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Sudan faces world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says
United Nations: A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become the only nation experiencing famine, a senior UN official said…
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UN raises alarm over atrocities in Sudan’s Zamzam camp takeover
United Nations: Aid officials are extremely concerned about an escalating Sudan war following reports of atrocities in the take over of the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur by armed groups, UN…
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Sudan’s paramilitary forces declare ‘parallel govt on war’s 2-year mark
Khartoum: Commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo announced that the formation of a “parallel government,” which he said will “represent a political charter and a historic transitional…
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More than 300 civilians killed in attacks on Sudan’s displaced camp: UN
United Nations: Local sources reported more than 300 civilians were killed in attacks on Sudan’s famine-distressed Zamzam displacement camp, UN humanitarians said. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on…
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UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan
Geneva: Officials from United Nations (UN) agencies and international organisations warned about the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where two years of armed conflict have plunged the country into what…
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Sudan accuses UAE of backing genocide at UN court
The Hague: Sudan told the United Nations’ top court on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces,…
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Sudanese army controls presidential palace in central Khartoum
Khartoum: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Friday regained control of the presidential palace in central Khartoum, which had been held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since mid-April 2023, according…
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Sudan conflict: Army takes back Republican palace from RSF fighters
Cairo: Sudan’s military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of rival paramilitary forces, after nearly two years of fighting. Social media videos showed its…
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Sudan crisis: Families eat animal feed amid severe famine
United Nations: Starving families in famine-struck west Sudan have been forced to eat animal feed, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is…
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Violence in Sudan: 10 dead, 23 injured in RSF artillery strike
Khartoum: At least 10 people were killed and 23 others injured in shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on residential neighbourhoods and a shelter center in El Fasher, the capital…
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Peace monitors call for swift probe into violence in South Sudan
Juba: South Sudan peace monitors called for speedy investigations into the violence in Upper Nile State and the attack on a UN helicopter that led to the death of a UN personnel…
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UN personnel, soldiers killed in evacuation mission in South Sudan
Juba: At least one United Nations (UN) personnel and several government soldiers were killed on Friday when a UN helicopter came under heavy gunfire in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, South Sudan,…
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UAE dismisses Sudan’s claims of ‘complicity in genocide’ at ICJ
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the case brought against it by Sudan at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), dismissing it as “a cynical publicity stunt” and vowing to seek…
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Sudan files genocide case against UAE at ICJ
The Hague: Sudan filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support…
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Over 200 children raped in Sudan since start of 2024: UNICEF report
Children in conflict-ravaged Sudan as young as a year old have been raped since the beginning of 2024, according to the U.N. children’s agency Tuesday, which said sexual violence is being used…
