KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan has become “the most dangerous and worst place to live on earth” due to the deadly civil war, according to a non-governmental doctors’ union. “All residents of El Fasher may become dead, either …
Read More »Clashes between army, paramilitary forces escalate across Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | The clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have recently escalated on multiple fronts across Sudan, notably in Sinnar, West Kordofan and North Darfur states. The RSF announced on social media platform X that its forces seized an …
Read More »Sudanese leader says no talks, ceasefire until paramilitary forces defeated
PORT SUDAN | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday said there would be no negotiations or ceasefire until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is defeated. Al-Burhan, also the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), made the remarks when addressing an …
Read More »Museveni wrong on Sudan situation
Fighting will not end peace talks but partition COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | When President Yoweri Museveni received a delegation from the Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council recently, he told them to stop fighting their rival, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and seek peace through dialogue. …
Read More »Army chief’s call for arming civilians sparks controversy in Sudan
KHARTOUM | Xinhua | The call by the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to arm civilians in a popular campaign, or the “Sudanese Popular Resistance,” to fight the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has sparked controversy and concern over involving civilians into war. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, addressing …
Read More »Sudan’s gold production declines amid war
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s state mining services company said its gold production has dropped to two tons amid the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), compared to 18 tons in 2022. “The total gold produced by the corporate sectors …
Read More »Sudanese army chief’s latest move fuels speculation of forming war gov’t
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday started running state affairs in his other capacity as chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council from Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, amid increasing speculations …
Read More »Uganda evacuates 211 from Sudan
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has not recorded any deaths of its citizens following the ongoing conflict in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), which started 10 days ago. According to the Ugandan ambassador to Sudan, Rashid Yahay Ssemuddu, the embassy …
Read More »Sudan’s rival factions agree to three-day ceasefire amid intense evacuations
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Monday, as many countries are racing to evacuate civilians from the battle-scarred African country. “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support …
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