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Jun
06
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN
Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week

Shelling, looting in Sudan’s capital as military factions battle for eighth week

NEWS
SHELLING and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital, residents said, with reports of spreading lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur after more than seven weeks of conflict between rival military factions. Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified after the expiry late on Saturday of a ceasefire deal brokered by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. The war has uprooted more than 1.2 million people within Sudan and sent about 400,000 fleeing into neighbouring countries, inflicting heavy damage on the capital where the remaining residents are at the mercy of battles,…
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Jun
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Fighting escalates in Khartoum after ceasefire expires

Fighting escalates in Khartoum after ceasefire expires

NEWS
FIGHTING intensified in several areas of Khartoum, residents of Sudan's capital reported a day after the expiry of a ceasefire deal between rival military factions brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States. The ceasefire had started on May 22 and expired on Saturday evening. It calmed the fighting slightly and allowed limited humanitarian access, but like previous truces were repeatedly violated. Talks to extend the ceasefire broke down on Friday. The deadly power struggle which erupted in Sudan on April 15 has triggered a major humanitarian crisis in which more than 1.2 million people have been displaced within the country and…
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Jun
04
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan: Fighters take over museum

Sudan: Fighters take over museum

NEWS
SUDANESE paramilitary fighters have taken over the national museum in Khartoum, its deputy director said, urging them to protect precious artefacts from the nation's heritage that include ancient mummies. Members of the Rapid Support Forces group that has been fighting the army since mid-April for control of Sudan entered the museum on Friday, said deputy director Ikhlas Abdellatif. Museum staff do not know the situation inside the museum because they halted work there after the conflict suddenly erupted on April 15, forcing police guarding the facility to quit, Abdellatif said. The RSF released a video filmed inside the museum grounds…
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Jun
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

Sudanese forces clash in Khartoum after talks break down

NEWS
SUDAN'S warring parties fought in the capital after the collapse of talks to maintain a ceasefire and ease a humanitarian crisis. Residents of Khartoum and Omdurman across the Nile said the army had resumed air strikes and was using more artillery. But said there was no sign the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was retreating from the streets and homes it had occupied, they said. "We are suffering so much from this war. Since this morning there have been sounds of violence. We're living in terror. It is a real nightmare," said Shehab al-Din Abdalrahman, 31, in a southern district of Khartoum.…
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Jun
02
2023
By The African Mirror
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The U.S. Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to Sudan's army and two companies tied to the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "We will not hesitate to take additional steps if the parties continue to destroy their country," a senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said. "The targeting of the companies is far from symbolic," the official…
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May
30
2023
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
SUDAN: Dozens babies die in orphanage

SUDAN: Dozens babies die in orphanage

NEWS
IN the days after war erupted in Khartoum, Dr Abeer Abdullah rushed between rooms at Sudan’s largest orphanage, trying to care for hundreds of babies and toddlers as the fighting kept all but a handful of staff away. Children’s cries rang through the sprawling building as heavy gunfire rocked the surroundings, she said. Then came waves of deaths. There were the infants housed on the upper floors of the state-run orphanage, known as Mygoma. Without enough staff to care for them, they succumbed to severe malnutrition and dehydration, the doctor said. And there were the already-fragile newborns in her medical…
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May
28
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ and NAFISA ELTAHIR
SUDAN: Fighting reduces, little relief for the desperate

SUDAN: Fighting reduces, little relief for the desperate

NEWS
KHARTOUM was calmer as a seven-day ceasefire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions trapped in the Sudanese capital. A truce signed on Monday by the two fighting parties - Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - aimed to secure safe passage for humanitarian aid and lead to wider talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia. The conflict, which erupted on April 15, has killed at least 730 civilians and caused 1.3 million Sudanese to leave their homes,…
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May
25
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan ceasefire brings some respite after weeks of heavy battles

Sudan ceasefire brings some respite after weeks of heavy battles

NEWS
ARTILLERY fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead, residents said, though an internationally monitored ceasefire appeared to have brought some respite from heavy fighting in the Sudanese capital. Night-time airstrikes were reported in at least one area after the ceasefire started late on Monday, but residents otherwise reported relative calm. The truce was agreed at talks in Jeddah on Saturday after five weeks of fierce battles between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It is being tracked by Saudi Arabia and the United States and is meant to allow for the delivery of humanitarian relief. The…
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May
23
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN
Week-long ceasefire starts in Sudan after day of air strikes

Week-long ceasefire starts in Sudan after day of air strikes

NEWS
A week-long ceasefire period agreed upon by Sudan's warring factions and designed to allow for the delivery of aid began hours after the army conducted heavy air strikes across the capital Khartoum against its paramilitary rivals. The ceasefire, which was agreed on Saturday after five weeks of fierce battles between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was due to take effect at 9:45 p.m. (19:45 GMT). Though fighting has continued through previous ceasefires, this is the first to be formally agreed upon following negotiations. The ceasefire deal includes for the first time a monitoring mechanism involving the…
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May
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ and MOHAMED NURELDIN AIR strikes and clashes between Sudan's warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum, 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. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, is due to come into effect on Monday evening with an internationally-supported monitoring mechanism. It also allows for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Repeated ceasefire announcements since the conflict started on April 15 have failed…
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