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Jun
15
2024
By MICHELLE NICHOLS
UN Security Council demands halt to siege of Sudan city of 1.8 million people

UN Security Council demands halt to siege of Sudan city of 1.8 million people

NEWS
THE United Nations Security Council demanded a halt to the siege of al-Fashir - a city of 1.8 million people in Sudan's North Darfur region - by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and an immediate end to fighting in the area. The 15-member council adopted a British-drafted resolution that also calls for the withdrawal of all fighters who threaten the safety and security of civilians in al-Fashir, the last big city in the vast, western Darfur region not under RSF control. "An attack on the city would be catastrophic," Britain's U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward told the council. "This council…
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May
12
2024
By The African Mirror
RSF accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Darfur

RSF accused of war crimes, ethnic cleansing in Darfur

NEWS
THE paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias conducted a widespread ethnic cleansing campaign against Masalit and other non-Arab civilians in El Geneina and other parts of West Darfur state in 2023, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report describes the killings as among “the worst atrocities” committed against civilians since Sudan’s war erupted last year, and calls for governments and international institutions to investigate whether the evidence shows that RSF leadership intended to commit genocide. Men and adolescent boys were singled out during attacks, but children and women were also targeted, and fighters carried out rapes,…
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Apr
13
2024
By The African Mirror
Why is Sudan still at war a year on?

Why is Sudan still at war a year on?

NEWS
A conflict in Sudan that erupted a year ago has wreaked havoc across swathes of the country, unleashed waves of ethnic violence in Darfur, driven millions into extreme hunger and created the world's largest displacement crisis. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? Tensions had been building for months before fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in the capital Khartoum on April 15, 2023. The army and RSF had been in a fragile partnership after toppling a civilian government in an October 2021 coup, a move that derailed a transition from the rule of Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir, who was…
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Apr
13
2024
By AIDAN LEWIS
Sudan’s conflict: Who is backing the rival commanders?

Sudan’s conflict: Who is backing the rival commanders?

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
AS a devastating conflict has unfolded across Sudan over the past year, the country's military rivals have sought support from foreign backers as they try to tip the contest in their favour. That backing risks widening and prolonging the war between the Sudanese armed forces, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti. The influence of outside players has loomed over events in Sudan since the overthrow of former leader Omar al-Bashir during a popular uprising five years ago. WHO SUPPORTS BURHAN? Burhan's clearest ally has been Egypt, which shares a border with…
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Mar
22
2024
By AIDAN LEWIS
US pushes peace talks to avert ‘point of no return’ in Sudan

US pushes peace talks to avert ‘point of no return’ in Sudan

NEWS
The United States hopes for a relaunch of talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan and opening up humanitarian access soon after Ramadan ends in mid-April, Washington's newly appointed envoy said on Thursday. Saudi Arabia and the United States led talks in Jeddah last year to try to reach a truce between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but the negotiations faltered amid competing international peace initiatives. "We need to restart formal talks. We hope that will happen as soon as Ramadan is over," Tom Perriello, who took up his role as U.S. special envoy to…
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Jan
17
2024
By AIDAN LEWIS
Agencies consider new aid route into Sudan as humanitarian crisis worsens

Agencies consider new aid route into Sudan as humanitarian crisis worsens

NEWS
AID agencies are looking at delivering aid to Sudan on a new route from South Sudan as they struggle to access much of the country, a senior U.N. official said, nine months into a war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left nearly half of Sudan's 49 million people requiring aid. More than 7.5 million people have fled their homes, making Sudan the biggest displacement crisis globally, and hunger is rising. Aid supplies have been looted and humanitarian workers attacked, while international agencies and NGOs have long complained about bureaucratic obstacles…
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Nov
30
2023
By NAFISA ELTAHIR
Sudanese general accuses UAE of supplying paramilitary RSF

Sudanese general accuses UAE of supplying paramilitary RSF

NEWS
A top Sudanese general has said the United Arab Emirates is sending supplies to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), publicly accusing the UAE of involvement in its war with its powerful paramilitary rival for the first time. Army leaders had previously only hinted at interference from unnamed neighbouring countries in the seven-month-old war, which has displaced more than 6 million people and triggered waves of ethnically driven killings in Darfur. "We have information from intelligence, military intelligence, and the diplomatic circuit that the UAE sends planes to support the Janjaweed," General Yassir al-Atta said in a speech to members of the General Intelligence Service…
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Jul
16
2023
By AZZA GUERGUES and MOHAMMED AMIN
For Sudanese fleeing to Egypt, a hard border and an uncertain future

For Sudanese fleeing to Egypt, a hard border and an uncertain future

NEWS
SUDANESE escaping to neighbouring Egypt are facing daunting obstacles at the border, with many also experiencing tough living conditions on the other side despite receiving help from local organisations, relatives, and friends. Egypt has received the highest number of Sudanese refugees since the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted in mid-April, with more than 250,000 people crossing over, most from the besieged capital city, Khartoum. Yet despite their need for safe passage, Egyptian authorities have been consistently slow at processing people, and have recently tightened border controls, requiring all new arrivals to carry travel documents and…
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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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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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