Africa Sudan New ethnic clashes in southern Sudan have killed at least four people, in violence that erupted between members of the Hausa people and rival groups; fighting first broke out in July, leaving over 100 dead and dozens wounded
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
Africa Sudan The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation labelled the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces as 'a rebel force': the first time an international body has used this definition in a resolution
Africa Sudan The country has declared a cholera epidemic, with 22 deaths recorded in the past weeks; WHO recently made known that 78 cholera deaths were recorded in Sudan between 1 January and 28 July this year