October 29, Nairobi — The people of Sudan are trapped in a “nightmare of violence, hunger, disease and displacement,” the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday. But the conditions “do not exist for the deployment of a United Nations force to protect civilians in Sudan,” he said. “ThisContinue Reading
October 28, Nairobi — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was accused of “atrocious crimes” by a senior United Nations officials following reports that 124 people were killed by the group over the past week in the central Sudanese state. Hundreds are also believed to be injured. “These are atrocious crimes,”Continue Reading
October 25, Nairobi — More Sudanese refugees are arriving in the Central African Republic (CAR) from Darfur and are in dire need of shelter and food. But conditions in refugee camps are lacking and there is a severe shortage of basic necessities. Since the war broke out last April, CARContinue Reading
October 25, Nairobi — The U.S. Treasury Department announced it is sanctioning Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) senior leader Mirghani Idris Suleiman on Thursday for leading the SAF’s efforts to acquire weapons to use in its ongoing war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As Director General of Defense Industries System (DIS),Continue Reading
October 24, Nairobi — In Kassala state, eastern Sudan, dengue fever is spreading at an unprecedented rate, especially among displaced people, sources told Darfur24. Three doctors at the Kassala Teaching Hospital have died from the disease. The emergency department at the hospital is allegedly receiving between 50 to 60 new casesContinue Reading
October 24, Nairobi — At least eight people were killed and others injured on Wednesday as a result of the ongoing shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the city of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur. The victims included women and children in a local market. El FasherContinue Reading
October 22, Nairobi — Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commissions bureaucratic barriers and delays have prevented seven million Sudanese people from receiving emergency food and medicine, Tom Perriello, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, said on Monday in a post on X. “Starvation cannot be a weapon of war,” he said. Perriello called onContinue Reading
October 22, Nairobi — On Monday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said they shot down a cargo jet in Malha, northern Darfur, near the border of Chad. In videos on social media, RSF fighters posed with alleged identity documents from the crash. The RSF claimed they had eliminated the planeContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 21 — On Sunday, the World Food Program released a report highlighting the significant increase in the prices of essential commodities in Sudan, making it difficult for households to afford basic necessities. The surge in prices have created a “critical food insecurity situation” which impacts over half the population.Continue Reading
October 21, Nairobi — On Saturday, new military reinforcements from the Sudanese army arrived in the town of Al-Malha, 210 km northeast of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, for the first time since the outbreak of the war, sources told Darfur24. Some of the forces, including hundreds of fighters,Continue Reading