Africa Sudan Concerns about oil security were at the centre of the meeting between the President of South Sudan and the second-in-command of the Rapid Support Forces, a Sudanese paramilitary group that is a key player in the war
Africa Sudan In a warning, the WFP expressed deep concern about the 'escalation of fighting' in the Sudanese state of Sennar; more than 136.000 people have already fled their homes, many for the second or third time since the conflict began
Africa Sudan There is a risk of famine in 14 areas of Sudan with more than 750.000 people at risk of starvation, said a global hunger watchdog, noting that these are the 'worst levels of acute food insecurity' ever recorded in the country
Africa Sudan 20 tonnes of medicines, including life-saving drugs and anaesthetics, surgical sutures, gauze, cannulas, antibiotics and syringes, were dropped by aircraft on al-Fashir, the capital of the North Darfur state and the scene of heavy fighting
Africa Sudan Of the 7 million people - and more - displaced in Sudan by the ongoing conflict since April 2023, "more than half are children," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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Africa Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières has withdrawn staff from the Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functioning hospital for hundreds of thousands of people in the capital of Al Jazirah State - an 'extremely difficult' decision taken after months of challenges
Africa Sudan "History is repeating in Darfur," said US Ambassador to the UN regarding the crisis in el-Fasher in North Darfur, where an attack would be a "disaster on top of disaster" putting at risk 500.000 internally displaced persons who have fled there
Africa 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
Africa Sudan Since the outbreak of war in Sudan a year ago today, 360 cases of violations against journalists have been documented, and 90% of media outlets have been destroyed
Africa Sudan NGO Emergency has opened a new pediatric outpatient clinic in Khartoum within the Salam Center for Cardiac Surgery in the Soba district, and will provide care to mothers and children up to 14 years old
Africa Sudan 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
Africa Sudan The number of inhabitants facing emergency levels of hunger, the stage before famine, more than tripled in one year, approaching five million, according to the Integrated food security phase classification, the food security index used internationally