Sudan
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday warned that over three million people are at risk of cholera in Sudan. “3.1 million people, including 500,000 children under 5, are at risk of cholera,” UNICEF said on social platform X. According to UNICEF, the vaccination coverage in Sudan has plummeted to some 50 percent from…
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Time is running out to prevent starvation in Darfur, in western Sudan, a UN agency has warned, as escalating violence devastates the African nation. People have been forced to consume “grass and peanut shells,” the regional director for Eastern Africa of the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday. “If assistance doesn’t reach them soon,…
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The US ambassador to the UN on Monday called on all regional countries to stop providing arms support to the warring parties in North African country of Sudan. “Armed actors in Sudan must respect international law and protect civilians, and recall the ICC’s (International Criminal Court) jurisdiction to investigate war crimes,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters,…
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The Head of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met on Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy said the talks with the Sudanese army chief in Ireland’s Shannon airport dwelt on Russian support to illegal armed groups. “I am grateful for Sudan’s consistent support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the Ukrainian…
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In a swift response to military coup in Niger Republic, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has enforced a no-flight zone over the country. The decision was announced today by the ECOWAS, at an urgent meeting following the increasing tension stirred by the military actors who are attempting to take over in Niger.…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has given General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the mastermind of the supposed coup in Niger Republic, seven days to return power to Mohammed Bazoom. The decision formed part of resolutions reached at the emergency meeting of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State…
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed Beninese President Patrice Talon to the Niger Republic over the unfolding tension in the country. On Wednesday morning, a heavy military presence was reported at the presidential palace in Niamey, Niger’s capital city. President Mohamed Bazoum was said to be held hostage by soldiers and…
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The UN deplored attacks on hospitals and increasing violence against health workers in war-torn Sudan on Friday. A team from the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was assaulted by armed men Thursday while moving medical supplies from the organization’s warehouse to the Turkish Hospital, one of the only two hospitals still operating in southern…
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the ongoing conflict in Sudan may lead to a full-scale civil war. The UN chief “remains deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the armed forces has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region,” his spokesman Farhan Haq said in…
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General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Force Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday urged those who are able to carry arms to join the fight against the paramilitary forces. “We ask all the youth of my country and whoever can defend not to hesitate or delay in playing this patriotic role in the place of his…
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The UN’s top aid official has warned that the “will to end the fight still was not there” after speaking to Sudan’s rival military leaders. Martin Griffiths told the BBC that Sudan’s descent into violence was now at a dangerous tipping point. He called for security guarantees from the warring sides to allow humanitarian aid…
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More than 100,000 people have fled Sudan since heavy fighting broke out between rival forces on 15 April, the UN has said. Officials warned of a “full-blown catastrophe” if fighting does not end. A further 334,000 people have been displaced within Sudan. Fighting is continuing in the capital, Khartoum, between the army and the paramilitary…
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The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said it lifted a suspension of operations since the deaths of three of its members in Sudan. The agency’s executive director, Cindy McCain, announced the resumption of aid operations on Twitter and said the change to operational status would be effective immediately. “WFP is rapidly resuming our programs to provide the…
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The eruption of fighting on April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 420 people, leaving 3700 injured and trapped millions of Sudanese without access to basic services. Battles continue to rage in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere between troops loyal to army chief…
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Time is ticking for Nigerians in Sudan, including hundreds of students, as the warring factions in the Northeast African country continue hostility. The Sudanese Army Forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Dagalo, are at war. More than 420 people, mostly civilians, have lost their lives, 3,700…
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Russia has been smuggling gold out of Sudan for the last year and a half to compensate for economic losses due to Western sanctions over its war in Ukraine, according to Sudanese officials who spoke with CNN. Sudanese sources recounted at least 16 Russian gold smuggling flights out of Russia in the past 18 months, including…
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