The bombing and destruction of fields and factories have plunged Sudan into "one of the worst" nutrition situations in the world, said Arif Noor, Save the Children's country director in Sudan. The charity warned "about 222,000 severely malnourished children and more than 7,000 new mothers are likely to die" under...
Sudan refugees face agonizing wait in overcrowded camps
Renk is just 10 kilometers (six miles) from Sudan, where fighting broke out in April last year between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Since then, Renk's two UN-run transit centers have been overwhelmed by an...Up to 15,000 dead in Sudan’s Darfur town, UN experts say
The conflict has claimed more than 13,000 lives, according to a conservative estimate by the ACLED analysis group, on which the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) bases its assessment. Millions of people have been displaced. But "according to intelligence sources, between 10,000-15,000 people were killed in El Geneina...Sudan war threatens UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it "strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)", the paramilitary forces of general Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, "on the sites of Naqa and Musawwarat es-Sufra". RSF forces have been fighting against troops loyal to Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since...
Sudan government spurns east African mediation move
The paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo has been touring African capitals in a boost to his diplomatic standing. Rejecting the invitation from east African bloc IGAD to a summit in Uganda, Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan insisted: "The events in Sudan are an internal matter."
Sudan army chief visits Eritrea on latest trip abroad
Burhan, the northeast African country's de facto leader since a 2021 coup, has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo since April 15. His Asmara visit "affirmed Eritrea's support for Sudan and its territorial integrity," according to a statement from Sudan's ruling...Sudan war ‘threatens to consume the entire country’: UN
The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo broke out on April 15. "The war in Sudan is fuelling a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions," said Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
Since April 15, the regular army headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been locked in fighting with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. The fighting has driven 2.2 million people from their homes, including 528,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries, according to the...
Egypt tightens visa requirements for Sudanese fleeing war
Since the eruption of violence some 200,000 Sudanese nationals have entered Egypt, most of them through land crossings. Egyptian authorities had so far exempted Sudanese women of all ages, children under 16 and anyone over 50 from having to obtain a visa prior to arrival at a point of entry.
UN chief ‘shocked’ at Sudan army chief’s demand to dismiss envoy
The UN chief was "shocked" by Burhan's letter, which requested "the nomination of a replacement" to Perthes and accused him of committing "fraud and disinformation" in facilitating a political process. Burhan and his rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo were meant to meet for negotiations on April 15, the day Khartoum became...KSA, US confirm direct talks between Sudan factions
However, fighting continues in the Sudanese capital, where the conflict has already claimed around 700 lives and displaced nearly 450,000 civilians, reports suggest.
