UN seeks $US6 billion to ease hunger catastrophe in Sudan

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters UN officials on Monday asked for $US6 billion for Sudan this year from donors to help ease what they called the world’s worst ever hunger catastrophe and the mass displacement of people brought on by civil war. The UN appeal represents a rise of more than 40 per cent from last year’s […]
Essay: Peace in Sudan – what it’s going to take

In an article first published on The Conversation, MULUGETA G BERHE, a senior fellow at the World Peace Foundation, looks at the long history of conflict in Sudan – and what’s missing in efforts to create peace…
Sudan to form new government after regaining Khartoum, say military sources

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters The formation of a new Sudanese Government is expected to happen after the recapture of Khartoum is completed, military sources told Reuters on Sunday, a day after army head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he would form a technocratic wartime government. The Sudanese army, long on the backfoot in its war […]
At least 54 people killed in Sudan market attack, health ministry says
Reuters At least 54 people were killed and 158 wounded on Saturday in a strike by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a market in the city of Omdurman, the health ministry said in a statement. The RSF in a statement denied targeting the market and instead accused the Sudanese army of launching attacks […]
After whirlwind gains, Sudanese military leaders hail “turning point”

Khartoum, Sudan Reuters After a week of whirlwind gains for the Sudanese army and allies in the capital Khartoum, leaders hailed a turning point in the civil war, speaking to reporters from inside the army’s main headquarters that had been besieged since April, 2023. The recapture of the al-Jaili refinery in northern Bahri last week, […]
Sudan army chief visits Khartoum headquarters, vows to defeat RSF paramilitary

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visited its strategic headquarters in central Khartoum on Sunday in his first appearance there since government forces claimed to have broken a months-long siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Accompanied by senior military leaders, Burhan praised the “resilience and sacrifices” of soldiers who […]
Sudanese army claims major victory in Khartoum; RSF disputes
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Sudanese army has broken a siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of its command centre in central Khartoum, the army said on Friday, in what would be a major victory in the capital after nearly two years of war. The RSF in a statement rejected the Sudanese army’s claims it […]
Sudanese army, paramilitary RSF trade blames for fires at Khartoum refinery

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The army and the forces led by commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have traded blame since the civil conflict erupted almost two years ago. Plumes of smoke rise during […]
South Sudan imposes curfew after Sudan killings trigger riots
Juba, South Sudan Reuters South Sudan’s police imposed a nationwide curfew from 6pm on Friday after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan. In a broadcast on state television, police chief Abraham Peter Manyuat said the curfew […]
US issues sanctions on Sudanese army chief Burhan

Nairobi, Kenya/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes. The US Treasury Department said in a […]