Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Flagrant rights violations by Sudan’s warring parties require the deployment of an “independent and impartial force” to protect millions of civilians driven from their homes, UN experts have said. An independent fact-finding mission said it had uncovered “harrowing” violations by bo...
Approximately 20,000 people attended the 61st annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America or ISNA at Dallas’ Anatole Convention Centre over Labor Day weekend. It was the first time ISNA has held the annual conference in Dallas, which featured more than 100 speakers, interfaith events, and panels focused on critical issues ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll in Sudan from floods due to a collapsed dam and heavy rains has risen to 132, authorities said late Monday. An emergency government committee said the death toll in 10 provinces rose to 132, while the number of affected families rose to 31,666 and individuals to 129,650. It […]
In the past month, Sudan has seen a spike in cholera cases, with 28 deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, declared on Aug. 12, has resulted in 658 cases across five states, with a notable case-fatality ratio of 4.3%. Kassala region is the hardest hit, recording 473 cases. The current […]
Port Sudan, Sudan – AFP Sudan’s health minister on Saturday declared a cholera epidemic after weeks of heavy rain in the war-torn country, in a video released by his ministry. “We are declaring a cholera epidemic because of the weather conditions and because drinking water has been contaminated,” Haitham Ibrahim said in...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 15 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan. The El Fasher Resistance Committees shared photos on their Facebook page showing the damage to citizens’ homes caused ...
United Nations, United States — AFP The famine in a displaced persons’ camp in war-torn Sudan is a “shameful stain” on the conscience of the international community, which failed to prevent it despite multiple warnings, the United Nations has said. Last week an international committee responsible for assessing food inse...
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has welcomed the US-backed cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invited the Sudanese Army and the RSF group to start the mediated negotiations beginning on Aug. 14. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the paramilitary group’s leader, said in a statement...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has expressed concern over the worsening food situation in Sudan. “Almost 26 million men, women and children are acutely hungry – to give you an example, that is equivalent to the entire population of Australia,” Dujarric told reporters. “Of those 26 million, 750,000 people are...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan and Saudi Arabia have held discussions on the resumption of talks to end the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council said in a statement that its chairman Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks with Saudi Deputy Fore...
