US diplomats evacuated from Sudan after days of fighting U.S. diplomats have departed Sudan’s airspace, days after fighting erupted in the north African nation. Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2023
David Pratt: Battle of the Sudanese generals resonates far and wide Already the fighting has killed hundreds and tipped Africa’s third-largest country – where around a quarter of people already rely on food… The National (Scotland) · Apr 23, 2023
U.S. diplomatic staff and their families evacuated from Sudan as fighting rages The fighting in Sudan that's killed over 400 people has entered its second week. Axios · Apr 23, 2023
US forces evacuate American diplomats from the bloody chaos of Khartoum’s urban war The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Sudan as fighting between rival commanders intensifies The New Daily · Apr 23, 2023
Biden confirms US embassy staff, families evacuated from Sudan Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said that it had coordinated the evacuation with US forces on Sunday. Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2023
Kenyan police find another 39 bodies in cult investigation, death toll expected to rise Police exhume another 39 bodies in Kenya while investigating a cult whose followers were reportedly told to starve themselves in order to "meet Jesus", with officers warning the toll could rise as the search continues. ABC News · Apr 23, 2023
More than 40 bodies found at Kenya Christian cult graves site Police began investigations amid reports that cult followers believed they would go to heaven if they starved to death. Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2023
‘It’s like reliving the trauma’: sleepless and terrified, Sudanese Australians watch conflict rage in their homeland Connected to family in Khartoum by shaky phone lines, the diaspora community feels desperate and helpless as fighting intensifies The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2023
UK nationals to be evacuated from Sudan war zone after army guarantees safe passage Brits have been appealing for help from the government to escape the war torn country Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2023
Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages Some foreign nationals have begun evacuating from Sudan, as army uses air raids against RSF during battles in Khartoum. Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023
UN agency in Chad expects more refugees fleeing from Sudan The head of the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad said it expects to see more refugees fleeing across the border from Sudan to escape the fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Reuters · Apr 22, 2023
At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in central Mali attack Attack took place in Sevare near a military camp that hosts Malian forces, UN peacekeepers, and Russian Wagner fighters. Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023
Sudan ‘resistance’ activists mobilise as crisis escalates Groups of activists around Sudan have set up networks of medics, nurses and engineers to respond to citizens’ needs. Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023
Sunak holds emergency meeting on Sudan violence amid reports of evacuation The UK Government said it was ‘doing everything possible’ to support Britons trapped in the warring country. The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023 Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second week Sudan’s army and paramilitary group RSF began a violent power struggle last weekend with more than 400 people killed.
Reuters · Apr 22, 2023 All U.S. embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan - White House The U.S. military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued.
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023 Sudan crisis: What’s next after one week of deadly fighting? Analysts warn the conflict may have far-reaching consequences not only for Sudan but also on an already unstable region.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 22, 2023 Evacuations of US, UK, French citizens from Sudan expected to begin Fighting in Sudan's capital entered a second week Saturday as crackling gunfire shattered a temporary truce, the latest battles between forces of rival generals that have already left hundreds dead and thousands wounded.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023 Will Ethiopia Take Advantage of Sudan’s Unrest to Resolve Border Dispute? The border dispute between Addis Ababa and Khartoum over Al-Fashaga has returned to the fore, following Sudanese reports about “unusual” movement by the Ethiopian forces in the disputed area since the eruption of the recent unrest in Sudan.
Reuters · Apr 22, 2023 In Congo camp, Muslims celebrate Eid with much-needed food aid Young Muslims go from tent to tent at a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, their arms laden with bags of rice, beans and fish, gifts to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023 Egypt Works to Facilitate Return of its Citizens from Sudan Egypt’s Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that the country’s mission office in Wadi Halfa was communicating with “the Sudanese authorities to facilitate the unimpeded return of Egyptian citizens through the Sudanese land crossings.” The Ministry of Education has also contacted its educational mission in the country, whose staff accounts for…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2023 Khartoum Sees Lull in Fighting on First Day of Eid Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after repeated calls for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire to the nearly week-long conflict. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal…
The New Daily · Apr 22, 2023 US prepares to extract its diplomats from Khartoum as fighting worsens The US is preparing contingency plans to evacuate the US embassy in Sudan as fighting in the capital intensifies.
Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2023 SBPAC help centre to aid Sudan Thais The Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) has set up a help centre for 210 Thai students in Sudan amid ongoing fighting in its capital Khartoum.
Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023 Cease-fire declared in Sudan after days of deadly clashes Sudan’s army and a rival paramilitary group declared a cease-fire following seven days of conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives and brought the northern African nation to the brink of an all-out civil war.