The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Two years into Sudan’s war, where is its civil society?

Civil activists negotiate with warring sides to work but face harassment, arrests, and accusations of bias.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2025

Sudan Marks Two Years Of War With No End In Sight

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis -- with no signs of peace.

International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025

NGOs call on Europe to act as Sudan war hits grim two-year mark

The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 13 million and created what has been described as "the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded". As the catastrophe unfolds, NGOs say that Europe needs to step up its intervention…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15, 2025

Sudan’s war isn’t nearly over – armed civilian groups are rising

Sudan’s war, now entering its third year, has taken another unexpected turn. In March 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), also known as the Janjaweed, withdrew from Khartoum, abandoning the presidential palace and airport.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2025

Sudan civil war: despite appearances this is not a failed state – yet

Over the past fortnight, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have regained control of almost all of the country’s capital, Khartoum. Much of the city had been in the hands of the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April 2023. Now the SAF are reportedly driving out the last outposts of…

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2025

‘No one recognised him, even as he said his name’: last video of rescued man shows horror of Sudan torture camps

Death of well-known Khartoum businessman Alwaleed Abdeen days after his release from an RSF camp prompts wave of mourning

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025

UN and rights organizations in Sudan warn against rise of extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

The United Nations has condemned reports by local rights groups of extrajudicial killings taking place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, which the Sudanese military recaptured last month

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

Sudan's RSF, pushed out of Khartoum, says war is not over

The leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said Sunday that its war with the army was not over, even after the paramilitary group was driven out of the capital last week. Both sides refuse negotiations.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 31, 2025

The siege of Khartoum has lifted. Left behind are scenes of unimaginable horror

Sudan’s capital has been hollowed out and stripped for parts, its people trampled beneath a conflict that is far from over, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025

RSF Paramilitary Chief Admits Forces Withdrew From Sudan Capital

The head of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces admitted in a speech to fighters on Sunday that the group had withdrawn from the capital Khartoum which rival army forces have retaken.

International Business Times · Mar 30, 2025