October 31, Nairobi — Several women have taken their lives in Gezira state after being raped by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers, activists said. The BBC reported three suicides of women over the last week in the central Gezira state. Two were allegedly in the village of Al Seriha and aContinue Reading
October 30, Nairobi — The war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out in April 2023, the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday. In a press briefing from Port Sudan, Amy Pope, director-general of the IOM, saidContinue Reading
October 30, El Obeid —The city of El Obied, capital of North Kordofan, is experiencing an increasingly catastrophic humanitarian situation. The city, which is under the control of the Sudanese army, has been under siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since June, resulting in a lack of electricity andContinue Reading
October 29, Nairobi — A new report released by a United Nations Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan on Tuesday detailed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) responsibility for “large scale” sexual violence in areas under their control. The UN said that the RSF had committed gang-rapes and abducting and detaining victims in conditionsContinue Reading
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