Sudan militia accused of mass killings and sexual violence as attacks escalate Experts fear reports of 124 dead in attack on villages south of Khartoum are significant underestimation The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024
RSF Fighters Rampage In Sudan, Killing Over 120 People Rapid Support Forces' brutal attack in Sudan results in over 120 deaths, escalating conflict with echoes of past atrocities. Top News · Oct 27, 2024
Dozens killed by paramilitary RSF in Sudan’s Gezira, aid groups say UNICEF calls for more international attention to ‘the forgotten crisis’ as about 25.6 million people face acute hunger. Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2024
Revealed: face of a Sudanese princess entombed in Egypt 2,500 years ago New exhibition shows how Perth museum traced Ta-Kr-Hb mummy’s origin to Kingdom of Kush – modern day Sudan The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024
Activists Say 50 Killed In Sudan Paramilitary Attack At least 50 people have been killed in a single attack by Sudanese paramilitaries who have besieged and raided villages in al-Jazira state, activists said. International Business Times · Oct 26, 2024
UN Official Calls For Global Attention To Sudan Crisis Learn about the devastating war in Sudan, displacing millions and causing food insecurity, as the global community is urged to address this 'forgotten crisis'. Top News · Oct 26, 2024
UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s 'forgotten' war amid fresh atrocities A senior United Nations official has called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war has pushed the African country to the brink of famine The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024
IMF Raises Concerns About Effects Of Sudan Conflict On Neighbors The war in Sudan is likely to cause heavy economic damage in neighboring countries, the IMF's deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP. "What is going on there for the people in Sudan is just so heart wrenching and devastating. International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024
Why is Hungary’s Orban sending soldiers to Chad? An unlikely friendship is budding between Budapest and N’Djamena with the goal of stemming migration to Europe. Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2024
Climate change worsened deadly floods in African regions, scientists say Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months – killing hundreds of people and displacing millions – were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists announced Wednesday. Radio France Internationale · Oct 23, 2024
Global warming worsening deadly flooding in Africa, warn scientists Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Al Jazeera · Oct 23, 2024
Climate Change Worsened Deadly Africa Floods, Scientists Say Human-caused climate change worsened floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan this year, according to a study published on Wednesday. International Business Times · Oct 23, 2024
The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve Editorial: The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflict The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
Al Jazeera · Oct 20, 2024 Sudan’s army claims first defection of senior RSF commander The reported defection comes as Sudan’s army attempts to push back its former ally, the paramilitary RSF.
Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2024 Is Sudan’s army regaining ground lost in the civil war? Sudan’s army has launched a sweeping offensive to retake some major cities, but will it succeed?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024 Hamza Yassin looks back: ‘I lived in my car for nine months while I cut my teeth as a wildlife cameraman’ The TV presenter on pet lions and monkeys, moving to the UK from Sudan, and his love for the Scottish Highlands
International Business Times · Oct 16, 2024 Spiralling Sudan Bloodshed Sparks Refugee Surge Into Chad Nearly three million people have fled Sudan after 18 months of war in a still-growing exodus, the UN warned, with 25,000 fleeing to neighbouring Chad in the first week of October alone.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024 Sudan’s humanitarian crisis won’t be sidelined Letters: It is on the frontline of climate change as well as bloody conflict, writes Sarah Roberts of Practical Action; plus letters from Erica Carter and Pat Brandwood
The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024 Sudan’s brutal war has become many wars, making peace even harder to reach Sudan’s war runs grimly on. The two main protagonists (though there are others involved) are each claiming local victories. The Sudanese army appears to be slowly regaining control of the ruined capital, Khartoum, and has recovered some ground it lost elsewhere in Sudan. And the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition The lack of ratification by Egypt and Sudan means the accord will prove controversial
Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2024 Sudan military’s strike on market in capital kills at least 23: Rescuers Market is near one of the main camps in the Sudanese capital where the paramilitary RSF has been fighting the military.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2024 Hamza Yassin: ‘I hang my pyjamas in the forest so the animals get used to my scent’ The wildlife presenter, 34, tells Hannah Newton about his happy childhood in Sudan, home on the west coast of Scotland, superpower of dyslexia and friendly neighbourhood otters
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024 Sudan is the world’s gravest humanitarian disaster – but almost nobody cares The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itself, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024 The Nobel Peace Prize is being announced against a backdrop of conflicts around the world The Nobel Peace Prize is being announced, against a backdrop of devastating conflicts raging in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan