The Latest Breaking News from Blue Nile

Is Sudan’s war merging with South Sudanese conflicts?

Sudan’s war is spilling into South Sudan as its army and RSF seek new proxies and partners.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2025

At least 230 Sudanese villagers killed in tribal attacks over disputed land

Minister says more than 30,000 people forced to flee in Blue Nile state as tensions between rival communities erupt into violence

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

Sudan’s Military Sacks Commander after Tribal Clashes

Sudan’s ruling military sacked a commander in the southern Blue Nile province after two days of fierce tribal clashes there last week killed at least 220 people, the army announced Monday. The unrest added to the woes of a country mired in civil conflict and political chaos. Fighting in Blue…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 24, 2022

Sudan Announces State of Emergency in Blue Nile

The Sudanese government declared a state of emergency for thirty days in the wake of tribal conflicts in the Blue Nile region that killed dozens and injured hundreds. The authorities directed the military, police, and intelligence officers in the Blue Nile to use all available means to end the tribal…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 22, 2022

At Least 151 People Killed in Renewed Violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile State

At least 151 people were killed and 86 injured in fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile state over recent days, medical sources said on Thursday, the latest outbreak of violence to rock remote conflict-weary regions. Despite a peace deal signed in 2020 with some of Sudan’s rebel groups in the western…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 20, 2022

At least 151 people killed in renewed violence in Sudan's Blue Nile state

At least 151 people were killed and 86 injured in fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile state over recent days, medical sources said on Thursday, the latest outbreak of violence to rock remote conflict-weary regions.

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Renewed intercommunal clashes kill 13 in Sudan’s Blue Nile state

The fighting, which lasted for four days, injured two dozen others and displaced at least 1,200 people, UN says.

Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022

UN Says Renewed Tribal Clashes Kill 13 in Southern Sudan

Renewed tribal clashes in a southern province in Sudan have killed at least 13 people and injured more than two dozen others since late last week in the latest violence to hit the chaotic nation in recent months, the UN said Monday. The violence in the Blue Nile province came…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Sudan Traditional Wind Instrument Trumpets Harvest Time

Near the lush fields of his village in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, Youssef Ismail has crafted a traditional horn-like instrument used for generations to usher in the harvest season. "We make new wazza instruments every year," Ismail, in his 70s, told AFP about the wooden wind instrument that is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 28, 2022

Sudan Says 7 Killed in Tribal Clashes in Restive Province

Seven people have been killed in tribal clashes that erupted in a restive province of Sudan, state-run media reported Friday, the latest episode of violence in a country plagued with political turmoil since a military coup last year. The fighting, in which another 23 people were wounded, began Thursday in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 3, 2022