South Sudan

The conflict in Sudan has reached 100 days of fighting, violence and displacement of the civilian population. Despite being a focal point of international news, very few journalists are reporting on the ground, making it hard to get reliable information about the conflict.

The governing Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) in Sudan yesterday welcomed the outcomes of the summit held by its neighbours in Egypt, Anadolu news agency reported. The TSC stressed in a statement...

A summit of the neighbours of conflict-torn Sudan's began in Egypt's capital, Cairo, on Thursday to help settle the ongoing Sudanese crisis that erupted in mid-April, Anadolu Agency reports....

The Sudanese government will not allow foreign forces to be deployed in the country, it said in a statement yesterday, adding that they would be seen as aggressors. This...

Leaders of the East African regional block, Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), met Monday in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to discuss the conflict in Sudan which has been going...

Human Rights Watch slammed Spain and Morocco on Thursday for failing to credibly investigate the Melilla border tragedy a year ago, claiming there has been "no justice" for the...

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected the appointment of Kenyan President, William Ruto, as head of a quartet formed by the Inter-governmental Organisation for Development in East...

The UAE has exempted Sudanese citizens who have overstayed their visas from residency fines, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) announced yesterday. According to...

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has caused over 330,000 people to become displaced within the country and over 100,000 others to escape through the borders, the United Nations has...

Sudan has witnessed many military coups since independence. The generals have been in power for more than 58 years in total, almost 90 per cent of its years as...

Sudan's warring military factions agreed, on Tuesday, in principle to a seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, South Sudan announced, as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum region disrupted...

The United Nations warned yesterday that more than 800,000 people may flee Sudan due to armed clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, Anadolu news agency reported....

The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday denied reports claiming the Sudanese army had agreed "in principle" to negotiate with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by...

The United States and African nations were racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan on Thursday, with the Sudanese Army giving an initial nod to an...

On a banner displayed on one of the Sudanese Armed Forces' Khartoum buildings, a phrase inscribe in red colour, reads "I am Sudan", summing up the whole recent history...

Fighting in Sudan eased on Tuesday and more foreigners and locals fled the capital, Khartoum, where marauding combatants created what a UN agency said was a "high risk of...

A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines, to the...

The unrest in Sudan has the potential to plunge millions more into hunger, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Thursday as it has been forced to temporarily cease operations,...

The conflict that erupted in Sudan last weekend undermines democratic gains made by the continent, as well as the African Union's agenda of "silencing the guns" in Africa, according...

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said Egypt is in contact with the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and is ready to mediate a ceasefire. Explaining that Cairo...

The UN chief on Saturday condemned the "outbreak of fighting" between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Anadolu reports. "The Secretary-General calls on the leaders of...

The African Union (AU) on Saturday called for a cease-fire in Sudan amid clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Anadolu reports. "The chairperson fervently...

The United States on Saturday called on Sudan's top military leaders to stop fighting amid clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "I urgently call...

The Sudanese army declared the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) a rebel group amid fighting between their forces in the capital Khartoum. In a statement, the army accused the...

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The Sudanese Army on Thursday warned of the risk of confrontation with the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, as tension between the two groups puts at risk a pending deal to...

Turkish Embassy in South Sudan, on Tuesday, donated 183 packages of food to vulnerable Muslims in South Sudan as part of aid provided during the Muslim holy month of...

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan experts has called on South Sudanese leaders to end attacks on civilians and prioritise peaceful and just transition. "After...

The Turkish government, on Thursday, donated 75,000 military uniforms for the use of unified forces in South Sudan, Anadolu News Agency reports. South Sudan's Minister of Defence and Veteran...

Pope Francis, on Friday, landed in South Sudan, the world's youngest country and one of its most troubled, hoping to spur a stalled peace push and draw global attention...

Save the Children said 4 out 10 Lebanese and Syrian refugee children already face food insecurity and this number is set to grow in 2023

The humanitarian community in South Sudan on Tuesday launched its 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan, seeking $1.7 billion in funding to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable in the...