US ‘confident’ of influence to bring down violence in Sudan White House spokesperson tells Al Jazeera the US is working with regional partners to stop the violence as primary goal. Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023
British nationals trapped in Sudan because families not allowed to fly with them One citizen has an elderly mother in Khartoum, another cannot travel with his pregnant wife because she doesn’t have UK passportSudan news: live updates The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Sudan will experience a humanitarian catastrophe – Africa minister Andrew Mitchell has said that the position in terms of food and the lack of humanitarian relief workers will lead to such a crisis. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Scottish Government expresses ‘deep concern’ over Sudan conflict Angus Robertson has written to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
UK finds itself at back of the queue in Sudan evacuation Britain criticised for prioritising embassy staff as Germany and France celebrate evacuating hundreds of citizens The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Kenya cult deaths hits 90 as authorities expand operation The death toll at a ranch in coastal Kenya that is owned by a pastor who is accused of leading a cult and ordering his followers to starve themselves reached 90 The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Jailed strongman's whereabouts unknown amid Sudan chaos An attack on the prison holding deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has raised questions about his whereabouts as the country's two top generals battle for power The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Sudan resident 'trying to survive' as food runs out 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 for drinking water during lulls in fighting which has turned his city into a war zone. Reuters · Apr 25, 2023
Massachusetts mother and baby daughter escape Sudan after terrifying week sheltering from war It will be several days before Trillian Clifford and baby Alma reach American soil, her family tell The Independent The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Terrified doctor stranded in Sudan with three kids and no food Dr Lina Badr is stuck in Sudan with her three children, aged 15, 13, and two, and is desperate to escape, fearing it is "too dangerous" to wait for officials to respond Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023
Sudanese Man Braves Khartoum Battles to Tend to Wild Animals at His Sanctuary Osman Salih in Khartoum has found it hard enough to protect his own family through days of heavy fighting that have hammered Sudan's capital, yet he still battles on to prevent lions and other wild animals starving at a sanctuary he runs. "We're struggling on one side to feed our… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 25, 2023
Dodging bullets and paying thousands: How these British families escaped wartorn Sudan Families watched as fighter jets roared overhead and bombs landed just a few kilometres from them as they were forced to hide, Bel Trew and Tara Cobham report The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Terrified pregnant British woman stranded in war-torn Sudan ‘could give birth at any moment’ The family, who have almost no supplies and no way of escape, say they have heard nothing from the British authorities despite its large-scale evacuation of citizens The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
‘No clarity’ in Sudan evacuation plans, says British national in Khartoum Nadir Omara had been in the city for Eid celebrations when the fighting broke out. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 I am finally out of Sudan with my family, and safe – no thanks to the British government We’ve been living in a warzone. Why have other countries managed to get their citizens out, but not Britain, asks writer and critic Leila Latif
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023 Journey to safety: Pakistanis escaping the violence in Sudan Emotions mixed as they leave their homes and travel 800km (500 miles) from Khartoum to Port Sudan.
The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023 Omar al-Bashir brutalised Sudan – how his 30-year legacy is playing out today Since independence in 1956 the Sudanese have lived through 35 coups, attempted coups and coup plots – more than any other African country. When the 2019 uprising against long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir created a military-civilian transitional government, the Sudanese hoped that their country would transition to democratic rule.
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Hundreds of thousands may flee Sudan fighting, UN says The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) is making plans for hundreds of thousands of people spilling over Sudan's borders to escape violence, officials said on Tuesday, many of them forced to places they have already fled from.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023 Airstrikes threaten three-day truce in Sudan Senior aid worker issues warning over armed seizure of Khartoum lab containing deadly diseases
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 PM pledges ‘many more’ Sudan evacuation flights as he warns next 24 hour is critical Many Britons making way to an airfield outside Khartoum
Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 Air hostess and her son, 9, found in shallow grave with 71 other bodies Beatrice Ajenta Charles quit her air hostess job, sold property and abandoned her family to join pastor Paul Mackenzie Nthenge's cult in the forest of Kilifi, east Kenya
Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 RAF flights plucking Britons to safety from Sudan to take off from Africa tonight But not all the UK passport holders stuck in the war-torn nation are expected to make it onto British military flights during the 72-hour ceasefire
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2023 Why did 73 Kenyan cult members starve to death? Paul Mackenzie, the cult’s leader, has been arrested twice previously after the deaths of children due to starvation.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 UN fears more 'displacement' from Sudan despite cease-fire The U.N. refugee agency is warning of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands have streamed into neighboring countries of Chad and South Sudan
Reuters · Apr 25, 2023 Talks between Ethiopia and Oromo rebel group to kick off in Tanzania Ethiopia's government is expected to begin peace talks on Tuesday in Tanzania with rebels from the Oromiya region, where escalating violence has claimed hundreds of lives in recent years.