Survivors describe executions, arson in attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
Reuters Sitting in a crowd of mothers and children under the harsh sun, Najlaa Ahmed described the moment the Rapid Support Forces men poured into Darfur’s Zamzam displacement camp, looting and burning homes as shells rained down and drones flew overhead. She lost track of most of her family as she fled. “I don’t know […]
Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Between 60,000 and 80,000 households – or up to 400,000 people, – have been displaced from Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur after it was taken over by the Rapid Support Forces, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration. The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after […]
Sudan’s RSF claims control of major Darfur camp, civilians flee
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of a major camp for displaced people in North Darfur, the paramilitary group said on Sunday, after a four-day assault the government and aid groups have said left hundreds dead or wounded. The fighting has centred around the Zamzam Camp, which, along with the nearby […]
Hundreds feared killed in Sudan as RSF launches attack on famine-stricken camp
Cairo, Egypt Reuters A devastating assault by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Zamzam Camp for displaced people near al-Fasher has left hundreds dead or wounded, the foreign ministry and aid groups said on Saturday, in what some described as one of the worst violations since the war began. The first wave of multiple attacks […]
Sudan’s RSF squeezing relief supplies as famine spreads, aid workers say
Reuters A Sudanese paramilitary force locked in a war with the army has placed new constraints on aid deliveries to territories where it is seeking to cement its control, including areas where famine is spreading, humanitarian workers say. The move comes as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seek to form a parallel government in the […]
“Climate of terror”: Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war
Reuters correspondents report on the deteriorating situation for children in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said on Friday. “Last week more than 9,000 people crossed in one day…This is the first time Burundi has received this large […]
Sudan’s RSF attacks famine-stricken camp as battle lines harden
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have attacked the famine-stricken Zamzam displacement camp, residents and medics say, as the paramilitary tries to tighten its grip on its Darfur stronghold while losing ground to the army in the capital, Khartoum. The latest fighting has hardened battle lines between the two forces in […]
Colombians weigh returning home after rebel violence
Tibu, Colombia Reuters Residents of Colombia’s troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return home after attacks by a rebel group displaced at least 50,000 people over several weeks. The government has accused rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) of targeting former members of the now-demobilised Revolutionary […]
Congo’s displaced fear violence, rape if they return home
Lac Vert, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Widow Francine Nsengiyumva and her three children have little to eat and sleep on the hard ground, but like many others at a makeshift displacement centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo she is scared to return home. On Sunday, she and other women and children gathered outside […]