The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Fierce fighting rages across Sudan despite ceasefire extension

Sudanese fighter jets pounded paramilitary positions in Khartoum on Thursday while deadly fighting and looting flared in Darfur, despite the army and a rival force agreeing to extend a ceasefire deal.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2023

How Sudan's military factions set path to war as mediation stalled

Alarmed that movements of rival military factions in Sudan could bring bloodshed, a group of mediators pushed for last-ditch talks between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary commander General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo two weeks ago.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

Sudan crisis: UN urges both sides to stop targeting civilians; Turkey says evacuation plane shot at – as it happened

UN human rights commissioner intervenes; Turkey’s defence ministry says plane was shot at while landing at Wadi Seidna airstrip

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

‘Constant Fear’: War Shakes Sudan Despite Truce Pledges

Strikes by air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour truce extension announced by the army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Bristolians coming home after fleeing chaos and killing in Sudan

Bristol Sudanese Community Association to hold a fundraiser on Sunday 7 May

Bristol Post · Apr 28, 2023

Malign actors could ‘hyper-charge’ Sudan conflict, say ex-envoys

Former ambassadors and analysts say lasting ceasefire vital to thwart attempts to capitalise on unrest

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023

First batch of evacuees scheduled to come home

A flight transporting 78 Thais from Sudan was scheduled to arrive in Bangkok at 10pm last night, the air force said, making them the first group of evacuees to arrive home since the conflict in the North African country began.

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2023

Britons in Sudan urged to head to airfield ‘quickly’ after ceasefire extended

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged UK nationals ‘wishing to leave to proceed to the airport as quickly as possible to ensure their safety’.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Sudan’s army and RSF say ceasefire extended but fighting goes on

Military and Rapid Support Forces agree to extend truce but violence continues to rock Khartoum and Darfur region.

Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2023

Sudan's warring generals agree to extend three-day truce

In tonight's edition: Sudan's rival generals agree to extend a fragile truce for another 72 hours. Meanwhile, citizens continue to flock to the country's borders to escape the violence. We're joined by a Franco-Sudanese evacuee, who's just arrived in France. Also, the US postpones its meeting over HIV and AIDS…

France 24 · Apr 27, 2023