Sudan

Escalating conflict between Sudanese military forces has triggered a mass exodus in Sennar State.  Over 136,000 people have fled their homes due to clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sinja and surrounding…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that Sudan is grappling with its worst food security situation in two decades, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Over 60,000 people have fled fighting in Sennar State, as…

An activist group in Sudan is reporting a horrific attack on a mosque in El-Fasher, North Darfur. According to the Coordination of Resistance Committees, shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Monday resulted in the deaths of eight…

Sudan’s year-long war intensified on Saturday as paramilitary forces (RSF) seized Singa, the capital of Sennar state, Arab News reported today. Residents reported heavy fighting and thousands fleeing the violence, the source mentioned. The RSF, led by General Mohamed Hamdan…

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global monitoring group, reported a realistic chance of famine in 14 areas across the war-torn country, Reuters reported today. This development marks the world’s largest hunger crisis, according to the World Food…

On Friday, more than 17 people were killed and 80 injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the village of Aseer in central Sudan, Xinhua reported yesterday. The RSF militia stormed the village as residents…

Thousands of Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes as civil war fuelled by rivalry of military powers continue to wreak havoc in the impoverished African nation, Al Jazeera reported yesterday citing the personal story of one victim. Awatef…

News reports reveal that war, climate change, and man-made shortages have pushed Sudan—a country already beset by numerous hardships—into a severe water crisis. In the sweltering heat, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), approximately 65,000 residents of…

The United Nations Security Council has issued a strong call for an end to the siege of al-Fashir, a city of 1.8 million people in Sudan’s North Darfur region, Reuters reported yesterday. The 15-member council adopted a British-drafted resolution demanding…

According to a preliminary UN projection, an estimated 756,000 people in Sudan could face catastrophic food shortages by September, Reuters reported yesterday. This grim forecast reflects Sudan’s rapidly deteriorating situation, with 25.6 million people, or 54% of the population, now…