Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job Critics cite Lana Nusseibeh’s denial of accusations the UAE is fuelling Sudan war by supporting paramilitary RSF The Guardian - UK · 13h ago
Rights groups oppose UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh for UN chief over Sudan claims Human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to become United Nations secretary general citing allegations that Abu Dhabi funds Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE denies the accusations. Nusseibeh, 48, is seeking to become the first woman to lead the UN. France 24 · Oct 28
Sudan drone strike on Nyala market kills over 100, injures 113 More than 100 people were killed and 113 injured in a drone strike on a crowded market in Nyala, South Darfur, on Monday evening, according to rights groups and local officials cited by The Associated Press and Radio Tamazuj. The Times of India · Oct 27
UK Sanctions Sudan Commanders Over Atrocities as Probe Finds Starvation and Rape Used as Weapons of War The UK has sanctioned 15 commanders linked to Sudan's warring factions over suspected atrocities, while announcing £15 million in aid and urging an end to the conflict. International Business Times UK · Oct 27
UK sanctions Sudanese military leaders implicated in El Fasher ‘campaign of rape’ Commanders suspected of sexual violence during the largest and fastest slaughter of civilians in more than 30 years have been subjected to travel ban and asset freeze The Guardian - UK · Oct 26
The UAE has so much blood on its hands in Sudan. For its nominee to lead the UN would be an outrage Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that she is even being considered, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik The Guardian - UK · Oct 26
UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country's support for Sudan rebels Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, is the newest contender for United Nations secretary-general The Independent UK · Oct 23
Emirati diplomat could become next UN chief despite human rights concerns Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a… France 24 · Oct 22
153 Dead After Sudan Drone Strike Hits Border Market in Abyei A drone strike on Abyei's Amiet Market on Oct. 19 killed at least 153, displaced 8,000, and triggered a diplomatic standoff between Sudan and South Sudan. Latin Times · Oct 21
Drone strike kills more than 150 at market in Sudanese war The strike pushed the toll from attacks in recent days to more than 250, underscoring the lethality of Sudan’s war that erupted in April 2023 The Guardian - AU · Oct 21
Drone strikes across Sudan kill more than 100 The deadliest drone strike hit near a market on Sunday evening in Al-Dibab town in the southwestern state of West Kordofan, which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that have been at war with Sudan's military since April 2023. The Economic Times · Oct 19
Drone attack near market kills 80 in Sudan Witness says drone struck twice at transport hub in al-Dibab, in one of deadliest single attacks of war The Guardian - UK · Oct 19
Drone attacks kill scores in Sudan's West Kordofan state and capital Khartoum At least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday, in one of the deadliest single attacks since the Sudan war erupted in 2023. A separate drone attack Monday in the capital Khartoum… France 24 · Oct 19
Andy Burnham fails to call out Manchester City owner 'linked to genocidal militia' ANDY Burnham failed to call out the owner of Manchester City’s alleged role in “the genocide, famine and forced displacements happening across Sudan” after a challenge from an MP The National (Scotland) · Oct 12
The Independent UK · Oct 12 Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, draught and funding shortages, report says Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
France 24 · Oct 12 Scores of gold miners killed in air strikes on Egypt-Sudan border, rights group says At least 72 workers were killed in air strikes on a gold mine on the Sudan-Egypt border on Saturday, a Sudanese rights group said on Sunday. The Emergency Lawyers organisation accused Egypt’s air force of the attack. AFP could not independently verify the account and Egypt has issued no official…
The Times of India · Oct 11 Border triangle airstrike: At least 13 gold miners killed in strike; toll could rise amid limited care At least 13 artisanal gold miners were killed and 28 others injured in an airstrike in the border area between Sudan, Egypt and Libya on Saturday, the Sudan Doctors Network said on Sunday. The identity of those behind the strike remains unclear.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 11 Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the path to a new regional war? IN a world already seemingly racked with conflict, it’s all too easy for any war in Africa to fall off the international radar.
The Conversation · Oct 6 Sudan’s death toll in 2025 could be as high as 100,000: how we did the count Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is extremely difficult. In 2025, for instance, one conflict monitoring organisation reported around 19,000 direct deaths from political violence across Sudan. Other research teams put the toll…
Radio France Internationale · Sep 28 US has 'alienated' Sudan's army in 'complex war' analyst tells RFI Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has vowed to push on with his fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, despite a US visa snub to attend the UN General Assembly and mounting pressure for a ceasefire. RFI spoke to a Sudanese researcher about why such a step was taken…
The Times of India · Sep 16 'Need accountability for inteference': UN chief targets countries fuelling Sudan war, selling weapons UN chief António Guterres has called for accountability regarding nations that supply arms to Sudan. He emphasized that the ongoing conflict is exacerbated by foreign countries providing weapons. Current reports show that these arms sustain warfare and contribute to drone strikes. The resulting humanitarian crisis has uprooted over fourteen million…
France 24 · Sep 16 At least 82 killed in gold mine collapse in remote area of Sudan, paramilitary RSF say A gold mine collapse on Wednesday killed at least 82 people in a remote area in Sudan, a source in the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces reported. The destruction occurred at the al-Zara gold mine, located in West Kordofan province – an area under the control of the RSF, who have…
The Independent UK · Sep 3 UN report details foreign networks fueling war in Sudan The United Nations reports foreign networks are fueling Sudan's brutal war between the army and the Rapid Security Forces since 2023
Radio France Internationale · Aug 25 US and Denmark push for nationwide expansion of UN arms embargo in Sudan The United States on Monday urged the United Nations Security Council to expand an arms embargo on the Sudanese region of Darfur to cover all of Sudan, saying the nation's brutal conflict risks regional expansion. The suggestion was supported by Denmark, which holds the Council's rotating presidency.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 3 Sudan army's drone attack on court kills 35 in Darfur: NGO A Sudanese rights group reported that the Sudanese army (SAF) struck a traditional court in a Rapid Support Forces-held village in North Darfur with drones on Sunday, killing 35 people.