Sudan

The humanitarian conference on Sudan held in Paris raised €1,9 billion in aid for the country; the aid will go to food, water, medicine and other urgent needs, with no specific timeline stated

Faced with questions about his disappearance, the Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat claims how former Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was able to move to northern Sudan, to a safe place

Ten months of war have brought Sudan 'to the brink of collapse', where the vast majority of the population suffers from hunger: less than 5% of Sudanese can afford a full meal a day,' said World Food Programme director

Some areas of Sudan are connected to the internet again after a blackout that lasted over a week, reports monitoring site Netblocks

At least one child dies every two hours in the Zamzam camp in Sudan, one of the largest and oldest IDP camps in the country, the medical association Doctors Without Borders declared

The ongoing war has been also threatening priceless remnants of an ancient kingdom, as the conflict has reportedly spread to UNESCO World Heritage sites, those of the Meroitic temples of Musawwarat and Naqaa

East African regional leaders called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Sudan, where clashes have claimed thousands of lives since April last year

A lack of drinking water due to fuel shortages that forced the closure of several water plants is affecting a number of states, including Khartoum, Darfur and North Kordofan, amidst conflict that killed 12.000 people and displaced some 7,3 million

A delegation of the Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces met with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, head of the Rapid Support Forces, in Addis Ababa to discuss a potential ceasefire

In Central Darfur, particularly in the town of Zalingei and its suburbs, forests are being cut down at an unprecedented rate and risk total collapse, environmental activist and forestry specialist Khader al-Salik told Radio Tamazuj