Tag Archives: Sudan

KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | The year 2025 proved pivotal in Sudan’s conflict, characterized by dramatic military shifts, stalled diplomacy, and a persistent humanitarian catastrophe widely regarded as the world’s largest. Militarily, the year saw a clear reversal of fortunes. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) made significant gains in the first …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  As the sorghum harvest began in eastern Sudan’s Kassala State, farmers in the Wad Al-Hilu area found rare cause for joy amid years of relentless conflict. This bountiful season offers a clear signal: targeted international aid can help Sudanese communities not just survive, but begin to …

Washington, US |  THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES  | US President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to end Sudan’s grinding civil war at the request of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, condemning “tremendous atrocities” in a conflict he has previously overlooked. Trump admitted that the devastating war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary …

According to reports, as many as 460 people were killed in the attack and sick medics were kidnapped NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Sudan is facing a deepening civil war, as Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has extended their control over the country by taking El Fasher following an 18-month …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | The capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, El Fasher, has fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) following the withdrawal of the national army — a major turning point in the country’s two-and-a-half-year civil war that has intensified fears of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua | Along the rugged road stretching between the city of El Fasher and the town of Tawila in Sudan’s North Darfur lay a landscape heavy with pain and disbelief. Thousands of civilians — barefoot, weary, and silent — carried what little remains of their lives as they …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua |  Thousands of people remain trapped in Sudan’s western city of El Fasher as reports of atrocities against civilians mount and the humanitarian crisis deepens, UN humanitarians said Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was alarmed by the atrocity …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday announced that they have taken full control of the city of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan. “Today’s victory represents a pivotal moment, given the symbolic, strategic, and military significance of El Fasher,” …

KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to protect oil facilities and the central stations of the pipelines transporting South Sudan’s oil to Port Sudan in eastern Sudan, the two sides said in a joint statement on Monday. The two nations pledged to enhance technical capacity, …

KHARTOUM | Xinhua |  At least 32 journalists have been killed since the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in April 2023, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate announced on Sunday. “Since the outbreak of the armed conflict in the country, 32 journalists …