Sudan

More than 12,000 people have been killed in war-torn Sudan since April, the UN humanitarian affairs office said on Thursday. The deaths include “1,300 people who were killed between 28 October and 24 November,” the UN Office for the Coordination…

The United Nations 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 the army and paramilitaries. “We keep saying that the…

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) conducted a violent attack on civilians in West Darfur, killing 1,300 people and injuring 2,000 others while 310 remain missing, Al Jazeera reported. The latest atrocities are part of a wider campaign by the RSF…

More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, VOA reported yesterday. It further mentioned that the shells hit the market in Omdurman during an intense exchange of fire…

The U.N.’s humanitarian agency is warning that the situation for civilians in Sudan’s volatile Darfur region is worsening as fighting between the country’s two rival armed groups escalates and intercommunal tensions rise. It reports renewed clashes between the Sudan Armed…

Sudan’s warring parties have resumed negotiations in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war that has killed more than 9,000 people and displaced some 5.6 million since April. The talks are taking place “in partnership” with representatives of the African…

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will resume peace talks this week in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, Anadolu Agency reported. According to a spokesman of SAF, the talks will begin with humanitarian issues,…

Humanitarian crisis rages on in Sudan as relief funding dwindles As Sudan’s civil war enters its sixth month, civilians are facing a colossal humanitarian crisis as relief funding dwindles and army-imposed restrictions strangle its delivery, Al Jazeera quotes aid groups.…

Since conflict erupted in Sudan in April, Islamic Relief has delivered aid to more than 225,000 people, including the displaced and those in desperate need. The UK-based Islamic charity has provided cash support to victims so that displaced families can…

Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have “killed hundreds” in war-hit Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of “catastrophic spreads” that could overwhelm the country’s decimated health system. In a statement, the Sudanese doctors’ union warned that the…