Africa Sudan The Higher Committee for the Implementation of the Juba Agreement on Peace in Sudan is discussing to start the completion of the file of security arrangements in the Blue Nile area soon and in the other areas at a later stage
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