The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

A siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has caused a famine in North Darfur’s capital el-Fasher.

North Darfur’s capital has been under RSF siege for more than a year with key roads blocked and supplies running out.

Sudan’s south-western city of Nyala in Darfur recently became the centre of a significant political development.

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against the military in the country’s civil war

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

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Disputes between the two over border demarcations have been ongoing but heavy, armed fighting has been rare until now.

The African Union has rejected a move by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to form a rival government, calling it a threat to peace and national unity.

RSF attacks in North Kordofan are exacerbating the humanitarian crisis on the provincial capital of el-Obeid.

Campaigners fighting to reduce food insecurity across the planet have warned in a new report that certain regions must not be left behind as advances are made on other continents.

The RSF-backed parallel government could complicate peace talks and cement a de facto partition in Sudan, say analysts.