Africa Sudan The closure of the country's airspace has been extended until 31 July, due to ongoing clashes, in the seventh extension by the Sudanese Aviation Authority; only humanitarian aid and evacuation flights will be exempt from the closure
Africa Sudan Médecins Sans Frontières has withdrawn staff from the Madani Teaching Hospital, the only functioning hospital for hundreds of thousands of people in the capital of Al Jazirah State - an 'extremely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