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Dec
06
2023
By The African Mirror
US targets ex-Sudan officials with sanctions for undermining peace

US targets ex-Sudan officials with sanctions for undermining peace

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on three former Sudanese officials for their role in undermining peace, security and stability in Sudan, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions are being imposed under a U.S. executive order that places penalties on people who destabilize Sudan and undermine democracy, the department said in a statement. It named the three as Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein, Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Etta Elmoula Abbas, all former Sudanese officials. "These individuals have engaged in activities that undermine the peace, security, and stability of Sudan," it said. "Elmoula and Gosh are former security officials who worked…
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Nov
18
2023
By The African Mirror
U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur

U.S., UK, Norway condemn escalating violence in Sudan’s Darfur

NEWS
THE United States, United Kingdom and Norway condemned escalating violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, especially in the Darfur region, the three countries said in a statement. The countries cited attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force drawn largely from Arab groups and allied Arab militias known as Janjaweed, in Darfur. "These have included - according to credible reports - mass killings including ethnic targeting of non-Arab and other communities, killings of traditional leaders, unjust detentions, and obstruction of humanitarian aid," the statement said. There was also concern about reports of civilians being targeted in Jebel Aulia, on…
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Nov
16
2023
By NAFISA ELTAHIR and KHALID ABDELAZIZ
Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war

Advances give Sudanese paramilitary force momentum in seven-month war

NEWS
GAINS for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across western and southern parts of the country have broken months of stalemate in their war with the army, bolstering the paramilitary force's ambition and giving it a stronger hand at talks in Jeddah. The RSF's dominance in its Darfur powerbase and the advances it has made in other regions stretching eastwards to Khartoum, the capital, has prompted speculation that Sudan could suffer another split, 12 years after losing South Sudan. However, analysts and diplomats say it is unclear how the RSF could govern a breakaway territory. The force is seeking instead to…
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Nov
13
2023
By The African Mirror
UN warns violence in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’

UN warns violence in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’

NEWS
VIOLENCE against civilians in Sudan is "verging on pure evil," a senior United Nations official warned on Friday, as a humanitarian crisis in the country worsens and ethnic violence escalates in the western region of Darfur. A war erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after weeks of rising tension between the two sides over a plan to integrate forces as part of a transition from military rule to civilian democracy. "We continue to receive unrelenting and appalling reports of sexual- and gender-based violence and forced disappearance, arbitrary detentions and grave violations of…
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Nov
09
2023
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings

Darfur refugees report new spate of ethnically driven killings

NEWS
PEOPLE fleeing to Chad have reported a new surge in ethnically-driven killings in Sudan's West Darfur as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took over the main army base in the state capital, El Geneina. On Tuesday, a Reuters reporter saw a trail of men crossing from Darfur into Chad at Adre, about 27 km (17 miles) west of El Geneina. Three of those who fled said they had witnessed killings by Arab militias and RSF forces targeting the Masalit ethnic group in Ardamata, an outlying district in El Geneina that is home to the army base and a camp for internally…
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Nov
03
2023
By The African Mirror
US calls for immediate cessation of attacks in North Darfur, Sudan

US calls for immediate cessation of attacks in North Darfur, Sudan

NEWS
THE United States is troubled by reports of an imminent attack on El Fasher, North Darfur, and is calling on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately cease further attacks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "The United States calls on the warring parties to immediately cease further attacks in and around El Fasher to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law concerning civilians," Blinken said in a statement released by the State Department.
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Sep
27
2023
By EL TAYEB SIDDIG, NAFISA ELTAHIR and KHALID ABDELAZIZ
Sudan’s displaced millions struggle to survive as economy seizes up

Sudan’s displaced millions struggle to survive as economy seizes up

NEWS
ABOUT two months after heavy clashes around his home in Sudan's capital drove Sherif Abdelmoneim to flee, soaring rent and food costs forced the 36-year-old and his family of six to return to a city where fighting still rages. Most of those who fled Khartoum after war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in mid-April have not returned. They face malnutrition, floods and scorpions as they depend for survival on handouts and meagre aid relief, the generosity of host communities stretched increasingly thin. More than 5.25 million of Sudan's 49 million people have been uprooted since…
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Sep
23
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ
Sudan’s rival military leaders give competing addresses to U.N.

Sudan’s rival military leaders give competing addresses to U.N.

NEWS
THE heads of Sudan's rival military factions gave competing addresses to the United Nations, one from the podium at U.N. headquarters in New York and the other in a rare video recording from an undisclosed location. Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaking at the United Nations following a string of foreign trips, called on the international community to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as a terrorist organization and to counter its sponsors outside Sudan's borders. In a video message, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, said that his forces were fully prepared for a ceasefire and…
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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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Jul
14
2023
By ANTHONY DEUTSCH
ICC investigating Darfur killings and rapes as violence surges in Sudan

ICC investigating Darfur killings and rapes as violence surges in Sudan

NEWS
THE International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into a surge of hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes, arson, displacement and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations. The regular army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been battling in the capital Khartoum and other areas of Sudan in a power struggle that exploded in mid-April. More than 3 million people have been uprooted, including more than 700,000 who have fled to neighbouring countries. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Sudan, Africa's third largest country by land area, was on the…
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