Africa Sudan There are 3,2 million children under 5 years of age who suffer from hunger in the country, of whom about 772.000 are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition, said Eva Hinds, Unicef Sudan's Protection and Communications Officer
Africa Sudan 28 trucks of food and medical supplies have reached Jebel Awliya, facing starvation since area access was cut off; it’s the first since the beginning of the civil war in 2023, a result of negotiations between UN and local associations with warring parties
Africa Sudan Famine in Sudan has expanded to five areas and will likely spread to another five by May, the global hunger monitor reported, while warring parties continue to disrupt humanitarian aid needed to alleviate one of the worst starvation crises in modern times
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 Sudanese authorities said they thwarted a s’uicide drones’ attack launched on the Atbara airport, in the River Nile State, by Rapid Support Forces and probably originating from outside the State; it is the last in a number of recent drone attacks
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
Africa Sudan Conditions in Sudan are not conducive to the deployment of the UN Forces, said Secretary General Antonio Guterres, acknowledging, however, the demands of Sudanese and human rights groups to intensify measures to protect civilians
Africa Sudan Sudanese students who have left the country due to war and wish to obtain higher education in Somalia will receive scholarships
Africa Sudan The war in Sudan could cost countless more lives if immediate action is not taken: famine and disease are spreading as fighting intensifies and humanitarian workers struggle to gain access, said a senior World Health Organisation official
Africa Sudan A Russian trade delegation has begun negotiations with Sudanese officials on the extraction of gold from multiple sites in the country as early as next month
Africa Sudan The military government rejected the request for a UN fact-finding mission to send an international force to protect civilians from the civil war