelming medical services, says MSF

Administrative issues mean back-up medics and supplies cannot be brought to where they are most needed, medical charity says

10/10 Kiir and Machar: insights into South Sudan’s strongmen

Kiir and Machar have been pivotal figures in most of South Sudan’s short history as an independent nation.

10/10 Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention

An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what new opportunities lie ahead.

23/09 Zelenskiy holds ‘unscheduled’ meeting with head of Sudan in Shannon Airport

Ukrainian president discusses Russian activity with Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

23/09 Sudan: Army chief says he favours negotiated settlement to war

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan asks neighbouring states to stop sending mercenaries in support of RSF

22/09 Khartoum's burning tower: architects on the destruction of a city – and what it'll take to rebuild

Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.

18/09 Sudan: Landmark skyscraper burned down as fighting between military factions continues

War between army and paramilitary began in April when tensions linked to internationally-backed plan for political transition boiled over

18/09 RSF Commander Hemedti - 'If We Wish, We Can Be in Port Sudan Today'

In a speech posted on social media yesterday, Gen Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), strongly denounced the "creation of an alternative capital" in Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state, and threatened to set up "a genuine civilian authority" in the areas under its control, with Khartoum as capital.Hemedti in his speech yesterday repeated the RSF sta

10/09 Sudan: At least 40 civilians killed, dozens injured in air strike on capital

Fighting in residential areas intensifies between Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

07/09 African leaders under threat: where is the next coup?

Emboldened generals realise they are likely to face little effective resistance to putsch attempts

06/09 Refugees in Sudan ‘dying from lack of food’

Ethiopian seeking refuge says people have died by ‘bullets, lack of medicine and starvation’

29/08 Women in Sudan facing a ‘tragedy’ of sexual violence as rape cases rise

Reported cases are almost all by RSF paramilitaries and are just the tip of the iceberg, say campaign groups

25/08 ‘I need a safe place’: Sudanese flee war and brave the sea towards Europe

Devastating conflict that began in Sudan in April has claimed thousands of lives and displaced four million people, more than one million of whom have left the country

16/08 More than four million Sudanese displaced by ‘senseless’ war, UN warns

Millions ‘one step away’ from famine in four-month conflict between warring generals, says refugee agency

08/08 Heavy fighting grips Sudanese capital as conflict adds to growing humanitarian crisis

Army launched air strikes and artillery since Monday against rival Rapid Support Forces to take key bridge

02/08 Khartoum: the creation and the destruction of a modern African city

Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.

02/08 Sudan needs to accept its cultural diversity: urban planning can help rebuild the country and prevent future conflict

The interplay between diversity and urban planning in Sudan has created vibrant cityscapes, but also led to segregation and division.

21/07 Calls to protect Sudan’s rich and ancient heritage amid ongoing war

Heritage protection initiative aims to develop network of contacts and volunteers dedicated to safeguarding of Sudan’s cultural heritage amid amid devastating war

21/07 Sudan Crisis Spells Uncertainty for Key Coca Cola Ingredient

The natural occurring gum discharged by Acacia trees is used in several key industries. The ongoing conflict in Sudan is hurting exports and threatening livelihoods.Gum arabic, also known as E414, has several uses in diverse industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to shoe polish, and sweets and cosmetics. The ancient Egyptians used the the natural emulsifier for mummification purposes.For the proc

13/07 At least 87 buried in mass grave in Sudan’s West Darfur, says UN

Ethnically motivated bloodshed escalated in recent weeks in step with fighting between rival military factions

13/07 ‘I believe this war will destroy Sudan’: the coup protesters now on the run

Between December 2021 and April 2023, photographer Arthur Larie documented the weekly protests against the coup in Sudan. After war broke out in April, he tracked down some of the people he’d photographed to find out what happened to them

02/07 No sign of conflict ending as clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary forces intensify

Conflict continues to deepen humanitarian crisis and threatens to draw in other regional interests

19/06 Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists

Arrests have intensified since April when fighting broke out between the RSF and forces loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

18/06 Warring factions in Sudan agree new 72-hour ceasefire as conflict enters third month

More than 3,000 people have been killed and 6,000 injured since the conflict erupted in mid-April

16/06 Sudan's military govt rejects Kenyan President Ruto as chief peace negotiator | News24

The Sudanese military government of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected Kenyan President William Ruto's leadership of the "Troika on Sudan."

12/06 Sudan war traps civilians after ceasefire ends

Activists say more than 1,000 people killed in El Geneina

06/06 Sudan: At least 10 dead after bombing in southern Khartoum

Refugees from Democratic Republic of the Congo among those killed following attack

02/06 Rival Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

US, Saudi Arabia suspended peace negotiations after ceasefire violations

01/06 Sudan: Nineteen killed in shelling of market south of Khartoum

Six tank shells were fired from al-Shajara and targeted the neighbourhood of Mayo, an area that is not known to be near any military target

31/05 Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks with rival

Neither side has edge in conflict that erupted in mid-April

30/05 Warring Sudan factions agree to extend ceasefire by five days

US, Saudi Arabia signal impatience with persistent truce violations

29/05 Sudan: More than 1m people may flee country as conflict risks peace in region, says UN

Heavy fighting between army and paramilitary has torn through residential areas of capital city with violence flaring in western Darfur region

28/05 US and Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ceasefire

Washington and Riyadh call on Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to extend weeklong truce due to expire on Monday

26/05 The South Sudanese families stranded while trying to return home

Civil war in neighbouring Sudan has forced thousands to return to their troubled country – but even having crossed the border, their problems are not over

25/05 Where is Omar al-Bashir, the former Sudanese dictator wanted for war crimes?

The former president has been a fugitive from the International Criminal Court since 2009

24/05 Clashes erupt in Sudan’s capital on second day of ceasefire deal

Sound of artillery fire heard in Bahri, one of three cities around confluence of Blue Nile and White Nile rivers that make up country’s greater capital

23/05 Sudan seven-day ceasefire begins with reports of continued fighting

Halt to violence called to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid in stricken country

22/05 Air strikes hit Khartoum as seven-day Sudan ceasefire approaches

Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals has driven 1.1 million from their homes

18/05 ‘On every corner someone disappears’: the frantic search for Sudan’s missing

Conflict in African country devastating families and forcing thousands to flee homes

17/05 UN seeks nearly $2.6 billion for humanitarian aid in Sudan

Plan is designed to target 18 million people in need across war-torn country

14/05 Darfur in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid Sudan conflict, says human rights monitor

Region in south and southwest of country has been site of recurrent violence since 2003

14/05 Khartoum region under bombardment as Sudan’s rivals talk

Heavy clashes reported in the capital despite mediation efforts in Saudi Arabia

12/05 Irish EU ambassador to Sudan speaks of relief at being unhurt after military ‘stormed’ home

Aidan O’Hara, who was interrogated and held at gunpoint, says he was not the only diplomat to have such an experience

12/05 Dozens of civilian deaths and communal violence in Sudan fuel fears of widening conflict

‘Two sides went to war and the civilians in the middle got hurt in their houses’: Fighting reported in far south and communal clashes in Darfur

11/05 UN urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting rumbles on despite talks

Clashes rock Halfaya, an entry point to capital of Khartoum, as neither side publicly show signs of offering concessions

10/05 Sudan: Fighting escalates in Khartoum as ceasefire talks continue in Saudi Arabia

More than 600 killed and 5,100 injured in violence, UN estimates, which began on April 15th

10/05 Sudan death toll rises to more than 600 as warring sides continue talks in Saudi Arabia

More than 5,100 people have been wounded in the fighting which began on April 15th

09/05 Sudan conflict: No benefit in talks without truce, says al-Burhan | News24

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says no settlement with RSF without a permanent ceasefire in Khartoum.

08/05 Sudan: Talks on humanitarian truce continue in Saudi Arabia

US-Saudi initiative is the first serious attempt to end fighting which has derailed a plan to usher in civilian rule

07/05 Sudan: Fighting in Khartoum as mediators from warring parties seek end to conflict

Battles since mid-April have killed hundreds of people, wounded thousands and sent 100,000 refugees fleeing abroad

06/05 Sudan’s warring parties to meet for talks in Saudi Arabia

Sudanese army and RSF agree to hold ' pre-negotiation talks’

05/05 Sudan: Heavy gunfire in as civilians trapped in capital say ‘no one cares about the citizen’

Despite multiple ceasefire declarations, army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battle for control of territory in city ahead of proposed talks

02/05 Sudan conflict: Health sector on its knees as 70% of hospitals shut down | News24

The Sudan Doctors Trade Union (SDTU) has written to international aid partners, appealing for immediate assistance as the country's health sector becomes incapacitated due to ongoing clashes.

01/05 22 South Africans stranded on boat in Egypt after fleeing war in Sudan | News24

A group of 22 South Africans are stranded on a boat in Egypt after fleeing war-torn Sudan.

26/04 ‘Hungry, exhausted, traumatised’: Sudanese scramble to flee their homeland

Thousands of refugees face transport chaos, cash shortages, scammers and visa delays as they race to escape to neighbouring countries

24/04 Sudan's conflict explained in five minutes

A closer look at the fight to the death between two men who have decided there is only room for one ruler in Khartoum

22/04 British nationals trapped in conflict-hit Sudan to be evacuated

Countries are struggling to repatriate their citizens amid deadly clashes that have already killed more than 400 people

18/04 U.S. Diplomatic Convoy Attacked By Gunmen In Sudan Amid Power Struggle Between Army And Paramilitary

The attack on U.S. personnel comes amid an ongoing armed conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and its Rapid Support Forces paramilitary.

02/02 Help world’s poor as well as Ukraine, say faith charities as pope visits South Sudan

An open letter, backed by opinion poll, urges the UK to restore aid budget on eve of a three-day ‘pilgrimage for peace’ in the east African country