Aug 27 Besieged city is 'epicenter of child suffering' in Sudan, UNICEF warns By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Darfur’s El-Fasher faces a “devastating tragedy” as the city’s remaining population of about 260,000 people, half of them children, are besieged by the Rapid Support Forces, the U.N.’s children’s arm has warned. Continue reading
Aug 23 Trucks carrying UN food aid to Sudan's famine-hit Darfur region destroyed by drone attack By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press A drone attack on a 16-truck U.N. convoy carrying desperately needed food to Sudan’s famine-hit North Darfur region destroyed three vehicles that had caught fire, the World Food Program said. All drivers and personnel were safe. Continue reading
Aug 20 Villagers offer harrowing accounts of one of the deadliest attacks in Sudan's civil war By Samy Magdy, Associated Press At least 200 people were killed in the village of Shaq al-Noum, including many women and children. Witnesses told The Associated Press that hundreds of fighters rampaged through the community, burning houses and shooting at fleeing residents. Continue reading
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
Aug 05 Sudan accuses UAE of funding mercenaries to fight alongside RSF in civil war By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Jul 21 Egypt provides free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning home By Amr Nabil, Najib Jobain, Associated Press Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan have gathered at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home. Continue reading
May 27 New cholera outbreak kills over 170 people, sickens 2,500 more in Sudan By Fatma Khaled, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened more than 2,500 over the past week. Continue reading
May 05 The UN's top court dismisses Sudan's genocide case alleging UAE funded rebel paramilitaries By Molly Quell, Associated Press The UAE called Sudan's case a publicity stunt and, in a hearing last month, argued the case should be dismissed. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 9:07 Activist provides support for Sudanese refugees terrorized by sexual violence By Neha Wadekar, Zoe Flood Amid Sudan's brutal civil war, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are using sexual violence to terrorize women and girls from non-Arab ethnic groups. These war crimes have sparked international outrage. Special correspondent Neha Wadekar and filmmaker Zoe Flood, with the… Continue watching