The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Sudanese army says it is close to retaking Khartoum from paramilitaries

Army making rapid advances across the country and closing in on RSF-held Republican Palace in capital

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2025

The Guardian view on Sudan’s war: borders can’t contain a devastating, destabilising crisis

Editorial: The rest of the world has largely ignored the horror of this conflict, but will find its effects ripple outwards

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

Peace in Sudan: what it’s going to take

Sudan, which included South Sudan up to 2011, has never known peace and stability since independence in 1956. The country’s instability stems from the absence of democratic rule; failure to manage its diversity; military coups; civil wars; and its fragmented and bloated security sector.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025

As Sudan’s RSF surrounds Darfur’s el-Fasher, ethnic killings feared

The Rapid Support Forces are waging all-out war to conquer the state capital and cement control over all of Darfur.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2025

Sudan war: ethnic divisions are being used to cover up army failures – peace scholar

Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in its southern neighbour, heightening the risk of regional instability.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2025

At Least 56 Killed As Fighting Grips Greater Khartoum

Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists.

International Business Times · Feb 1, 2025

Sudan Paramilitary Chief Admits Setbacks, Vows To Expel Army From Khartoum

Sudan's paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, in a rare video address on Friday, acknowledged setbacks in the capital Khartoum but vowed to expel the army from the city again.

International Business Times · Jan 31, 2025

Small Plane Crash In South Sudan Kills 18 People

Tragic plane crash in South Sudan claims 18 lives, including oil workers. Incident raises safety concerns in the oil industry.

Top News · Jan 30, 2025

Sudan’s army deserves the world’s support

Letters: Babikir Elamin rejects the claim that the country has ‘effectively collapsed into anarchy and fragmented fiefdoms’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025

Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could work

Intense fighting has ravaged Sudan since 15 April 2023. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and its erstwhile comrades-in-arms, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Famine, displacement and mass atrocities are wreaking havoc in the country.

The Conversation · Jan 28, 2025