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‘No way to leave’: Sudan paramilitary traps civilians in breadbasket state

After capturing Gezira state two weeks ago, the Rapid Support Forces have prevented civilians from fleeing.

Al Jazeera

UN Sounds Alarm Over Fighting Near Sudan Aid Hub

The United Nations raised the alarm Tuesday over fighting raging near the former safe haven of Wad Madani in Sudan where the population had swelled to more than 700,000.

International Business Times

Thousands flee Wad Madani, Sudan’s second city, to escape fighting

Region had been a place of refuge for those escaping conflict in Khartoum between the army and the Rapid Support Forces

The Guardian - UK

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Sudan's military rivals agree to meet to discuss possible ceasefire

East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…

Radio France Internationale

Sudan conflict: warring sides blame each other for strike on key bridge

Civilians killed and reports of rape amid intense fighting between army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The Guardian - UK

EU 'appalled' by reports of 1,000 killed in Darfur, fearing ethnic cleansing

The EU said Sunday it was "appalled" by reports of more than 1,000 people killed this month in Sudan's West Darfur in an apparent "ethnic cleansing campaign" by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Radio France Internationale

More than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in an attack on a Darfur town, the U.N. says

The attack on Ardamata earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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‘Like a horror movie’: The men defending their homes in Sudan’s bloody war

As conflict rages between the army and RSF forces, some have refused to flee in a desperate bid to protect their homes.

Al Jazeera

Sudanese refugee children in Chad face malnutrition and trauma

The conflict in Sudan between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reignited ethnic violence in West Darfur, where the RSF is accused of committing acts of ethnic cleansing against the Masalit community. More than 400,000 Sudanese have already crossed the border into Chad, most of them women…

France 24

Sudanese army and paramilitary RSF return to negotiations

Sudan's army and the country's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to return to negotiations to end a six-month war that has taken a toll on both sides and created a massive humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan’s Rebel Forces Expand Attacks, Sparking Fears Of Escalation

‌Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) in a convoy of at least 50 combat vehicles arrived in a West Bank Village‌

Zenger

Six months into war, Sudanese seek refuge outside chaotic capital

Six months after tensions between rival Sudanese generals ignited a devastating war, thousands lie dead, millions are displaced, and the once-thriving capital, Khartoum, is a shadow of its past glory.

Radio France Internationale

Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention

More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time, more than 7,000 people have been killed and nearly 4 million others displaced. The conflict is still ongoing, with…

The Conversation

Sudan army chief: ‘Revolution can be restored’

Sudan Armed Forces leader says talks with Rapid Support Forces chief are impossible; wants ‘terrorist’ designation.

Al Jazeera

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The Conversation

Khartoum's burning tower: architects on the destruction of a city – and what it'll take to rebuild

There has been a continued escalation in fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The destruction of the capital Khartoum continues – physically, economically, socially and culturally – as buildings are bombarded and homes looted. One of the city’s landmark skyscrapers, the Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company…

Al Jazeera

Africa’s coup epidemic: Has democracy failed the continent?

The support for military takeovers is growing across Africa, and civilian governments are to blame, say analysts.

WEKU

Dozens die from a drone attack on an open market in Sudan as rival troops battle

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement.

France 24

Sudanese leader’s diplomatic tour renews hopes for a peace deal

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan, arrived in Qatar Thursday on an official visit to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country. The trip, which comes after similar visits to Egypt and South Sudan in recent days, has prompted speculation that he is willing to seek…

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Radio France Internationale

In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages

More than four months into Sudan's devastating war, arms dealers are struggling to keep up with demand for a trade that is booming, at a deadly cost.

France 24

Sudan’s Burhan heads to Egypt following refusal to ‘make deals’ with RSF

Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed to Egypt on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, according to a military statement. The visit comes a day after Burhan refused to make a deal with the head of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Al Jazeera

Fighting in Sudan’s Omdurman intensifies as displaced tops 4 million

The army is trying to recapture territory lost to the RSF by taking back control of a bridge across the Nile.

France 24

Sudanese shocked by video of man’s murder sent to his WhatsApp contacts

The friends and family of a missing man in Khartoum discovered he had been murdered when the murderers sent a gruesome video of his body to all of his WhatsApp contacts. The man’s family believe that the paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces was behind the killing – as the…

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty reports 'atrocious' war crimes committed in Sudan conflict

Amnesty International has reported that extensive war crimes are being committed in Sudan as the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and Sudanese Armed Forces continues to ravage the country.

The Guardian - UK

At least 18 die in attack in Sudanese city of Omdurman

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

The Guardian - UK

Army shelling of market kills dozens as Sudan violence escalates

Witnesses say some victims’ bodies still lay uncovered two days after incident in Omdurman

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