Sudan conflict: Hundreds of thousands flee Wad Medani safe-haven – UN
At least 250,000 people have fled fighting in a Sudanese city once seen as a safe haven for those escaping the civil war, the UN said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – who are fighting the army – have advanced into Wad Madani. For months, the city has housed large numbers who had sought […]
Sudan airstrike kills at least 22 in capital
A Sudanese army airstrike on the capital has killed at least 22 people and injured many others, eyewitnesses and an official have said. Women and children were among the victims, the eyewitnesses told the BBC. The airstrike hit the Dar es Salaam district of Omdurman, on the opposite bank of the Nile to the capital […]
USAID chief says committed to helping Sudanese refugees
At least 250,000 refugees have crossed into countries neighbouring Sudan since April 15, after a rivalry between army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, turned into an armed conflict. Another 843,000 people are displaced internally, the United Nations refugee agency said, bringing the total […]
UN body votes to step up monitoring abuses in Sudan
The UN Human Rights Council has voted to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in Sudan. A total of 18 countries voted in favour of the Western-led initiative at a special session in Geneva, while 15 voted against and 14 abstained. Sudan itself had vigorously opposed the motion, arguing that the conflict was an internal […]
Sudan crisis: Top football coach forced to flee Khartoum
Florent Ibenge, coach of leading Sudanese football club Al-Hilal SC, went to bed on Friday a fortnight ago thinking about his team’s next match in the battle for the league title, but woke up to find himself in a war zone. “We could hear gunfire… I was in disbelief,” he told the BBC. His home […]
Countries evacuating diplomats and citizens from Sudan as fighting continues
SOURCE: BBC NEWS As fighting in Sudan continues well into its second week, foreign countries started evacuation efforts for their diplomats and citizens last weekend. Here is a brief look at what’s happened so far: The US, Canada and UK announced on Sunday they had flown diplomats out of the country French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that evacuations took […]
Pressure mounts for Eid ceasefire in Sudan
Residents of Sudan’s capital say parts of Khartoum feel like a ghost town, in stark contrast to the joyful mood usually seen during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. After a week of fighting between two factions of the country’s military leadership at least 400 people have been killed. Witnesses say gunfire continues in Khartoum. Diplomatic […]
CHAN 2022 Update: Madagascar tops Group C, Ghana settles for second
By: Emmanuel Yaw Nkansah The penultimate round of group stage matches in the ongoing African Nations Championship took place yesterday as Madagascar and Sudan did battle in Group C to determine which side makes it to the quarterfinals. What promised to be a thrilling game of football between the two sides ended in what can […]
