May 24
Sudan: Khartoum Capital Witnesses 'Calm' On Tuesday
Dabanga
Large parts of Khartoum witnessed a cautious calm on Tuesday, following a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire, signed by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
Sudan: Department Press Briefing – May 23, 2023 [press release]
State Department
QUESTION: Thanks. I know lots of us are concerned about Evan. But let me move to another topic, Sudan. Read more »
East Africa: U,S. Announces U.S.$245 Million in Humanitarian Assistance to Sudan and Neighboring Countries [press release]
State Department
Last week the United States announced $245 million in additional support to the people of Sudan and neighboring countries experiencing the impacts of the ongoing humanitarian… Read more »
May 23
Sudan: Communication Problems in Darfur As Clashes Continue
Dabanga
EL GENEINA / ZALINGEI / NYALA - May 23, 2023 Read more »
Sudan: MSF Facilities Looted, Medical Activities Impeded By Violence in Sudan [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the unacceptable harassment of our staff and the violent looting and occupation of our medical premises and supported… Read more »
Sudan: Sporadic Shelling As U.S. Announces Aid
DW
Despite some fighting, Khartoum residents say the situation in the capital is relatively calm after a new truce took effect. Meanwhile, the US announced a new humanitarian aid… Read more »
Sudan: UN Urges Sudan Rivals to Engage in Dialogue As 7-Day Ceasefire Starts
VOA
A weeklong cease-fire in Sudan went into effect late Monday as witnesses in the capital, Khartoum, reported some clashes. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan's Peace Mediation Should Be Led By the African Union - 3 Reasons Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Questions about who mediates in a conflict - and when - are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should… Read more »
Sudan: ♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦ [analysis]
Dabanga
DABANGA SUDAN - May 23, 2023 Read more »
Sudan: Judicial Facilities Destroyed in War ' Shows Alarming Collapse' of Sudan's Justice System
Dabanga
Emergency Lawyers reported the bombing, looting, and destruction of eight judicial facilities in the ongoing war, which can have a severe impact on ongoing court cases and the… Read more »
Sudan: Protecting Civilians in Times of Crisis
UN News
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of conflict-related violence and destruction, and during the Protection of Civilians (PoC) Week 2023, observed from 22 to 25 May, the UN and… Read more »
Sudan: Heavy Gunfire in North Darfur Capital
Dabanga
The army and the RSF exchanged heavy gunfire and shelling in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, from Sunday evening until yesterday morning. The healthcare situation is worrying… Read more »
Sudan: UNITAMS Head - Commanders' Choice to Resolve Conflict On the Battlefield Is Ravaging Sudan
Dabanga
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, has told the UN… Read more »
Sudan: U.S. Secretary of State - 'Civilians Must Define Sudan's Path Forward'
Dabanga
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, has encouraged the warring Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to abide by the seven-day humanitarian ceasefire that took… Read more »
Sudan: Clashes Continue As Sudan Ceasefire Starts
Dabanga
Skirmishes and air raids have been reported in and around Khartoum despite the start of a seven-day ceasefire yesterday evening. This is the seventh ceasefire since the start of… Read more »
Sudan: Qastal-Ashkit Border Crossing Into Egypt Re-Opened As Wadi Halfa Becomes More Crowded
Dabanga
The Egyptian authorities re-opened the Qastal-Ashkit crossing to vehicles coming from Wadi Halfa yesterday, after a five-day closure. The humanitarian situation in Wadi Halfa is… Read more »
May 22
Sudan: 7-Day Cease-Fire Starts in Sudan
VOA
The United Nation's top envoy in Sudan on Monday welcomed a U.S.-Saudi brokered cease-fire even as he warned that the Sudan conflict shows no sign of slowing down. Read more »
Sudan: Clashes Reported After Weeklong Ceasefire Starts
DW
Just minutes after a cease-fire brokered by Washington and Riyadh, Sudan's warring parties continued to fight each other. Previous truces struck during the past weeks of the… Read more »
Sudan: Heavy Shelling in Khartoum Hours Before Onset of Humanitarian Truce
Dabanga
Large parts of the Sudan capital Khartoum, and neighbouring Omdurman and Bahri witnessed heavy bombardment this morning, just hours before a short-term seven-day truce, designed to… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum - the Creation and the Destruction of a Modern African City [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Khartoum is - was - a city that did not know war or fighting in its recent history. Now it is in the grip of a civil war between rival military forces. Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Health Ministry - 'Relief Medicines Delivered to States'
Dabanga
Sudan's Ministry of Health says that consignments of essential medicines provided by international aid organisations have now been delivered to 11 states. Read more »
Sudan: Appeal for Aid for People With Disabilities in Sudan
Dabanga
Entities representing people with disabilities have called on the international community, UN bodies, and all humanitarian organisations, to urgently provide the necessary aids and… Read more »
East Africa: Sudan-South Sudan Border - Five Dead in Attack On Nomads in Abyei
Dabanga
Five people have been killed and six, including women and children injured, in an attack by gunmen on a nomadic group in the Hafir El Silik area of the disputed Abyei region on the… Read more »
Sudan: Soldiers, Civilians Die in Darfur Attacks
Dabanga
Two Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers were reportedly killed In North Darfur, when their military camp came under fire at the weekend. Two civilians died and others were injured in… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum Is Falling - the Global Community Must Move Fast to Protect Children in Their Darkest Moments [opinion]
IPS
As unprecedentedly fierce armed battles play out on the streets of Khartoum, more than 600 people are dead, thousands injured, and over 1 million displaced. Read more »