Aug 12 Watch 5:33 Sudan’s famine worsens as civil war intensifies: ‘We have nothing to eat but animal feed’ By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi, Janine AlHadidi Over the last two and a half years, a brutal civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands. Over 14 million Sudanese, more than a quarter of the population, have been… Continue watching
Jul 29 13 children dead from malnutrition-related causes in Darfur camp, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A doctors' group in Sudan says 13 children have died from malnutrition-related causes in a camp for displaced people as civil war rages. Continue reading
Mar 25 Sudanese aid groups say 54 killed in North Darfur military airstrike By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Brig. Gen. Nabil Abdullah, a spokesman for the Sudanese military, said civilians had not been targeted. Continue reading
Jan 28 ICC prosecutor will seek arrest warrants for those accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s West Darfur region By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that crimes are being committed in Darfur "as we speak and daily," and are being used as a weapon of war. Continue reading
Dec 24 ‘Unprecedented’ famine spreading in war-torn Sudan, report says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said Tuesday famine had been detected in five areas in the north eastern African country. Continue reading
Aug 16 U.S. calls on Sudan military to join peace negotiations By Associated Press The military has boycotted negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, now in their third day, despite international pleas that they participate. Sudan’s military is battling the powerful paramilitary known as The Rapid Support Forces. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 7:51 More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The U.S. said famine has likely descended in Sudan and warned attacks in the capital of the North Darfur region must stop. El Fasher was home to more than 800,000 internally displaced before it came under siege by rebel paramilitaries. Continue watching
Jun 10 More than 10 million have fled their homes in Sudan as war continues, UN says By Associated Press Sudan’s conflict between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began last year. More than 14,000 people have been killed and the surviving population is near famine. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 10:24 Sudan’s paramilitary forces accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity in Darfur By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi More than a year of brutal war in Sudan between two factions of its army has killed tens of thousands and forced more than 8 million people to flee their homes. Some 5 million are now at risk of starvation… Continue watching
Dec 06 U.S. finds both sides in Sudan conflict have committed atrocities in Darfur By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department said Wednesday that the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese military are responsible for either war crimes, crimes against humanity, or both. Continue reading