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
Sudan's factions agree to 7-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, sources say The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, two negotiation sources told Reuters on Saturday. 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. Reuters · May 20, 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 19, 2023
More than 1 million people displaced by Sudan crisis - UN refugee agency More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on Friday. Reuters · May 19, 2023
The Sudan crisis: A power struggle by design How do the rival Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF stack up against each other, and what might happen next? Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023
Three pro-democracy activists arrested in Sudan Experts say arrests are part of a broader campaign by the army to consolidate control over aid relief. Al Jazeera · May 17, 2023
Sudan's university students have a long history of political activism The latest fighting to erupt in Sudan has plunged the nation into a fresh crisis. Since 15 April, conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces has left nearly 800 people dead and forced about a million others to seek sanctuary abroad. It has disrupted… The Conversation · May 17, 2023
UN seeks $3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan's population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area. Reuters · May 17, 2023
Sudan fighting: One month on and no solution in sight While the fighting did not come as a surprise to Sudan watchers, the world seems at a loss to stop the bloodshed. Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023
Sudan is awash with weapons: how the two forces compare and what that means for the war Armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has escalated following an outbreak of violence in April 2023. There is intensive fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, neighbouring Omdurman and elsewhere, including Darfur. The Conversation · May 15, 2023
Khartoum under bombardment as Sudan's rivals talk Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan's capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a month-long conflict that has killed hundreds despite ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia. Reuters · May 14, 2023
Families, friends search for the missing as Sudan fighting rages People are using social media groups to seek information about their loved ones a month after the clashes erupted. Al Jazeera · May 13, 2023
France 24 · May 12, 2023 How both sides in Sudan claim to be cracking down on gang violence and looting Amid the ongoing fighting in Sudan since April 15, reports of street gangs looting and assaulting civilians, especially in Khartoum and two nearby towns, have emerged. These gangs, known as the "Niqez", have a long-standing presence in the country. However, both conflicting parties in Sudan are now taking measures to…
The Independent UK · May 12, 2023 UN envoy: Humanitarian deal between warring sides is a first step toward a cease-fire in Sudan The U.N. envoy for Sudan said that the humanitarian deal reached by the countries warring generals is an important first step toward a cease-fire
Reuters · May 12, 2023 Warring Sudanese factions fight on after failing to agree truce Air strikes and artillery pounded Khartoum on Friday after Sudan's warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary failed to agree to a ceasefire despite committing to protect civilians and allow humanitarian access.
Al Jazeera · May 12, 2023 Sudan fighting in its 28th day: A list of key events Sudan’s warring military factions sign a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict.
Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023 From sorrow to safety: My family's journey escaping a military coup 'There it was. A feeling I hadn’t felt in a long time, a feeling I was chasing for the last few weeks and that I deeply needed'
Reuters · May 11, 2023 U.N. urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting rumbles on despite talks The U.N. on Thursday urged countries with influence in Africa to help end the conflict in Sudan after reported progress in ceasefire talks between the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The Conversation · May 11, 2023 Sudan refugee crisis: aid agencies face huge challenges as hundreds of thousands flee violence Sudan stands on the brink of yet another civil war sparked by a confrontation between two generals: the head of Sudan’s Armed Forces, General Abdelfatah El-Burhan, and the head of the Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Reuters · May 10, 2023 Battles shake Sudan's capital, ceasefire talks reported to make progress Fighting in Sudan's capital escalated on Wednesday with fierce clashes and air strikes, but rival military factions were reported to be close to a ceasefire agreement in talks in Saudi Arabia.
Reuters · May 10, 2023 How Sudan's paramilitary forces took parts of Khartoum, stormed army chief's quarters When conflict flared in Khartoum almost a month ago, pitting Sudan's armed forces and their heavy weaponry against a paramilitary force born out of an agile but lightly-armed desert militia, it looked like it might prove a one-sided fight.
Radio France Internationale · May 9, 2023 United Nations says over 700,000 people displaced within Sudan since mid-April Heavy fighting in Sudan has displaced 700,000 people within the country since the middle of April, the United Nations said on Tuesday, adding the figure had doubled in a week.
WEKU · May 6, 2023 Sudan's rival military factions are meeting for in-person talks for the first time Members of the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are meeting in Saudi Arabia in the first in-person talks since the two began vying for control back in April.