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…

Over 18,000 people enter Ethiopia from Sudan – UN

The number of people arriving Ethiopia due to the ongoing situation in Sudan has surpassed 18,000. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Friday. “People arriving from Sudan to Ethiopia via the Metema border…

UN Human Rights Council to meet as fighting in Sudan continues

The UN Human Rights Council, acting on the request of Germany and other countries, will hold a special session on Thursday due to the ongoing fighting in Sudan. The purpose of the meeting is to condemn the violence and to…

UN agency urges govts not to return people to Sudan

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the conflict-torn country. “We’re advising governments not to return people to Sudan because of…

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…

Sudan: 1,519 Nigerian students leave Khartoum for Port Sudan – FG

The federal government says about 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are expected to leave the capital Khartoum via hired buses to Port Sudan and other designated border points for their onward evacuation to Nigeria. This development followed the extension of…

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…

When Nigerians abroad need rescuing — Gbubemi Atimomo 

Reflections on our response to Nigerians caught up in crisis-prone areas Fighting recently broke out in Sudan, which has been plagued with war for a long time. There have been explosions, airstrikes, and gunfire in the capital, Khartoum and other…

Britain begins evacuating citizens from Sudan

The UK is beginning a large-scale, complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said. Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions will be prioritised on RAF flights leaving from an airfield near the…

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