Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher

The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives any …

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Life in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

OMDURMAN, Sudan — A drive from the sandy northern outskirts through Sudan’s once-vibrant city of Omdurman passes by shoots of normal life reemerging from the worst moments of war. In bustling pockets of the city, which lies just across the Nile River from …

South Sudan parties to Nairobi talks urged to find compromises on unresolved issues

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit (left) greeting opposition leader and former SPLM Secretary-General Pagan Amum at the start of the peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, April 9th, 2024. [Photo by presidency]JUBA – South Sudan parties in …

South Sudan's peace monitoring body meets to discuss election postponement

South Sudan’s peace monitoring body, or the (RJMEC), held Thursday its first substantial meeting since the latest postponement of delayed elections. The Head of the UN mission to the country said a new workplan was needed to restore confidence in South …

Head of UN-backed team of experts cites paramilitary force in Sudan for sexual violence as war rages

GENEVA (AP) — The head of a U.N.-backed fact-finding team looking into human rights violations and abuses in Sudan said Friday it found the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces responsible for large-scale sexual violence in areas that it controls. Mohamed …

Sudan massacre in Al Jazeera State by the RSF further threatens regional stability

The precise reasons for the flare-up of violence in Sudan’s Al Jazeera State seem to have been driven by retribution and revenge. Days after the defection of an ex-Rapid Support Forces leader, 370 villagers mainly from the Shukria tribe in the east of Al …

Sudan war sees mass killings and no sign of ending

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, has rampaged through several towns in Gezira state, south of Sudan's capital Khartoum.  The fighters from the notorious paramilitary brutally killed at least 120 civilians in a multi-day attack,  …

WFP appeals for 404 mln USD to prevent worsening hunger crisis in South Sudan

JUBA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday urgently appealed for 404 million U.S. dollars to support its humanitarian assistance operations in South Sudan in 2025 amid warning of rising hunger. The WFP urged donors to give early …

Survivors tell of brutal RSF attacks on Sudan’s Gezira state

NewsFeedPeople who survived the Rapid Support Forces’ attacks on Sudan’s Gezira state say they have witnessed mass killings, torture and sexual violence against their loved ones. Published On 31 Oct 202431 Oct 2024