US pushes peace talks to avert ‘point of no return’ in Sudan
By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) – The United States hopes for a relaunch of talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan and opening up humanitarian access soon after Ramadan ends in mid-April,…
South Sudan president fires another central bank governor
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked central bank governor Johnny Ohisa Damian and other senior finance officials, state television announced, the second time he has removed a central…
Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month
CAIRO (Reuters) – One of Sudan’s main landmarks, a skyscraper that towered over the River Nile and housed the headquarters of a major oil company, has been reduced to a smouldering wreck…
Sudan paramilitary threatens to set up authority with Khartoum as capital
CAIRO (Reuters) – The head of Sudan’s main paramilitary group threatened on Thursday to set up a governing authority in areas his forces control if his enemies in the army form a…
Sudan military ruler arrives in Egypt on first trip abroad since war began
By Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz (Reuters) -Sudanese military ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday in his first trip abroad since the April outbreak of war in…
Far from fighting, doctor strikes aggravate healthcare collapse in Port Sudan
PORT SUDAN (Reuters) – The army-controlled coastal city of Port Sudan has become a refuge from the war raging to the west, but its health system is in near collapse due to…
US condemns conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan
(Reuters) – The United States on Friday condemned pervasive conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan, which the State Department said that credible sources including victims have attributed to Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
US issues advisory highlighting risks of doing business in South Sudan
(Reuters) – The Biden administration issued a business advisory for South Sudan on Monday, urging U.S. businesses and citizens in the region to undertake “robust due diligence” on corruption and human rights…
Sudan war kills more than twice as many civilians in Khartoum as officially reported, independent tallies show
By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) – In early May, a loud explosion rocked Shambat, a neighborhood to the north of Sudan’s capital of Khartoum. Locals rushed to douse the flames devouring a makeshift…
Explainer-What is happening in Sudan? Fighting in Khartoum explained
By Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15 has wrought havoc in the capital Khartoum, unleashed ethnic violence in Darfur, and uprooted more than three…
Senior US diplomat to travel to Addis Ababa to discuss Sudan conflict
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. assistant secretary of State for African affairs, Molly Phee, will travel to Addis Ababa on Monday and Tuesday to meet with African leaders and…
‘Alarming’ rise in rape and abduction from Sudan war – aid agencies
(Reuters) – The conflict between military factions in Sudan has caused a surge in cases of rape and the abduction of women and girls, some as young as 12, aid agencies and…
Iran and Sudan look to restore diplomatic ties
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran and Sudan said on Thursday they were planning to restore ties after the Iranian foreign minister met his acting Sudanese counterpart for the first time since diplomatic relations between…
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no…
Exclusive-Islamists wield hidden hand in Sudan conflict, military sources say
By Khalid Abdelaziz DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in…
US condemns human rights violations, ‘horrific violence’ in Sudan
(Reuters) – The U.S. on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it called human rights violations, abuses and “horrific violence” in Sudan during that country’s two-month-old war, a State Department spokesperson…
Fighting in South Sudan displaced people’s camp kills 13 – U.N.
By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA (Reuters) – Intercommunal fighting in a camp housing displaced people in the northern part of South Sudan has killed 13 people, the U.N. mission running the camp…
Special Report: Dozens of babies die in orphanage as Sudan war takes grim toll on Khartoum
By Maggie Michael (Reuters) – In the days after war erupted in Khartoum, Dr Abeer Abdullah rushed between rooms at Sudan’s largest orphanage, trying to care for hundreds of babies and toddlers…
Over 60,000 have fled to Chad from Sudan since conflict started -UNHCR
DAKAR (Reuters) – Between 60,000 and 90,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring Chad since violence erupted last month, the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday. More than 250,000 people have…
More than 1 million people displaced by Sudan crisis – UN refugee agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on…
Sudan conflict deals new blow to stagnant economy
By Khalid Abdelaziz, Sarah El Safty and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) – The conflict shaking Sudan has dealt a crippling blow to the heart of the country’s economy in the capital Khartoum,…
‘Let Down’: Marines Scramble To Find Ships For Sudan Evacuation As Pentagon Ignores Request For Bigger Fleet
‘Let Down’: Marines Scramble To Find Ships For Sudan Evacuation As Pentagon Ignores Request For Bigger Fleet Micaela Burrow on May 2, 2023 The Marine Corps is using two substitute ship classes…
Sudan resident ‘trying to survive’ as food runs out
By Eleanor Whalley (Reuters) – After more than a week of conflict in Sudan, Bandar Dowelbait said his food supplies have nearly run out and he can only go outside to look…
WHO says ‘high risk of biological hazard’ after Sudan laboratory seized
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan said on Tuesday there was a “high risk of biological hazard” after one of the sides in the Sudan fighting seized…
Thousands Of Americans Stranded In Sudan Warzone After Embassy Is Evacuated
Thousands Of Americans Stranded In Sudan Warzone After Embassy Is Evacuated Jason Piccolo on April 23, 2023 Thousands of Americans are stranded after U.S. special operations forces evacuated U.S. Embassy staff and…
US deploying disaster response team for Sudan as it faces humanitarian crisis
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a team of disaster response experts for Sudan in the region to coordinate the humanitarian response as…
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