The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

‘We’ve lost everything’: inside a Sudanese town where children die of hunger every day

People fleeing conflict in North Darfur seek refuge in Tawila – but find food and medical aid scarce

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

‘I was diagnosed with PTSD over Brexit,’ Lib Dem councillor says

Exclusive: ‘I have not been in Sudan fighting in a war, but Brexit has had a profound impact on me,’ Antonia Harrison told The Independent

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

South Sudan postpones elections, extends transitional period

South Sudan said Friday that long-awaited elections would be postponed for a further two years, once again extending a transitional period agreed in a peace deal.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 14, 2024

UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur

The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil war, including by the United Arab Emirates.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2024

Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace

The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

UN Security Council renews Sudan sanctions, NGOs say it's not enough

The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to renew sanctions on Sudan over the devastating toll 18 months of war have taken on civilians. But some human rights activists remain concerned the measures do not go far enough, as violations, abuse and possible war crimes continue.

France 24 · Sep 12, 2024

Sudanese rebels appear to be posting self-incriminating videos of torture and arson on social media

Footage that seems to show fighters glorifying abuse of prisoners with ‘little fear of consequences’ could be used in war crimes prosecutions

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

South Sudan floods: the first example of a mass population permanently displaced by climate change?

Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected. Hundreds of thousands of people there were already forced from their homes by huge floods a few years ago and were yet…

The Conversation · Sep 10, 2024

Looting of the Sudan National Museum – more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures

Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artefacts from the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. The museum, near the confluence of the White and the Blue Niles, holds a history of the region, home to ancient civilisations, temples and pyramids. But it has been…

The Conversation · Sep 10, 2024

‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

The long read: I spoke to dozens of people – from ‘donors’ to brokers – to find out how this exploitative trade thrives on chaos and desperation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024