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UN Sounds Alarm Over Fighting Near Sudan Aid Hub

The United Nations raised the alarm Tuesday over fighting raging near the former safe haven of Wad Madani in Sudan where the population had swelled to more than 700,000.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

Thousands flee Wad Madani, Sudan’s second city, to escape fighting

Region had been a place of refuge for those escaping conflict in Khartoum between the army and the Rapid Support Forces

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023

Sudan's military rivals agree to meet to discuss possible ceasefire

East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2023

Sudanese refugee children in Chad face malnutrition and trauma

The conflict in Sudan between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has reignited ethnic violence in West Darfur, where the RSF is accused of committing acts of ethnic cleansing against the Masalit community. More than 400,000 Sudanese have already crossed the border into Chad, most of them women…

France 24 · Oct 30, 2023

Sudanese army and paramilitary RSF return to negotiations

Sudan's army and the country's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to return to negotiations to end a six-month war that has taken a toll on both sides and created a massive humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2023

Sudan’s Rebel Forces Expand Attacks, Sparking Fears Of Escalation

‌Rapid Support Forces ( RSF) in a convoy of at least 50 combat vehicles arrived in a West Bank Village‌

Zenger · Oct 20, 2023

Six months into war, Sudanese seek refuge outside chaotic capital

Six months after tensions between rival Sudanese generals ignited a devastating war, thousands lie dead, millions are displaced, and the once-thriving capital, Khartoum, is a shadow of its past glory.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2023

Peace in Sudan is elusive for any would-be mediators – but a new window of opportunity has opened for outside intervention

More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time, more than 7,000 people have been killed and nearly 4 million others displaced. The conflict is still ongoing, with…

The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023

Sudan army chief: ‘Revolution can be restored’

Sudan Armed Forces leader says talks with Rapid Support Forces chief are impossible; wants ‘terrorist’ designation.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023

Khartoum's burning tower: architects on the destruction of a city – and what it'll take to rebuild

There has been a continued escalation in fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The destruction of the capital Khartoum continues – physically, economically, socially and culturally – as buildings are bombarded and homes looted. One of the city’s landmark skyscrapers, the Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company…

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023