The Latest Breaking News from Rapid Support Forces

From sorrow to safety: My family's journey escaping a military coup

'There it was. A feeling I hadn’t felt in a long time, a feeling I was chasing for the last few weeks and that I deeply needed'

Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023

U.N. urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting rumbles on despite talks

The U.N. on Thursday urged countries with influence in Africa to help end the conflict in Sudan after reported progress in ceasefire talks between the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Reuters · May 11, 2023

Sudan refugee crisis: aid agencies face huge challenges as hundreds of thousands flee violence

Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by a confrontation between two generals: the head of Sudan’s Armed Forces, General Abdelfatah El-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The Conversation · May 11, 2023

Sudan's warring sides begin talks amid pressure to end fighting

Sudan’s warring sides were beginning talks Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the United States and Saudi Arabia said.

France 24 · May 6, 2023

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

US-Saudi-led initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has thrown Sudan into chaos.

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2023

Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting

Qatar has flown a relief flight into Sudan carrying some 40 tons of food

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Sudan rivals talking but clashes persist

KHARTOUM: The US and Saudi governments confirmed direct talks between the warring Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces would start in Jeddah on Saturday, even as fighting showed little signs of abating in the Sudanese capital.

Bangkok Post · May 6, 2023

Sudan army sends envoys for truce talks as fighting rages

Sudanese army sends delegation to Saudi Arabia for talks on humanitarian situation in the capital, Khartoum.

Al Jazeera · May 5, 2023

UNICEF: More than 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan

More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters · May 5, 2023

Sudanese say warring factions ignore their plight as hardships grow

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival paramilitary were fighting without regard to their plight.

Reuters · May 5, 2023