Sudanese activists report that the civilian death toll in the town of Al-Hilaliya which has been under siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has reached 350 since Oct. 20. RSF attacks have left thousands without essential resources, with allegations of mass killings and severe human rights abuses. Central Call, a local group, condemne...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, has removed several ministers, including the foreign minister, and appointed new ones. In a statement, the Sudanese Sovereign Council said al-Burhan has decided to relieve Foreign Minister Hussein Awad Ali of his responsibilities and replace him wit...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed cease-fire efforts in Gaza and Lebanon as well as the crisis in Sudan in a phone call Sunday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The top diplomats discussed efforts to secure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and to address the sharp deterioration in humanitarian con...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that more than 14 million people, including those internally displaced and those who crossed borders, are on the move in conflict-torn Sudan. Eleven million are internally displaced within the country, while 3.1 million are those who have crossed borders, Director-Gene...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a warning about “growing suffering” in Sudan, saying that people in the conflict-torn country are “living through a nightmare of violence.” “18 months have passed since brutal fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the R...
ANKARA (AA) – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening, leaving millions in urgent need of aid, the UN has said, warning that 3.7 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition. “There are 3.7 million children under five projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year alone who are in urgent need of […]
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt on Wednesday denied claims by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), of its involvement in his country’s ongoing conflict. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the accusations come at a time when Egypt is making considerable efforts to stop the war, prote...
PORT SUDAN (AA) – The number of deaths from the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 473, Sudanese Health Ministry announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, the total number of cholera cases in the country has reached 14,944, the ministry said in a statement. The heavy rains and floods that have been affecting Sudan since […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden urged Sudan’s warring parties Tuesday to re-engage in negotiations and facilitate humanitarian access. “I call on the belligerents responsible for Sudanese suffering—the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—to pull back their forces, facilitate unhindered humanit...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll from floods and rains in Sudan has gone up to 205, while those from cholera reached 185, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Some 268 new cholera cases have been recorded, including 6 deaths in the states of Kassala, Nile River, and Gedarif, the ministry said in a […]
