Soldiers from Sudan’s army have recaptured the headquarters of the state broadcaster in Omdurman, the city just across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum, the army has said. This is a symbolic breakthrough for the army in its 11-month civil…
Sudan calls for immediate withdrawal of UN peacekeepers
Sudan has called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Horn of Africa country. In a letter sent to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Sudanese military Government demanded the UN’s mission, known as Integrated Transition…
Renewed violence in Sudan as ceasefire officially ends
As the three-day ceasefire between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) expired, the RSF set fire to the intelligence building next door to Army Headquarters. According to media reports, the renewed violence in Khartoum comes as the…
Sudan’s army, Rapid Support Forces sign 7-day ceasefire
Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire following talks in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, according to a statement from Washington and Riyadh, as fighting that has killed hundreds and displaced more than a million entered…
Sudan denounces attacks on churches, diplomatic missions
Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced in strong terms the attack on worshipers by the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying it grossly violated human rights and international law. This is contained in a statement by Mohamed Abdelmannan, the…
Air strikes, artillery fire escalate as factions battle in Sudan capital
Air strikes and artillery fire intensified sharply across Sudan’s capital early on Tuesday, residents said, as the army sought to defend key bases from paramilitary rivals it has been fighting for more than a month. The air strikes, explosions, and…
6,000 people enter Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan
More than 6,000 people have entered Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan, according to local officials. In a press statement , the West Gondar zone communication office in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara said the fleeing people are from 42…
Heavy battles in Sudan despite latest truce, over 70 dead in recent violence
Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s two top generals whose power struggle has left hundreds dead. Sudanese medics say 74…
Sudan crisis: Turkish evacuation plane fired on
A Turkish evacuation plane coming into land at an airbase outside Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has been fired at, Turkey’s defence ministry confirms. No-one was injured and it landed safely at Wadi Seidna, where it was being checked. Sudan’s army blamed…
Sudan’s rival factions agree to 3-day ceasefire amid intense evacuation
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Tuesday, as many countries are racing to evacuate civilians from the battle-scarred African country. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces…