World - War in Sudan

UN condemns deadly shelling of Sudan displacement camp

The United Nations denounced the shelling of a displacement camp in North Darfur by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which killed at least six people.

They fled war in Sudan, but they haven't been able to flee the hunger

For months, Aziza Abrahim fled from one village in Sudan to the next as people were slaughtered. Yet the killing of relatives and her husband's disappearance isn't what forced the 23-year-old to leave the country for good. It was hunger, she said.

At least two dead, 10 injured in attack on Sudan displacement camp: Activists

At least two people were killed when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a camp for displaced people in the North Darfur region, activists said on Monday.

UN aid chief calls for urgent action on war-torn Sudan

The United Nations humanitarian chief has called for immediate international action to address Sudan's deepening crisis, highlighting the suffering of millions displaced by conflict.

France urges ceasefire in Sudan war and pledges aid to Chad

France's foreign minister on Thursday called on foreign nations to stop helping the warring sides in famine-stricken Sudan's civil war as he visited refugee camps in neighbouring Chad.

UN says first food trucks in months reach famine-hit Sudan camp

The United Nations' World Food Programme said its first food trucks in several months had got through to a famine-stricken camp for displaced people in conflict-ravaged Sudan.

Sudan women facing 'epidemic of sexual violence': UN

The United Nations humanitarian chief raised the alarm on Monday over an "epidemic of sexual violence" against women in war-torn Sudan, saying the world "must do better".

Sudan army says recaptures key state capital

The Sudanese army said it had retaken a key state capital south of Khartoum from rival paramilitaries who had held it for the past five months.

40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic

A medic on Wednesday said 40 people were killed by gunshot wounds during a paramilitary attack on the Sudanese village of Wad Oshaib in the central state of Al-Jazira.

Sudan army chief rejects 'interference' after Russia UN veto

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected "any foreign interference" in the country's war, a day after Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.

Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN

Russia on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April 2023.

UN Security Council to weigh call for immediate Sudan ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Monday will take up a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals shows no sign of easing.

More than 61,000: Study shows Sudan conflict deaths substantially underreported

Deaths in the Sudan war are likely to be "substantially underreported", according to a recent report, which gave figures for Khartoum State alone that were greater than one current estimate for the whole country.

Sudan extends opening of key border crossing for aid delivery: UN

Authorities in war-wracked Sudan have authorized the delivery of UN humanitarian aid via the key border crossing of Adre, between Chad and the Darfur region, for three more months, a UN spokesman said Wednesday.

UN calls for end of providing weapons to Sudan’s warring parties

The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis.

Chad accuses Sudan of aiding rebel forces

Chad on Friday accused Sudan of arming and financing rebel groups on Chadian territory with the aim of destabilising its neighbour.

RSF militias caused death of at least 120 civilians in past two days: Sudan foreign ministry

The Sudanese foreign ministry said the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) late Thursday caused the death of at least 120 civilian over two days in Al-Jazira state, Sudan's pre-war breadbasket where fighting has raged since last month.

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: Minister

Sudan's army-backed government on Tuesday accused neighboring Chad of supplying arms to rebel militias, likely referring to the paramilitary forces it is battling.

Sudan's Al-Burhan reshuffles cabinet

Sudan's army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has announced a cabinet reshuffle that replaces four ministers including those for foreign affairs and the media.

Shelling by RSF kills 12 in Sudan's Darfur: activists

Shelling by Sudanese paramilitary forces on Saturday killed at least 12 people in the north of the vast Darfur region that is almost completely under their control, activists said.

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