The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Arms depot battle rages in Sudan as fuel facility burns

Fire erupts after Sudan’s warring military factions battle over weapons and fuel stores in the capital Khartoum.

Al Jazeera · Jun 7, 2023

UN says Sudan orphanage evacuated more than 70 children died amid unabated fighting

The U.N. children’s agency and a charity say that an orphanage in Sudan's war-torn capital has been evacuated following the death of more than 70 infants, toddlers and older children over the past couple of months amid unabated fighting between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Military factions in Sudan battle over weapons, fuel

Sudan's army has been battling to defend a military industrial complex believed to contain large stocks of weapons and ammunition.

The New Daily · Jun 7, 2023

US Secretary of State Blinken travels to Saudi Arabia in push for Sudan peace talks

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today, Tuesday, for talks on global security and economic issues, as the conflict in Sudan enters its eighth week.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2023

Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer

The war in Sudan between two rival generals for control of the country is devastating in so many ways. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than 1 million people are now homeless. The fighting is even wreaking havoc on the country’s central bank.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Shelling, looting in Sudan's capital as military factions battle for eighth week

Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital on Monday, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

Grieving a Lost Future in Sudan

I planned to return to my hometown of Khartoum one day. As it burns, I wonder if the city of my childhood ever really existed

The Walrus · Jun 5, 2023

Sudan officials fear for historical artefacts threatened by fighting

Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museum

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

‘Real hell’: Deadly fighting escalates in Sudan as truce expires

New outburst of violence in North Darfur state has left at least 40 people dead, activists and residents say.

Al Jazeera · Jun 4, 2023

US, Saudi Arabia urge Sudan’s warring parties to agree to a new cease-fire, amid fresh battles

Saudi Arabia and the United States have urged Sudan’s warring parties to agree to and “effectively implement” a cease-fire amid renewed fighting in the northeastern African nation

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023