Tag: Sudan
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πΈπ© Sudan army says recaptures key state capital
The Sudanese army said Saturday it had retaken a key state capital south of Khartoum from rival paramilitaries who had held it for the past five months. The Sennar state capital of Sinja is a strategic prize in the 19-month-old war between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as it lies on…
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πΈπ© Sudan: Death toll in RSF siege of Wad Ashib climbs to 69
The death toll from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) siege of the town of Wad Ashib in Sudanβs Al Jazirah state has risen to 69, a local monitoring group said on Wednesday, with 42 people shot dead by the paramilitary force. The RSF stormed Wad Ashib late last week as part of a retaliatory offensive…
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πΈπ©πΉπ© They fled war, now female Sudanese refugees say theyβre being forced to have sex to survive
The war in Sudan has a devastating impact on women and girls. For an easier access to assistance, jobs and promises to receive money, some female Sudanese refugees say they have been sexually exploited in Chad. Such sexual exploitation is a crime in the Sahelian nation. βWe came to Chad and the food they gave…
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Poet detained on dubious espionage charges
Mohamed Kher Ikleel | Facebook Intelligence operatives from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have detained prominent poet and media personality Mohamed Kheir Ikleel in Gedaref State over allegations of collaborating with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Family members and close associates of Ikleel have strongly denied these allegations. The poetβs arrest sparked concern over…
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πͺπ¬ Egypt hosts 1.2 million Sudanese, with ‘hundreds’ arriving daily: UN
Hundreds of people fleeing war-torn Sudan arrive in neighbouring Egypt every day, a UN official said Sunday, adding to more than 1.2 million who have found refuge there, according to official figures. The war between rival Sudanese generals since April 2023 has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 11 million, with…
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πΈπ© Dozens die of mysterious illness in besieged Sudan town
At least 73 people have died of mysterious causes in the Sudanese town of al-Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Doctors Union said late on Wednesday. It is one of dozens of villages that have come under attack in eastern El Gezira state since the defection of a top RSF commander…
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African progress backslides as coups and war persist
Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report. The annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance report found despite positive progress in 33 countries, overall governance was worse in 2023 in 21 countries, accounting for just under…
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Iran’s air bridge to the Sudanese military
Iran sent at least nine cargo flights to Sudan between December 2023 and July 2024, coinciding with a rapprochement between the two countries, as Iranian weapons appeared on the battlefield in Sudan for the first time. This is the conclusion of a new report by the Conflict Observatory, a research consortium affiliated with George Mason…
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Surge of refugees fleeing Sudan violence strains neighbouring Chad
In a sign of worsening conflict, nearly three million people are fleeing Sudan after 18 months of war, most of whom are women and children. The UN warned that in the first week of October alone, 25,000 people fled to neighbouring Chad. War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country’s…
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Sudan rescuers say air strike killed 23 In Khartoum market
A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said on Sunday the military carried out an air strike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead. The market is near one of the main camps in the Sudanese capital, where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been fighting the military as part…
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