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Year of civil war in Sudan ‘a nightmare of hunger and displacement’
What’s happening between Israel, Iran and Hamas may be vexing the international community, but for a full year now another war has been creating what the UN Secretary General today described as a ‘nightmare of hunger and displacement’. The Sudanese civil war is only a year old today but it has already displaced over 8…
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Life in Khartoum: Sudan’s ‘ghost town’ capital as seen via drone
Last night we brought you evidence of a mass killing in Darfur in Sudan – where the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stand accused of summarily executing dozens of ethnic Masil-eet people, in a school compound in May.
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‘Eyewitnesses established the RSF were actively participating in the killing’, says Human Rights Watch researcher on Sudan massacre
We spoke to Mohamed Osman, the author of a Human Rights Watch report on killings that took place in the Western Darfur town of Misterei. We put it to him that the Rapid Support Forces had issued a statement saying none of this ever happened – and asked him if their denial was credible?
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Sudan massacre: Dozens reportedly killed in one day in one town by RSF and Arab militia
For three months, Sudan’s Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a fierce battle around the capital Khartoum. But their conflict has also rekindled ethnic violence in Darfur – echoing the atrocities of 20 years ago.
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Sudan conflict: Not much ‘hope’ for ‘peaceful resolution’, says OHCHR country office chief in Sudan
We spoke to Gillian Kitley, Head of the Office of the UN’s high commissioner for human rights in Sudan.
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Chad: Inside the border town home to thousands of Sudanese fleeing war
Thousands of people have been killed and millions more have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan – since brutal fighting erupted in April between the country’s army and the rebel Rapid Support Forces. Sudan’s health ministry said an air strike on Saturday, which the army denies, killed at least 22 people in Omdurman.…
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US and Saudi officials announce 24-hour ceasefire in Sudan
US and Saudi officials say both sides in Sudan’s bitter armed conflict have agreed to a 24-hour, countrywide ceasefire starting tomorrow.
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Sudan-Chad border: ‘Almost 90% of new arrivals are women and children’ says UNHCR spokesperson
We spoke to Eujin Byun from the UNHCR, who has just come back from Sudan’s border with Chad.
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Sudan rocked by fighting and airstrikes despite ceasefire
Fighting and airstrikes have continued inside Sudan despite a week-long ceasefire, although humanitarian missions have managed to deliver some urgently needed aid.
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Sudan: reports of civilians atrocities as fighting rages
Fighting continues to rage between government troops and rebel militia forces in Sudan, despite efforts to impose a ceasefire.
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‘It’s as close to a civil war as you can get’ says former UN Humanitarian coordinator in Sudan
Professor Mukesh Kapila was the UN Humanitarian coordinator in Sudan until 2004 and joined us from Geneva.
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Sudan’s warring generals agree new ceasefire – but civil war fears grow
Sudan’s warring generals have agreed – in principle at least – to a seven day ceasefire starting on Thursday, as fighting continues in the capital Khartoum.
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Sudan: Reports of fighting and explosions despite ceasefire
The UK government says it will end evacuation flights from Sudan by 6pm tomorrow – saying more than 1,500 people had been airlifted out so far – the vast majority of them British nationals and eligible dependents. Amid reports of more fighting and explosions across many parts of the country, the UN has warned that…
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Sudan: ‘UK’s unwillingness to recognise legal and moral obligations to people fleeing is reprehensible’, says David Miliband
We spoke to David Miliband from the International Rescue Committee, which has teams currently working in the Sudanese states of Blue Nile and Gedaref.
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Sudan: Gunfire and explosions reported in capital despite ceasefire
While international attention has been focussed on foreigners, it’s Sudanese civilians who are most at risk. Hundreds have been killed in the fighting, with thousands injured. Despite the ceasefire, there’s been gunfire and explosions in parts of the capital Khartoum – while armed fighters have also rampaged through a city in the western Darfur region,…