December 20, Nairobi — The United States announced approximately $200 million in food, shelter and healthcare aid to Sudan on Thursday. At the United Nations Security Council in New York, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made the annoucement and said that Sudan was the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The aidContinue Reading
December 19, Nairobi — On Wednesday, Sudan demanded an official apology from Uganda over “offensive and dangerous” comments by the Ugandan army chief of staff and son of the president, who threatened to invade Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted two posts on X on Tuesday, threatening “to capture Khartoum”Continue Reading
December 19, El Fasher — At least 19 civilians were killed and over 20 injured on Wednesday after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. Witnesses told Darfur24 that the RSF launched a violent attack on residential areas in the southern and western parts ofContinue Reading
December 18, Kabkabiya — Hundreds of citizens demonstrated in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, on Monday, protesting against recent air strikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on the town, which left dozens dead and injured. Airstrikes on the local market on December 9 killed over 100 people and was described asContinue Reading
December 18, Nairobi — The lack of international funding to support the emergency response in Sudan has left humanitarian organizations struggling to cope, the aid agency Concern Worldwide said on Monday. “While the humanitarian community, and Concern, are doing what we can, there is too little funding and too few resourcesContinue Reading
December 17, Nairobi — The European Union Council sanctioned four Sudanese individuals for “threatening the peace, stability and security of the country,” on Monday. The sanctions were placed on two leaders from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and two from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On the SAF side, theContinue Reading
December 17, Nairobi — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have raped girls scores of women and girls, including those as young as seven, and in the context of sexual slavery, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. The atrocities were documented in South Kordofan whereContinue Reading
December 16, El Fasher — On Saturday, the Saudi Hospital in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was hit in a drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and is no longer operational. It was the last functioning hospital in the city. At least nine people were killed and 20Continue Reading
December 15, Nairobi — At least 86 flights from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in eastern Chad — that has been known to be used for funneling arms across the border — since the war began in April 2023. Three-quarters of the flights were operatedContinue Reading
December 12, Nairobi — On Monday evening, the city of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, was hit by airstrikes from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), killing dozens of civilians and damaging the airport and former United Nations peacekeeping headquarters. On Tuesday there were violent explosions and fire around the headquarters ofContinue Reading