♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
DABANGA SUDAN – May 23, 2023 Sudan’s warring parties ‘detain activists, hold volunteers incommunicado’ KHARTOUM / WAD MADANI – May 19,...
Communication problems in Darfur as clashes continue
EL GENEINA / ZALINGEI / NYALA - May 23, 2023 Communication is difficult in many parts of Darfur as communication...
Heavy gunfire in North Darfur capital
EL FASHER - May 23, 2023 The army and the RSF exchanged heavy gunfire and shelling in El Fasher, capital...
Judicial facilities destroyed in war ‘ shows alarming collapse’ of Sudan’s justice system
Khartoum - May 23, 2023 Emergency Lawyers reported the bombing, looting, and destruction of eight judicial facilities in the ongoing...
Clashes continue as Sudan ceasefire starts
Khartoum - April 23, 2023 Skirmishes and air raids have been reported in and around Khartoum despite the start of...
Border crossing into Egypt re-opened as Sudan’s Wadi Halfa crowded
WADI HALFA - May 23, 2023 The Egyptian authorities re-opened the Qustul-Ashkeet crossing to vehicles coming from Wadi Halfa yesterday, after...
25.7 million Sudanese in need of humanitarian assistance
KHARTOUM - As the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and UN call for urgent funding to aid humanitarian efforts, it...
Sudan’s warring parties ‘detain activists, hold volunteers incommunicado’
KHARTOUM / WAD MADANI - Both the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly detained hundreds...
Rapid Support Forces occupy cathedrals in Sudan capital
KHARTOUM - The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are occupying the Episcopal All Saints Cathedral and the Coptic Virgin Mary Cathedral...
As many as 2,000 reported dead in West Darfur violence
EL GENEINA / EL FASHER - May 16, 2023 Residents of El Geneina reported more heavy gunfire and artillery fired...
Sudanese condemn rapes in Khartoum
KHARTOUM - May 16, 2023 Large sectors of the Sudanese civil society have reacted with outrage after various reports of...
Nearly a million Sudanese now displaced by SAF-RSF clashes
KHARTOUM / OMDURMAN / KHARTOUM NORTH - May 15, 2023 Battles continued in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the...
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