Sudan
Civilian death toll continues to rise amid conflict, bombardment in Sudan
January 13, 2024
Civilian death toll continues to rise amid conflict, bombardment in Sudan
Bombardments in the Sudanese capital have killed at least 33 civilians, most of them in air strikes, pro-democracy lawyers group said. The group had announced earlier on Thursday that artillery fire killed 10 civilians in a residential area of Khartoum,…
Democracy activists face crackdown by Sudan’s army
January 10, 2024
Democracy activists face crackdown by Sudan’s army
Dozens of Sudanese activists have been arrested and tortured in secret detention centres – commonly referred to as “ghost houses” – by military intelligence in recent weeks, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Many of those being detained are members of the…
UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Sudan as ceasefire talks stall
January 5, 2024
UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Sudan as ceasefire talks stall
The UN’s relief chief warned Thursday against the deepening of human suffering in Sudan due to an ongoing war in the country. “Across Sudan, nearly 25 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2024. But the bleak reality is that…
Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as RSF troops move south
December 26, 2023
Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as RSF troops move south
Paramilitaries known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are causing fear and panic as they move southwards in war-torn Sudan, looting cars, tractors, and homes. Report: Since April 15, Sudan has been gripped by a war pitting army chief Abdel…
Non-Violence Organization calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan
December 24, 2023
Non-Violence Organization calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan
The Global Non-Violence Organization—Freemuslim—has called for an urgent and rapid intervention to save innocent civilians in Sudan from the ongoing fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The organization indicated in a statement received by Shia Waves…
Massive displacement continues in Sudan as RSF captures another key town
December 22, 2023
Massive displacement continues in Sudan as RSF captures another key town
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the capture of a new town and military base in Gezira state, just two days after it seized the state’s capital, Wad Madani. The Preliminary Committee of Sudan Doctors’ Union reported a staggering…
Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition
December 20, 2023
Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition
The strategic Sudanese city of Wad Madani appeared on Tuesday to have fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who have been fighting the Sudanese army for months. As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new…
Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front
December 18, 2023
Thousands flee as battle for Sudan’s Wad Madani opens up new front
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani on Saturday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front in the eight-month-old war and forced thousands to flee, Reuters reported. Arab News confirmed…
UN’s FAO: Nearly 18M people in Sudan threatened by ‘high levels’ of acute food insecurity
December 17, 2023
UN’s FAO: Nearly 18M people in Sudan threatened by ‘high levels’ of acute food insecurity
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday said that 17.7 million people across Sudan are facing “high levels of acute food insecurity.” According to the deputy FAO representative to Sudan, the most vulnerable populations are concentrated in states…
Sudan: Attack on Red Cross convoy kills at least two, injures seven
December 11, 2023
Sudan: Attack on Red Cross convoy kills at least two, injures seven
An attack by the Sudanese Army on a humanitarian convoy of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Sudanese capital has killed two people and injured seven, Al Jazeera reported. The wounded included three ICRC staff members,…