Urban Sudanese professionals find a new purpose in rural Uganda Kiryandongo, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | When war tore through Khartoum and Darfur, over 20,000 Sudanese fled their homes, arriving in Kiryandongo District by May 2024. But this influx was unlike any the region had seen before. The new arrivals were …
Read More »DefendDefenders calls for accountability as world seeks to resolve Sudan conflict
Sudan’s conflict hits home: Uganda’s role in supporting accountability as host to over 69,000 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers COMMENT | HASSAN SHIRE | The conflict in Sudan is not only ongoing but intensifying across multiple fronts with warring parties and their allied militias accused of war crimes and crimes …
Read More »Hunger crisis deepens in Sudan’s El Fasher
KHARTOUM, Sudan | Xinhua | Under the scorching sun, 50-year-old Adam Ishaq moves through the dusty heart of El Fasher’s main market, a faint hope in his eyes of finding something to feed his four children. But his daily search has slowly become a painful and desperate journey. The market …
Read More »Sudan’s Khartoum strives to recover amid ongoing civil war
KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | After more than two years of devastating conflict, Sudan’s capital Khartoum is slowly emerging from the ruins of war, inching toward a return to normal life. Across much of the city, scars of battle remain visible, widespread destruction plagues neighborhoods, and bullet holes mar …
Read More »Sudanese women become humanitarian pillars amid years-long civil war
KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | In a displacement shelter in Port Sudan, a charitable kitchen run by women’s rights advocate Awadia Koko is a lifeline for thousands of Sudanese struggling to get by amid the country’s prolonged civil conflict. “This charitable kitchen has supported thousands and provided food to …
Read More »War shatters hopes, dreams of Sudanese children
Khartoum, South Sudan | Xinhua | Thirteen-year-old Muayad Kamel weaves through the central market in southern Khartoum, clutching a small plastic box filled with rosaries, tissues, and masaweek — teeth-cleaning twigs. Each step reflects a burden far too heavy for someone his age. The market, centered around a once-bustling bus …
Read More »Sudan’s electricity, transport sectors crippled by ongoing civil war
KHARTOUM, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan’s electricity and transport sectors have been among the hardest hit by the two-year conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to official estimates, the electricity sector has lost around 40 percent of its capacity due …
Read More »Sudan Is Burning
Africa and the world cannot afford to look away ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | Two years ago, on April 15, war erupted in Sudan – a war that has since spiraled into one of the world’s most devastating humanitarian catastrophes. Yet, the suffering of the Sudanese people is being met with …
Read More »Sudanese refugees in Egypt embark on return journey with hope for peace
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | In a yard in Egypt’s capital Cairo, a line of buses awaited, ready to transport Sudanese families back to their homeland. Parents organized their luggage and kept a watchful eye on their children, their faces radiating longing and hope as they observed their bags being …
Read More »UN: More than 300 civilians killed in attacks on Sudan’s displaced camp
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Local sources reported more than 300 civilians were killed in attacks on Sudan’s famine-distressed Zamzam displacement camp, UN humanitarians said on Monday. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is gravely concerned by reports of mass casualties and large-scale displacement …
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