Sudan

Army and RSF agree five day extension of truce in Sudan

Sudan’s warring sides on Monday agreed to extend a shaky cease-fire in their battle for control of the country, after two key international mediators signalled impatience with persistent truce violations.

30/05/2023

World News

Sudan fighting goes on despite ceasefire agreement

Pope Frances prayed for peace on Sunday as fighting continued in and around the capital Khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides and due to come into force on Monday evening.

22/05/2023

Sudan

Euroviews. What is at stake for Europe as war in Sudan rages on?

Humanitarian concerns should trump geopolitics in our view of the current Sudanese civil war, Joseph Hammond writes.

17/05/2023

World News

UN calls says it needs 3 billion euros for Sudan assistance

These funds should enable humanitarian aid agencies to treat some 18 million of the most vulnerable people in the country, according to Ramesh Rajasingham, head of humanitarian affairs at the UN.

17/05/2023

Sudan

Sudan: no sign of peace as fighting escalates

In Sudan, a bitter battle between opposing generals for power has been raging for a month. Caught in the crossfire is the Sudanese population which has resisted military rule for years and is demanding a transition to democracy.

15/05/2023

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Sudanese continue to flee the country amid ongoing fighting

Sudanese continue to flee the country as the fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces enters its fifth week.

15/05/2023

Sudan

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes in Sudan

The number of people displaced in Sudan has doubled in a week from 340,000 to 700,000, the International Organisation for Migration said on Tuesday.

09/05/2023

World News

Fighting continues in Sudan as truce talks between stall

The humanitarian situation in Sudan is worsening as truce negotiations between the country's warring generals stall.

09/05/2023

Sudan

Talks between Sudan's warring parties underway in Jeddah

As the conflict in Sudan entered its fourth week, the warring sides began talks in Saudi Arabia’s coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky ceasefire.

07/05/2023

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Sudan's warring parties open negotiations in Saudi Arabia

The negotiations are taking place in Jeddah on Saturday and would be the first between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since clashes broke out on April 15.

06/05/2023

World News

Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts

Explosions could be heard on Thursday in Sudan's capital Khartoum as a fragile truce ran out.

05/05/2023

Culture news

Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in crossfire in Khartoum

The death of Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid has shocked many, as the conflict in Sudan, which erupted on 15 April between the nation’s army and its paramilitary force, threatens to thrust the country into a raging civil war.

04/05/2023

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More than 330,000 internally displaced by fighting in Sudan: UN

The United Nations said fighting in Sudan has caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes within the country, with more than 100,000 others trying to get to any border they can reach.

02/05/2023

Sudan

Sudan's army and rival RSF extend truce despite ongoing clashes

Sudan's army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Sunday they would extend a humanitarian cease-fire for a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid, but the shaky truce has not stopped the clashes so far.

01/05/2023

Sudan

Civilian deaths top 400 as battle for Sudan rages on

Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted over the weekend in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives.

30/04/2023

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29/04/2023

Sudan

Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension

Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman Friday, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s two top generals whose power struggle has killed hundreds.

29/04/2023

World News

EU citizens continue to be brought to safety from Sudan

EU citizens are still being helped to get out of Sudan but the conditions for evacuation remain highly risky as violence on the streets of the capital continues despite an agreement to extend a truce.

28/04/2023

Sudan

Sudan's warring factions agree to extend truce but fighting goes on

Fighting continues in the Sudanese capital and beyond despite the fact that both sides in the conflict have agreed to extend a three-day truce by another 72 hours.

28/04/2023

World News

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan

Sudanese families have been massing at a border crossing with Egypt and at a port city on the Red Sea, desperately trying to escape their country's violence.

27/04/2023