UN Security Council raises concerns over ongoing violence in Sudan’s Kordofan, Darfur states

UN Security Council raises concerns over ongoing violence in Sudan’s Kordofan, Darfur states

Council members welcomed the agreement on a humanitarian truce, which should lead to an immediate ceasefire, de-escalate the situation, mitigate regional impacts and support an inclusive, civilian-led transitional period to realize the aspirations of the Sudanese people for a peaceful, stable and prosperous future in accordance with the principles of national ownership.

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Rebuilding Sudan: Khartoum’s dilapidated airport receives first flight since war broke out in in 2023

Rebuilding Sudan: Khartoum’s dilapidated airport receives first flight since war broke out in in 2023

The resumption of flights follows a period of relative calm in the capital. The Sudanese government officially relocated its headquarters from Port Sudan to Khartoum on January 11 and the International Organization for Migration estimates that 1.4 million residents have returned to the city.

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UN visits Sudan’s el-Fasher since RSF takeover, finds hundreds without access to food, medical supplies

UN visits Sudan’s el-Fasher since RSF takeover, finds hundreds without access to food, medical supplies

For the past two months, el-Fasher has been nearly entirely cut off from the outside world, leaving aid groups unsure over how many people remained there and their situation. The death toll from the RSF takeover, which came after a more than a year-long siege, remains unknown.

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Sudan National Army pulls out of key stronghold in North Darfur as paramilitaries go on rampage

Sudan National Army pulls out of key stronghold in North Darfur as paramilitaries go on rampage

In a statement late Sunday, the HRL reported that it has identified activities likely showing RSF taking prisoners in and around the airfield area, which was the main base of military operations.

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Released from prison in neighbouring Sudan, South Sudanese exiles feel lost when they return home

Released from prison in neighbouring Sudan, South Sudanese exiles feel lost when they return home

As a young man in the mid-1980s, Daud Mahmoud Abdullah left his home in Aweil in South Sudan and headed north. It was a time of war. South Sudan was still part of Sudan and was fighting for independence, in a conflict that would claim about two million lives. He...

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Known in East Africa as ‘akala’, a cheap footwear made from rubber tyres gains popularity in South Sudan

Known in East Africa as ‘akala’, a cheap footwear made from rubber tyres gains popularity in South Sudan

In Wau, some 650 kilometres (400 miles) from the South Sudanese capital, Juba, shoemaker Emmanuel Achuil works under the shade of a tarpaulin in the town’s bustling main market. His hands blackened from grappling with rubber, Achuil uses a blade to carve pieces from discarded tyres. Colourful straps are scattered around him like pieces of a puzzle.

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Sudanese army has freed Khartoum from RSF rebels’ grip but extrajudicial killings of ‘co-operators’ persist

Sudanese army has freed Khartoum from RSF rebels’ grip but extrajudicial killings of ‘co-operators’ persist

In some places, cholera has broken out and even in areas now held by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their allies, residents have had to grapple with the fear of RSF drone strikes or of the paramilitary group returning to the city.

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Domino effect of 10 million uprooted Sudanese ricochets far and wide as host families are stripped savings, privacy

Domino effect of 10 million uprooted Sudanese ricochets far and wide as host families are stripped savings, privacy

Host families interviewed said they are sheltering people out of a sense of comradeship, and because of a desire to help ameliorate the vast humanitarian disaster and famine that now threatens millions of lives.

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Aid teams in Sudan say heavy fighting, flooding and access obstacles makeg it hard to rein in new cholera outbreak

Aid teams in Sudan say heavy fighting, flooding and access obstacles makeg it hard to rein in new cholera outbreak

UN refugee agency’s Ms Hambrouck warned that cholera is spreading in areas hosting internally displaced people uprooted by the violence and those from other countries, in particular Kassala, Gedaref and Jazirah states.

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United States donates over $200 million to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

United States donates over $200 million to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis

The northeastern African country descended into chaos in April 2023 when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital of Khartoum.

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