Eritrean refugees caught between crisis at home, Sudan conflict Some Eritreans are reportedly missing in Sudan, raising fears of kidnappings by Eritrean authorities or traffickers. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023
Fighter jets and artillery fire mark first day of Sudan ceasefire A weeklong ceasefire designed to allow the delivery of aid is at stake as residents report ongoing fighting. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023
Air raids, clashes at start of one-week truce in Sudan Witnesses say clashes and air raids broke out minutes after the latest attempt at a pause in hostilities started. Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023
Blinken warns rival Sudanese generals to respect latest truce or face possible sanctions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Sudan’s rival generals to abide by the latest cease-fire or face possible sanctions The Independent UK · May 23, 2023
UN urges Sudan's warring parties to honor 7-day cease-fire that began Monday night The U.N. envoy for Sudan is urging the country's warring generals to honor a seven-day cease-fire The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
Week-long ceasefire begins in Sudan amid uncertainty The army conducted air attacks in the capital hours before the deal aimed at allowing aid delivery took effect. Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023
Khartoum: the creation and the destruction of a modern African city Khartoum is – was – a city that did not know war or fighting in its recent history. Now it is in the grip of a civil war between rival military forces. The Conversation · May 22, 2023
Sudan ceasefire starts precariously as continued fighting reported A week-long ceasefire in Sudan got off to a shaky start on Monday as witnesses in the capital Khartoum reported fighter jets flights over the city and continued fighting in some areas. Reuters · May 22, 2023
Commentary: America should spearhead nonaggression treaties for biological labs in war zones The conflict in Sudan suddenly drew new levels of alarm when hostile forces in the capital city of Khartoum seized a biological research lab containing lethal viruses such as cholera, measles and polio. Chicago Tribune · May 22, 2023
Fighting continues as Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday with a Saudi Arabia and US-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Monday evening. ABC News · May 22, 2023
Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum Air strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. Reuters · May 21, 2023
Sudan’s army, Rapid Support Forces sign 7-day ceasefire Truce will come into effect 48 hours after signing of agreement and is to be enforced by the US and Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera · May 21, 2023
Peace breaks out in Sudan as factions agree on seven-day truce After repeated false starts and failed attempts to achieve a ceasefire, Sudan's rival factions have agreed on a temporary truce. The New Daily · May 21, 2023
Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign seven-day ceasefire The Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire, as fighting that trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced more than a million enters its sixth week. ABC News · May 20, 2023
The New Daily · May 20, 2023 Sudan’s warring factions ‘sign seven-day ceasefire’ Sources from both sides are indicating Sudan's warring factions have signed a new deal for a seven-day ceasefire.
Al Jazeera · May 20, 2023 Khartoum’s outskirts attacked as Sudan war enters sixth week Southern Omdurman and Khartoum North hit by artillery as sporadic gunfire reverberates, witnesses say.
The Hindu · May 20, 2023 Mortal remains of Indian national killed in Sudan violence brought back to India The mortal remains of an Indian national named, Albert Augustine, who died after being hit by a stray bullet during violence in Sudan, were brought to India on May 19
The Independent UK · May 20, 2023 'I thought I was done': Africans evacuated from Sudan conflict share their stories Many Africans escaping the conflict in Sudan that erupted with little warning last month faced a long wait to get out and severe challenges on the way as their governments struggled to mobilize resources
Reuters · May 20, 2023 Sudan's army and paramilitary RSF sign seven-day ceasefire Sudan's warring factions signed an agreement late on Saturday for a seven-day ceasefire as fighting that has plunged the country into chaos and displaced more than a million entered its sixth week.
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023 No escape, no aid as fighting intensifies in Sudan’s West Darfur While attention has focused on the conflict in Khartoum, an uptick in violence in el-Geneina is terrifying residents.
Reuters · May 19, 2023 Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan council Sudan's capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered its fifth week, deepening a humanitarian crisis for trapped and displaced civilians.
Reuters · May 19, 2023 'Where is the state?': Mass looting engulfs Sudanese capital Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses said.
Reuters · May 18, 2023 Witnesses recount gunmen's raid on church in Sudan's capital Over four terrifying hours last weekend, masked gunmen affiliated to one of Sudan's warring factions raided one of Khartoum's oldest churches, opening fire at church officials as they searched for cash, gold and women, two witnesses said.
Reuters · May 18, 2023 Sudan's conflict inflicts heavy toll on children After surviving weeks of fighting in Khartoum, Sanaa Mahmoud has finally got her family to safety in Cairo but says her daughter still wakes up at night screaming because of the gunfire and airstrikes that rocked her neighbourhood.
Reuters · May 18, 2023 Heavy fighting in Sudan's capital as food aid needs grow Heavy air strikes pounded southern areas of Sudan's capital on Thursday as clashes flared near a military camp, witnesses said, in fighting that has displaced nearly 1 million people and left residents of Khartoum struggling to survive.