Sudan’s army to keep fighting despite US truce proposal

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s defense minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country’s security and defense council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. “We thank the...

Sudan: Amid RSF’s massacres, UN’s hunger watchdog declares famine

Amid ongoing massacres by the RSF in Sudan’s Darfur region, a UN-backed hunger watchdog has declared famine in El-Fasher, the city where the paramilitaries are feared to have killed several thousand. Amid ongoing massacres by the paramilitary...

Sudan says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal

Sudan's defence minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country's security and defence council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. "We thank the Trump...

Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says

The UN secretary general, António Guterres has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which are reportedly backed by the United Arab...

7,500 displaced civilians arrive in northern Sudan after RSF attacks: Sudanese Red Crescent

KHARTOUM, Sudan/ISTANBUL The Sudanese Red Crescent Society said Tuesday that its camp in the city of al-Dabba in the Northern State has received 7,500 displaced civilians from North Kordofan and North Darfur amid attacks by the paramilitary Rapid...

The Cycle Of War In Sudan: Ongoing Armament, Lives Destroyed

The Sudanese people are still waiting for an end to the war that has been raging since mid-April 2023 between the Sudanese Founding Alliance Forces (Tasis) and the Port Sudan Army. RELATED: Executions and Sexual Violence in Sudan Continue: OCHA...

US engaged with partners to end Sudan conflict amid mass killings

The United States is working with its partners to end Sudan’s devastating civil war, the White House said Tuesday, following reports of mass killings during the fall of Al-Fashir, the army’s last stronghold in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid...

Famine, renewed violence deepen Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe

Sudan is plunging deeper into a humanitarian disaster as widespread famine, escalating violence, and mass displacement continue to ravage the country. With millions of civilians stranded in besieged cities and no access to basic needs, the...

US working with other countries to end Sudan conflict, White House says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. is working with other nations to end the conflict in Sudan, the White House said on Tuesday, after reports of mass killings during the fall of a city to paramilitary forces last week. The Rapid Support Forces’...

Protecting cultural heritage: our obligations and actions

. UNESCO has defined cultural heritage as the tangible objects (artefacts, museums, monuments, etc) and intangible assets (practices, knowledge, skills, etc) that have symbolic, historic, ethnological and social importance. For decades, cultural...

UN secretary-general calls for Sudan cease-fire as conflict is ‘spiraling out of control’

The United Nations secretary-general warned Tuesday that the war in Sudan is “spiraling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the besieged and famine-stricken Darfur city of el-Fasher. Speaking in Qatar, Antonio Guterres called for an...

ICC warns of possible war crimes in Sudan’s El-Fasher as violence, displacement escalate

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan warned on Monday that the Court has jurisdiction to investigate crimes committed in Sudan’s Darfur region and is actively gathering evidence of alleged atrocities since the outbreak of...

Trump’s threat: Don’t create another Sudan, FG warns

The Federal Government has said allegations of religious persecution could lead to instability like the case of Sudan. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said this while responding to allegations made by President Donald Trump of America...

ICC Collecting War Crimes Evidence Against Sudanese Militia After Darfur Massacre

The International Criminal Court said it is collecting and preserving evidence of war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region following a massacre committed by a militia group and amid reports of widespread starvation. In a statement published Monday, the...

UN warns that war in Sudan is spiraling out of control

The United Nations secretary-general warned on Tuesday that the war in Sudan is “spiralling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the Darfur city of el-Fasher. Speaking at a UN summit in Qatar, Antonio Guterres offered a stark warning...

Violence intensifies in Sudan's North Darfur: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Violence is intensifying across Sudan's North Darfur state following the takeover of the state's capital, El Fasher, by the Rapid Support Forces, UN humanitarians said Tuesday. Multiple air and drone strikes were...

FG insists no religious persecution in Nigeria

The Federal Government has rejected allegations of religious persecution following United States President Donald Trump’s threat of possible military intervention over the killing of Christians in the country, AFP reported. The Foreign Affairs...

Trump’s peace tactics in Sudan

In his self-portrayal as a global peacemaker, President Donald Trump prefers to employ arm-twisting pressure to stop a conflict, such as in Gaza. Yet for one of the most intractable wars – a civil conflict in Africa’s third-largest country, Sudan...

Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal

Sudan's defence minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country's security and defence council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. "We thank the Trump...

Int’l outcry over North Darfur atrocities as US push for Sudan ceasefire

Global concern is mounting as world leaders, diplomats, and UN officials call for an urgent halt to the violence in North Darfur’s capital of El Fasher, where civilians remain trapped under the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Following...