♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
SIHA Network reports on ‘the aftermath of rape’ in Sudan
Rape and gang-rape are among the most horrific atrocities being perpetrated as part of the more than one-year-old war in Sudan,...
Int’l NGO: ‘UNSC needs to urgently intervene in North Darfur’
Refugees International, a prominent INGO, issued a grave warning on Tuesday indicating that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are...
EU ambassador urges ‘press protection and humanitarian access’ in Sudan
During the recent Canal France International (CFI) meeting in Uganda’s capital of Kampala yesterday, European Union Ambassador to Sudan, Aidan...
Teachers call for education to resume in Sudan
More than 60 Sudanese organisations, associations, political parties, and national figures from across the political and intellectual spectrum, have submitted...
Reports: ‘40k+ displaced by North Darfur clashes’, nine communities ‘razed by arson’
An estimated 40,615 people (approximately 8,123 households) have been displaced in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur between April 1...
Sudanese Armed Forces: ‘Two drones shot down over River Nile state’
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) claim to have shot down drones over Shendi in River Nile state yesterday. Widely circulated...
UNHCR completes $2.2m projects in Sudan
Yesterday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan announced the completion of two projects funded by $2.2...
Eastern Sudan: Angry responses to former GIS director’s ‘racist remarks’
Massive demonstrations took place in eastern Sudan over the weekend, denouncing the statements of Retd Maj Gen Badreldin Abdelhakam, former...
Red Cross president laments ‘failure to protect civilians in armed conflict’
Mirjana Splojaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), expressed her dissatisfaction with the continuation of conflicts...
UAE objects to UNSC over ‘spurious’ accusations by Sudan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has objected to what it calls “baseless allegations” made by the Permanent Representative for Sudan,...
Sudan timeline January-March 2024: Sudan becomes ‘the largest humanitarian crisis in the world’
Humanitarian conditions are rapidly deteriorating across Sudan, in particular in the war zones, as most people have depleted their reserves....
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