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Celebrations in Sudan's Wad Madani as army takes over strategic city
WAD MADANI, Sudan -Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's El Gezira state, after it was recaptured by...
Jan 173 min read


Exclusive-Sudan drops out of hunger-monitor system on eve of famine report
The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to...
Dec 24, 20243 min read


Women held as sex slaves in Sudan's South Kordofan, Human Rights Watch says
CAIRO - Women from Sudan's South Kordofan state have been repeatedly raped and some held as sex slaves by fighters from the warring Rapid...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Major food aid 'scale-up' underway to famine-hit Sudan, WFP says
GENEVA - More than 700 trucks are on their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan as part of a major scale-up after clearance came through...
Nov 27, 20242 min read


Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
NAIROBI - Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Sudan's RSF chases civilians out of villages in violent raids
NEW HALFA, Sudan - Salwa Abdallah was recuperating from a caesarean section and tending to her one-month old baby when soldiers from the...
Nov 5, 20243 min read


Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital
DUBAI - Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there...
Sep 27, 20243 min read


Eight die in Channel crossing attempt, French authorities say
PARIS - Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday, confirming earlier...
Sep 16, 20241 min read


Exclusive-UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
NAIROBI/CAIRO - The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and...
Aug 29, 20245 min read


Explainer-What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?
A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement...
Aug 29, 20244 min read


Sudan peace talks begin in Switzerland despite army's no-show
CAIRO - Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the...
Aug 16, 20242 min read


Sudan's famine-stricken Zamzam camp hit by devastating floods
ZAMZAM CAMP, Sudan - A famine-stricken camp in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region is facing a significant new influx of displaced people...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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