The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

Amnesty International has accused Sudan’s warring factions of committing “extensive war crimes” including mass killing of civilians and rape and sexual slavery of women in their monthslong fighting to control the eastern African nation

‘This meeting place, under a bridge over the Nile, was a great place to watch the world go by. But many people have now fled the city – and places like this sit empty’

Sudan is rich in cultural, ethnic and racial diversity. The country’s 48 million people come from 56 ethnic groups, with over 595 sub-ethnic groups, speaking more than 115 languages.

With the world's attention focused on Ukraine, almost no one has noticed a devastating civil war in Africa

Dozens also injured as army shells three neighbourhoods in city close to capital, Khartoum

Since the start of the war in Sudan between government troops and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the role of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, said to have links to the paramilitary forces, has remained unclear. Against this backdrop, social media users shared a video which they claimed shows Wagner…

Despite ceasefire attempts and diplomatic efforts, the fighting between the army and the RSF in Sudan continues to rage.

The fighting between army and the paramilitary forces in Darfur region prompts thousands to flee into neighbouring Chad.

Doctors Without Borders says security situation has dramatically deteriorated, putting activities in Khartoum at risk.

A rise in violence towards staff has led Médecins Sans Frontières to rethink its presence in the Sudanese capital as intense fighting continues

The long read: Since Sudan’s capital was engulfed by violence in April, life there has been all but destroyed. As we tried to get family members to safety, the ruination of my former home became hard to fathom