UN, EU call for protection of journalists on World Press Freedom Day
The United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) both issued statements yesterday to mark World Press Freedom Day, calling on...
Rebels declare six-month ceasefire in Darfur and Kordofan
The Sudanese opposition Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement’s Minni Minawi faction (SLM-MM) have made a...
Darfur rebels meet Unamid head in Paris
The new Joint Special Representative for Darfur and head of the UN hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (Unamid), Jeremiah Mamabolo...
Sudanese, Ethiopian forces launch joint border op
Sudanese and Ethiopian forces have launched a major ongoing operation on the border between the two countries to combat human...
‘End of Joseph Kony hunt breeds frustration and fear’: IRIN
Uganda and the USA have ended a six-year search for warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Yet...
About 160,000 Sudanese, South Sudanese in Abyei need aid
According to the UN Secretary-General’s most recent report on Abyei, the humanitarian situation has remained relatively stable. Nevertheless, the people...
Sudan OCHA bulletin 10: Funding gap for health services in South Darfur camp
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that up to 185,000 people in the Otash camp for the displaced and the...
Sudan’s opposition in talks with US delegation
A senior US delegation on Thursday held talks with the leadership of the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the...
UN adjusts 2016 displacement figures for Darfur
A new infographic snapshot issued this week by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows updated...
Enough Project makes case for ‘modernised’ US sanctions against Sudan
The Enough Project, a US-based watchdog which aims to end genocide and crimes against humanity in Africa, has urged the...
UN welcomes third humanitarian corridor to South Sudan
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Marta Ruedas, today welcomed the decision by the Government of Sudan...
Sudan Call to return to peace negotiations
The Sudan Call (also referred to as Sudan Appeal) forces have agreed on the need to activate the AUHIP roadmap...
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