Sudan

The United Nations condemned a series of attacks on civilians in Sudan, including a devastating shelling of the Sabreen market in Omdurman that resulted in at least 60 deaths, Arab News reported. UN humanitarian coordinator Clementine Nkweta-Salami described the attack…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urgently called for an end to attacks on health care facilities in Sudan following a devastating drone strike on a hospital in North Darfur that killed over 70 people and injured dozens more, Arab…

A drone strike on the Saudi Hospital in El-Fasher, Sudan’s Darfur region, resulted in the deaths of 30 individuals and left many others injured, VOA reported citing a medical source. The attack, which occurred on Friday evening, destroyed the building…

At least 120 civilians were killed in artillery shelling on Wednesday in western Omdurman as clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces escalated, Arab News reported. Rescuers reported a critical shortage of medical supplies, complicating efforts to treat numerous…

The Sudanese military announced its forces have entered Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state, previously controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Arab News reported. This development follows over a year of RSF dominance in the city. The…

An alarming report by UNICEF reveals that approximately 3.2 million children under five in Sudan are facing acute malnutrition in 2025, Arab News reported. Of these, around 772,000 are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition. The ongoing conflict between…

Sudan is currently the only country in the world where famine has been confirmed, according to a recent UN report cited by Anadolu Agency. The humanitarian crisis is described as “staggering,” with severe impacts from ongoing armed conflict, particularly in…

The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported a 27% increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan in 2024 compared to the previous year. By December 2024, the organization said that the number had risen to 11.5 million, up…

At least eight civilians were killed and 53 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and El Fasher in North Darfur State, local authorities said on Saturday. In Khartoum, shelling targeted…

Sudan is experiencing a severe cholera outbreak, with over 47,365 cases reported across 81 localities in 11 of the country’s 18 states by December 16, 2024, Reliefweb.com reported. The outbreak, which has resulted in approximately 1,235 deaths, indicates a case…