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Dozens Pass Away Amid Ongoing Conflict in Sudan’s Darfur

(MENAFN) Shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) resulted in the deaths of at least 18 individuals and left over 100 others wounded in El-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur State in western Sudan, according to local...

Devastating Sudan Landslide Claims Over 1,000 Lives

(MENAFN) A catastrophic landslide triggered by intense rainfall has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 residents in a remote village in western Sudan’s Darfur region, according to a statement from the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), the...

S. Africa demands truce in Sudan as situation is escalating

(MENAFN) South Africa has urged Sudan’s warring sides to immediately lay down their arms and return to peace talks, stressing that only “inclusive dialogue” can end the conflict that has continued since April 2023. Clashes between the Sudanese...

Eighteen people get killed, others harmed by RSF shelling in Sudan

(MENAFN) At least 18 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled residential areas in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, local medics said Tuesday. The Sudan Doctors Network accused...

Paramilitary RSF commander gets assigned as head of parallel government in Sudan

(MENAFN) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), was sworn in on Sunday as the head of a rival government in the country. The Sudanese Founding Alliance, a coalition led by the RSF, confirmed that...

UN Chief Calls for Halt to Sudan’s El Fasher Violence

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urgently called for a halt to hostilities in and around El Fasher, Sudan, as fighting intensifies in North Darfur, his spokesperson announced Friday. The UN leader expressed deep shock over the...

RSF Leader Heads Sudan’s Parallel Government

(MENAFN) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), officially took the oath Sunday as leader of a newly established parallel government. The Sudanese Founding Alliance, a coalition spearheaded by the RSF,...

Cholera Outbreak Ravages Sudan’s Darfur

(MENAFN) A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak is ravaging Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region, where the collapse of healthcare infrastructure and worsening humanitarian conditions have left civilians without critical treatment or preventive...

Sudan’s military rejects claims of involvement in attack on aid convoy

(MENAFN) Sudan’s military has denied responsibility for an airstrike on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy delivering aid to a famine-stricken area in Darfur. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attributed Wednesday’s attack in the...

UN Condemns Violent Attacks in Sudan’s North Darfur

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced deep concern on Friday regarding the rising violence in Sudan's North Darfur, condemning the ongoing assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher. "The Secretary-General is appalled...

UN Secretary-General is concerned about violence in Sudan

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern Friday over escalating violence in North Darfur, condemning ongoing assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of El Fasher. "The Secretary-General is appalled by...

Sudan Cholera Cases, Deaths Surge

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that 1,575 new cholera infections and 22 fatalities were reported nationwide over the past week, signaling a worsening public health emergency. In an official statement, the ministry revealed...

Sudan’s Health Ministry Reports New Cholera Cases

(MENAFN) Sudan's Health Ministry reported on Tuesday that there have been 1,575 additional cholera infections and 22 fatalities across the nation over the last seven days. The announcement highlights the growing severity of the health emergency...

Sudan Urges Colombia to Cease Mercenary Involvement

(MENAFN) Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has appealed to Colombia to halt the recruitment and deployment of mercenaries to Sudan, a country embroiled in a prolonged internal conflict. The war, which has lasted over two years, pits the national...

Sudanese Premier calls on Colombia to stop flow of mercenaries

(MENAFN) Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris has called on Colombia to end the recruitment and deployment of mercenaries to Sudan, which has been embroiled in a civil war between the national army and paramilitary forces for over two years. Idris...

Cholera Cases in Sudan Increase

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that it had logged 1,210 additional cholera infections over the past week, along with 36 associated fatalities. According to the ministry’s official release, these newly identified cases have...

RSF Shelling Leaves 24 Dead, 55 Injured in Sudan’s El-Fasher

(MENAFN) At least 24 people lost their lives and 55 others were wounded in a deadly attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, medics reported Thursday. The Sudan Doctors...

Cholera cases reaches over one thousand in Sudan

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Health Ministry reported on Tuesday that the country registered 1,210 additional cholera cases over the past week, resulting in 36 fatalities. In an official statement, the ministry noted that "the new cases brought total number...

Devastating Floods Claim 14 Lives in Sudan

(MENAFN) Heavy rains and flooding have claimed the lives of at least 14 people across northern and southeastern Sudan, local media reported Wednesday. Media confirmed that six fatalities occurred in northern River Nile State after homes collapsed...

Cholera Cases, Deaths Surge in Sudan

(MENAFN) Sudan’s Health Ministry revealed on Tuesday that 1,210 new cholera infections, including 36 fatalities, were recorded over the past week. According to the ministry’s statement, these new figures raise the total cholera cases since the...