GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The United Nations has expressed concern over prison breaks and deepening impunity in Sudan as fighting continues, with a number of suspected war criminals taking advantage of the crisis to escape. Several jailbreaks, including of a high-security prison holding those suspected of war crimes, have taken place since vi...
Beijing, China – (AFP): Chinese navy ships sent to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan have also evacuated nationals from five other countries, the foreign ministry in Beijing said. Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitarie...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt said Wednesday members of its diplomatic mission in Khartoum had been relocated to a safer place outside the Sudanese capital. A Foreign Ministry statement cited “increasing threats and security risks” for the move, which came two days after an embassy staff member was killed in Khartoum. The statement said the relocation [...
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Around 16,000 South Sudanese nationals have fled home from Sudan since fighting broke out earlier this month in the capital Khartoum and other areas, a government official said Wednesday. “We have refugees from other nationalities, including Sudan, and the exact number is yet to be identified, and we have r...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US confirmed Wednesday the death of a second American in Sudan. “We can confirm the death of a second American citizen yesterday. We extend our deepest condolences to the family,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. Kirby said the leadership of the Sudanese armed forces ...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (AFP): A ship carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in Sudan docked in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, the foreign ministry said, the largest evacuation effort by the Gulf kingdom so far. Saudi Arabia has received several rounds of evacuees by air and sea since fighting broke out in Africa’s [...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): A US-brokered ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals entered its second day Wednesday but remained fragile after witnesses reported fresh air strikes and paramilitaries claimed to have seized a major oil refinery and power plant. “The pause was not fully upheld, with attacks on headquarters, attempts to g...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Foreign nations pushed on Monday with evacuations of their citizens from chaos-torn Sudan which, the UN chief warned, is “on the edge of the abyss” after 10 days of brutal fighting between rival forces. As army and paramilitary troops again clashed in Khartoum and across the country, terrified Sudanese have s...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): The forces of two rival generals fought intense street battles in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday, witnesses reported, as the warring parties ignored appeals for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire. More than 400 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Su...
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): The United Nations said Thursday up to 20,000 people had fled escalating violence in Sudan to seek safety in Chad, many of whom lacked basic needs such as food, water and shelter. The UN’s refugee agency said the majority of those arriving were women and children, who were currently sheltering out in […]
