Sudan: Stability fades in Kordofan as violence escalates
“It continues to inflict heavy losses on civilians and communities.” With these words, United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric warned of an alarming escalation of violence in Sudan’s Kordofan region.
Sudan demands immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers
Sudan has called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Horn of Africa country.
Saudi-hosted Sudan peace talks fall short of ceasefire
Sudan’s warring parties have made no progress towards a ceasefire in their latest talks, instead reiterating past agreements to improve access to humanitarian aid, host Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday.
War: Sudan army, paramilitary resume peace talks in Saudi
Sudan’s warring parties on Thursday resumed talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending a conflict that has raged for over six months and left thousands dead, the Saudi foreign ministry said.
Sudan’s war could spill to neighbouring countries, army chief warns
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief, has warned that the war he is leading against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in his country poses a threat to other neighbouring African countries.
Embassy officials trying to leave Nigerians behind in crisis-laden Sudan – Source
Four months after war broke out in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Nigerian embassy officials in Sudan want to leave five Nigerian women behind in the country.
Rockets hit Sudan’s capital Khartoum, as airforce base attacked
Rockets pummelled the Sudanese capital on Thursday, witnesses said, as paramilitaries attacked a key air force base north of Khartoum and claimed to have killed and wounded “dozens” of soldiers.
Nine killed in plane crash in Sudan
Nine people were killed in a plane crash in Sudan’s coastal city of Port Sudan, the Sudanese army said Sunday in a press release.
Sudan’s paramilitary detains, tortures 5,000 civilians – human rights groups
Sudanese human rights organisations had evidence the Sudanese paramilitary, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had detained more than 5,000 people in the capital city, Khartoum.
UN discovers 87 bodies in mass grave in Sudan
No fewer than 87 bodies of people allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have been found in a mass grave, BBC reports.
Airstrike kills 22 in Sudan’s capital
A Sudanese army air strike on the capital has killed at least 22 people and injured many others, eyewitnesses and an official have said.
‘It’s crisis of humanity’, UN condemns rising sexual violence in Sudan
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned what it called rising sexual violence against women and girls in Sudan as fighting has raged there for more than two months.
Ukraine’s war, Sudan’s conflict contribute to 110m displaced people worldwide – UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said the number of people displaced around the world has reached a record 110 million, with the wars in Ukraine and Sudan forcing millions from their homes.
Kenya closes diplomatic mission in Sudan as war continues
Kenya has announced the closure of its mission in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital following reports that armed groups have turned diplomatic officials into targets.
Militias burn down villages in Sudan
Militias on rampage razed entire villages in Sudan’s West Darfur region on Sunday as the country’s infighting escalated, according to BBC.
FG lists conditions for fresh evacuees to leave Sudan
The Federal Government on Monday listed conditions that must be met for new evacuees who only recently availed themselves to be removed from warring Sudan. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission spokesperson, AbdulRahman Balogun made this known while disclosing the government’s effort in trying to rescue Nigerians still stranded in the Northeast African country. Balogun also disclosed […]
