The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Sudan: US-Saudi brokered ceasefire begins with reports of continued fighting

Deal to stop violence comes as journalists’ syndicate accuses paramilitary group of targeting reporters

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023

Commentary: America should spearhead nonaggression treaties for biological labs in war zones

The conflict in Sudan suddenly drew new levels of alarm when hostile forces in the capital city of Khartoum seized a biological research lab containing lethal viruses such as cholera, measles and polio.

Chicago Tribune · May 22, 2023

Fighting continues as Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday with a Saudi Arabia and US-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Monday evening.

ABC News · May 22, 2023

UN Security Council to meet on Sudan as a million are displaced by violence

The United Nations has called an emergency Security Council meeting on the fighting in Sudan, which has displaced an estimated one million people since it broke out a month ago.

Radio France Internationale · May 21, 2023

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, U.S. and Saudi mediators say

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces signed off on a seven-day ceasefire that is due to take effect Monday evening, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia said in a joint statement.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

Sudan’s army, Rapid Support Forces sign 7-day ceasefire

Truce will come into effect 48 hours after signing of agreement and is to be enforced by the US and Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023

Sudan’s warring sides agree to cease-fire in US-Saudi diplomacy

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. said Sudan’s warring sides agreed on a seven-day cease-fire starting Monday to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid and restoration of essential services.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023

Peace breaks out in Sudan as factions agree on seven-day truce

After repeated false starts and failed attempts to achieve a ceasefire, Sudan's rival factions have agreed on a temporary truce.

The New Daily · May 21, 2023

Warring factions in Sudan agree to temporary ceasefire, say US-Saudi mediators

Sudan’s warring factions have agreed to a new short-term ceasefire after several previous attempts to broker a truce that holds have failed

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023