RSF attacks main hospital in Sudan’s al-Fashir, says health official
Cairo, Egypt Reuters The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked the main still-functioning hospital in al-Fashir, in Sudan’s North Darfur state on Friday, killing nine people and injuring 20, according to a local health official and activists. A drone fired four missiles at the hospital overnight, destroying wards, waiting areas and other facilities, said state health […]
Sudan again tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist
United Nations Reuters Sudan – for the second year in a row – topped a 2025 watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organisation on Wednesday, followed by Gaza and the West Bank, Myanmar, Syria and South Sudan. The New York-based IRC began the watchlist more than 15 years […]
At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days in Sudan bombardments
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/London, UK Reuters At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been turning increasingly bloody as ceasefire efforts have […]
This year will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say
Brussels, Belgium Reuters This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. The data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) comes two weeks after UN climate talks yielded a $US300-billion […]
World Food Program’s troubles in Sudan hurt hunger relief, alienated donors – internal report
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Serious problems in the United Nations World Food Program’s response to the Sudan crisis are hampering the organisation’s ability to alleviate hunger in the war-torn country and damaging its reputation with donors, according to a recent internal report seen by Reuters. The UN’s main food-aid distributor, the WFP is struggling to feed […]
Sudan’s famine-hit Zamzam camp comes under fire, say residents and MSF
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam displacement camp has been struck by shelling from the Rapid Support Forces, volunteers and medical aid agency MSF said, as the paramilitary group seeks to tighten control of the Darfur region in the country’s war. The RSF denied attacking the camp, hitherto a safe haven from devastating fighting in […]
Essay: Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago – where is hunger still an issue today?
RACHEL NORMAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, says that decades after the release of the hit song, there are many regions of the world where people are still suffering from acute food insecurity…
Essay: Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
Military historian SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the troubling trend for military rule among a growing number of African nations…
Major food aid ‘scale-up’ underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through from the Sudanese government, a World Food Programme spokesperson said on Tuesday. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in conflict since April 2023 that […]
Sudanese Christians stay at home from services amid attacks on churches
Nairobi, Kenya Evangelist James Kuwa is unable to continue his ministry in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, as his church, along with hundreds of others, has faced ongoing attacks. “We are unable to gather for services and worship God due to attacks on places of worship,” he stated. He pointed out that even mosques have […]