The war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary RSF has killed tens of thousands and forced millions from their homes
The number of people dying because of the civil war in Sudan is significantly higher than previously reported, according to a new (...)
Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down in Darfur, a key battleground in the civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The aircraft, (...)
A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war.
"Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that," Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia condemned the attack on the residence of the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Sudan.
In a statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's condemnation and (...)
Sudan's army has launched a major offensive against the powerful paramilitary group it is fighting in the country's civil war, targeting areas in the capital it lost at the start of the conflict.
In dawn strikes on Thursday, government forces (...)
Sudan's ex-leader Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted from power in a popular uprising several years ago, has been moved from a jail north of Omdurman to a medical facility.
Since war broke out in April last year between the Sudanese military and its (...)
The Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group continued its weekly virtual sessions on September 5, focusing on expanding emergency humanitarian access and ensuring respect for international humanitarian law.
Last week, the (...)
The saying that politics is based on interests rather than emotions is generally true, but there are exceptions, and Sudan is a prime example.
The Sudanese people share a deep bond of respect, mutual appreciation, and love with the Saudis.
The ties (...)
RIYADH — The Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace in Sudan (ALPS) Group called on the warring Sudanese parties to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid in the war-torn country. In a statement, the group reiterated their shared commitment (...)
Doctors at one of the last functioning hospitals in the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher say they've been forced to close down the facility after it was attacked.
The hospital has been supported by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (...)
At least 56 people died in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, between last Friday and Wednesday, as "deadly fighting escalates," Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in a statement.
At the city's South Hospital, 454 casualties have (...)
Civilians caught up in Sudan's civil war have given graphic accounts to the BBC of rape, ethnic violence and street executions. Our journalists have managed to make it to the front line of the fighting close to the capital, Khartoum.
Top UN (...)
In mid-December, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) swept into Sudan's central Al Jazira state, known as the country's breadbasket, with an ultimatum: "Enlist or die."
Since then, the militia group has sought to use food as a (...)
The war in Sudan is "triggering the world's largest hunger crisis," with more than 25 million people "trapped in a spiral" of food insecurity, a United Nations agency has warned.
Nine in 10 people across the country face "emergency levels of hunger" (...)
I recall what the famous poet Abu Firas Al-Hamdani said: "And my companions said fleeing or escaping. I said: They are two things, the sweetest of which is bitter."
This is exactly the condition of those who follow the bloody scenes in the Gaza (...)
At least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese state once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war, the UN said.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have advanced into the city of Wad Madani, in al Jazira state.
For (...)
All eyes of Sudanese people and peace advocates are turned toward Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia, with a "ray of hope" in ending the bloody war that's being fought between two rival factions in Sudan. The Jeddah talks have brought together those who (...)
The BBC has seen new evidence of the brutal ethnic violence that has swept western Sudan since fighting broke out between two rival military factions in April. Analysis of satellite and social media data reveals at least 68 villages in Darfur have (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up support in Sudan, where authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in Gedaref state amid the ongoing brutal conflict between opposing militaries.
The UN agency said on Friday that 264 suspected (...)
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that Saudi Arabia has invited all Sudanese parties to come to Jeddah for talks to resolve the crisis in their country.
Attending a ministerial meeting on Sudan on the sidelines of the 78th (...)
In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under five have died in camps in the space of four months from a combination of measles and malnutrition, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
According to the UN refugee agency (UNCHR) and the World Health (...)
At least 35 people have been killed after a crowded market in Sudan's capital was hit with "explosive weapons", a medical charity says.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described it as "carnage", saying that more than 60 people had also been wounded (...)
With cross-border displacement nearing the one million mark, a protracted conflict in Sudan could tip the entire region into a humanitarian catastrophe, UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday.
Griffiths called on the warring parties (...)
After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be taken to end the conflict which is having a "devastating impact" on people's lives, health and well-being.
In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (...)
A Sudanese army air strike on the capital has killed at least 22 people and injured many others, eyewitnesses and an official have said.
Women and children were among the victims, the eyewitnesses told the BBC.
The airstrike hit the Dar Es Salaam (...)
