In the war-torn country, millions have been displaced. Thousands have been killed. Now, there is a threat of famine. Aid agencies are warning the nation of 49 million people is at risk of collapsing. Sudan sits in a strategic area of Northeast Africa, with seven other countries sharing borders and resources like the Nile River. … Read more
The conflict is taking a heavy toll on civilians with millions forced from their homes and on the verge of famine. Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis as its civil war drags on. The United Nations says 25 million people – half the population – need urgent assistance. About 30,000 people are dead and millions more … Read more
UN warns Africa’s youngest nation is facing a food crisis. South Sudan is on the verge of a devastating hunger catastrophe, the World Food Programme has warned. In its short history, Africa’s youngest country has been battered by armed conflict and the effects of climate change. Now, the influx of half a million people – … Read more
War has forced millions from their homes and to the brink of starvation. The war in Sudan has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. More than nine months of fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has pushed almost five million people to the brink of starvation. The World Food Programme … Read more
Medical group warns of catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state. At least one child dies every two hours in a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur state during a nine-month war that has caused the collapse of humanitarian services, a medical charity says. Before the war began … Read more
Government accused east African bloc of ‘violating’ Sudan’s sovereignty by inviting RSF chief to a summit. The government of war-ravaged Sudan says it has suspended its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the east African regional bloc that has tried to broker talks between the country’s warring parties. Saturday’s announcement was made by … Read more
The government of war-ravaged Sudan says it has suspended its membership in the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The announcement on Saturday was made by the foreign ministry, which is loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group have been … Read more
Fighting shows no sign of ending and no political settlement on the horizon. It’s been more than eight months since the lives of millions of Sudanese were plunged into conflict and uncertainty. The paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, has gained momentum in recent weeks, consolidating its grip on the vast Darfur region and seizing new … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the military and rival paramilitary RSF to ‘stop this conflict now’. The United States has determined that warring factions in Sudan have committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said, as Washington increases pressure on the army (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end … Read more