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Sudan is facing a famine that could become worse than any the world has seen since Ethiopia 40 years ago, U.S. officials have warned, as aid deliveries continue to be blocked by the warring armies but arms supplies to both sides continue to flow in. With much of the world’s attention focused on Gaza...

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor appealed on June 11 for information and evidence of atrocities in Sudan, saying his ongoing investigation “seems to disclose an organized, systematic and a profound attack on human dignity.” ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan released a video...

Amid the escalating violence unfolding in Sudan, activists are remembering crucial flashpoints of resistance during the pro-democracy protests in Khartoum on June 3, 2019. Before former President Omaral-Bashir was overthrown in a military coup, a civilian-led movement had levied consistent demands...

Despite calls for peace talks and a ceasefire, the Sudanese army is rejecting calls to de-escalate the fighting in El Fasher. This comes after a conversation on May 28th between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during which Blinken reportedly urged for...

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, an international rights group has said, in what it called apparent “crimes against humanity” and “genocide.” In a report published on May 9, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...

A year since it started, the war in Sudan has spiraled into one of the world’s largest and most complex displacement crises. Since April 15, 2023, more than 8.6 million people have fled their homes, with 1.8 million people, mostly women and children, crossing to neighboring countries. Civilians...

The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35 percent in the last three months of 2023 due to intercommunal conflict, the United Nations has said. The UN Mission in South Sudan documented 233 incidents of violence affecting 862 people. In a report released on March 18, it...

The United Nations human rights chief has said that the apparent deliberate denial of safe access for humanitarian agencies within war-torn Sudan could amount to a war crime. “Sudan has become a living nightmare. Almost half of the population—25 million people—are in urgent need of food and medical...

The United States on February 28 pushed for the United Nations Security Council to take action to help end a nearly year-long conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The United States says the warring parties have committed war crimes and the RSF...

At least 700,000 children in Sudan are likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, and tens of thousands could die, the United Nations children’s agency has warned. “UNICEF won’t be able to treat more than 300,000 of those without improved access and without additional support...