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 […]
No final agreement at London Sudan conference with Arab powers at odds
Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Cairo, Egypt Reuters A top Emirati diplomat said the Gulf state was disappointed at the failure of a London conference this week to find consensus on ending the two-year war in Sudan, as sources blamed differences between Arab states. Both Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have drawn on the […]
EU and Britain boost aid for Sudan at London conference; UN agency warns rape being used as a weapon of war
Updated: 9:15am (AEST) London, UK Reuters The European Union and Britain pledged on Tuesday to increase aid for Sudan, at a conference in London marking the second anniversary of a conflict that has displaced millions and devastated the country. Britain said the conference aimed to improve the coherence of the international response to the crisis, […]
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 […]
UN halts food help in Sudan camp, warns thousands could starve
United Nations/Cairo, Egypt Reuters The United Nations World Food Programme has temporarily stopped distributing food aid in a famine-struck camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur amid escalating violence, warning that thousands of families could starve in the coming weeks. The move comes two days after medical charity MSF suspended its activities in Zamzam […]
MSF pulls out of famine-stricken camp in Sudan’s Darfur due to heavy fighting
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Medical charity MSF has been forced to suspend its activities in a famine-stricken camp in Sudan’s North Darfur because of heavy fighting in the area, it said on Monday. The charity was one of the few still working in the besieged Zamzam camp which houses around half a million people displaced by […]
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 […]
MSF suspends support to famine-stricken camp in Sudan’s Darfur
Reuters Medical charity MSF says it has been forced to suspend work in the vast camp for displaced people where famine has been confirmed in Sudan’s North Darfur region, putting thousands of malnourished children at risk of death. MSF said it had to halt activities in Zamzam camp following the obstruction of aid around nearby […]