Famine And Cholera Ravage El-Fasher Amid Siege

People in North Darfur’s city of El-Fasher are facing deadly famine due to a two-month siege by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF blocks food and aid, forcing residents to eat animal feed called ambaz to survive. Prices for smuggled goods are very high. The United Nations says famine has reached the worst [...]

Sudan’s Hunger And Flood Disaster

The UN warns that Sudan faces a serious crisis with hunger, disease, and displacement worsening. In North Darfur’s El Fasher, food is scarce and prices are high, causing community kitchens to close. Many people are very hungry, and some have died. Cholera is spreading in Tawila, and health centers need more help with clean water [...]

Sudan’s Rival Forces Form Competing Government

A Sudanese faction headed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has established a new administration to oppose the military-dominated powers in Khartoum. The group, which is known as the Leadership Council of the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS), appointed RSF head Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo as president of a presidential council and Mohammed Hassan Osman al-Ta'ishi [...]

RSF War Crimes In Sudan Conflict

In Sudan’s ongoing civil war, human rights lawyers accuse the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of attacking villages in North Kordofan, killing nearly 300 people, including children and pregnant women. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army for control of western Sudan, including areas like North Kordofan and Darfur. Lawyers say the RSF [...]

Sudan Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis

Fighting between Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) has caused a huge humanitarian crisis for over two years. Violence is rising in El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital, where RSF fighters entered the city for the first time in over a year. Recent heavy fighting has caused civilian deaths and made [...]

RSF-Linked Coalition Declares Rival Rule In Sudan

On July 1, the Tasis alliance in Sudan announced the creation of a new governance council. Formed in February in Nairobi, this coalition includes armed groups, political parties, and civil society organizations allied with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Its goal is to establish a rival government to the army-backed one in Port Sudan. RSF [...]

Sudan’s Military Agrees To 7-Day Ceasefire In Darfur

Sudan’s Sovereign Council President, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has approved a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in El-Fasher, North Darfur. This comes after a call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who asked for a temporary truce to help deliver aid to civilians affected by fighting. The ceasefire aims to support humanitarian work in El-Fasher, a key city [...]

Sudan Conflict Deepens Civilian Crisis

Fighting in Sudan’s west and center is worsening, causing serious harm to civilians. In the Darfur and Kordofan regions, there have been many civilian deaths, sexual violence, kidnappings, and looting. Both Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of human rights abuses. Since the war started in April 2023, tens [...]

Sudan’s Health Emergency

Sudan is facing serious health problems with outbreaks of Cholera and Measles. Since June 2024, nearly 10,000 people have gotten measles in Darfur, with 35 deaths. Low vaccination rates, war, and supply shortages have exacerbated the situation. Cholera is spreading in many parts of Sudan, killing over 1,800 people. The war between the army and [...]

Sudan PM Dissolves Government Amid Ongoing War Crisis

Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris dissolved the caretaker government shortly after taking office, following years of conflict. Sudan has been engulfed in civil war since April 2023, when tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into violence across Khartoum and other regions. Idris condemned countries supporting the RSF and pledged sincere [...]

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