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
Mar 22 Sudan’s army says it seized more key buildings in Khartoum after retaking Republican Palace By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A spokesperson for the Sudanese military said troops expelled the Rapid Support Forces from the headquarters of the National Intelligence Service and Corinthia Hotel in central Khartoum. Continue reading
Mar 21 Sudan’s military says it has retaken Republican Palace in Khartoum, seat of nation’s government By Samy Magdy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Social media videos showed its soldiers inside giving the date as the 21st day of Ramadan, which was Friday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 6:17 Children bear the brunt of violence in Sudan’s brutal civil war, report says By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery This week, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund told global leaders that Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is the world’s biggest and most devastating. A new UNICEF report says 30 million people in Sudan are in need of aid, more… Continue watching
Mar 14 AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza By Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues. Continue reading
Mar 11 Ugandan special forces deploy to South Sudan to protect government as civil war fears grow By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African… Continue reading
Feb 22 Cholera outbreak kills 58, sickens more than 1,000 people over 3 days in Sudan, health officials say By Associated Press The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city’s water plant stopped due to an attack by a notorious paramilitary group, the health ministry said. 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
Jan 07 Watch 8:19 U.S. accuses Sudan’s rebel forces of committing genocide By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Biden administration says the Rapid Support Forces rebel group in Sudan is committing genocide and announced new sanctions for the group’s leader and affiliated companies. It’s the latest escalation for Sudan which is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in… Continue watching
Jan 07 U.S. says Sudanese rebel force has committed genocide, imposes sanctions on the group’s leaders By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The conflict in Sudan is considered the world's biggest current humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading