Africa Sudan A record number of fires devastated 72 villages and own in one month; since last year, a total of 201 settlements have been impacted; fires are allegedly set by militiamen, ultimately used as weapons to force thousands of civilians from their homes
Africa Sudan The World Food Programme stepped up its emergency response in Sudan, providing food assistance to more than 800.000 people in famine-affected and at-risk areas
Africa Sudan In a shelter for internally displaced persons in Port Sudan, women are learning how to be pastry chefs under the guidance of Madina Ahmed, a 60-year-old displaced woman considered an artist of Balah Al-Sham, a popular fried dough
Africa Sudan Artisanal gold miners in the El Uweinat mountain range, near the Egypt-Libya-Sudan tripoint, called for intervention by Sudanese authorities after an Egyptian army unit attacked them 'in Sudanese territory'
Africa Sudan NGOs operating in Sudan have warned of the increased use of explosive weapons that have caused the deaths of dozens of civilians recently