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Sudan’s Burhan says “no reconciliation” with paramilitary RSF

Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on his first trip away following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out, in the city of Port Sudan, Sudan, on 27th August, 2023.

Cairo, EgyptReuters Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Friday vowed to continue a nine-month war between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, rejecting the latest peace efforts. RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo agreed earlier this week to a ceasefire proposed by civilian groups, contingent on the military agreeing also. But observers responded […]

Sudanese paramilitary leader Hemedti meets civilian leaders on tour

Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh receives leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti city, Djibouti on 31st December, 2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Cairo, EgyptReuters The leader of Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo met on Monday with civilian pro-democracy politicians in Addis Ababa, the latest stop in a foreign tour as his troops take the upper-hand in a devastating nine-month war. The meeting comes as General Dagalo, known as Hemedti, has appeared […]

African mediators claim progress in efforts to end Sudan’s war

Families stop to register with international relief agencies at the border crossing in Adre, Chad after fleeing an ethnic purge led by the RSF and allied Arab militias against the ethnic African Masalit tribe in Ardamata, West Darfur, on 10th November, 2023.

Cairo, EgyptReuters An African regional body involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. There was no immediate comment from Sudan’s army or the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which […]

Amal Clooney, international leaders call for accountability in Sudan war

Amal Clooney, Special Advisor to the ICC prosecutor of the situation in Sudan, pauses while speaking at the UNGA High Level Event: Ensuring Collective action for securing Human Rights and Justice in Sudan, during the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, on 21st September, 2023

New York, USReuters Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and world leaders on Thursday pleaded for more attention to be paid to the war in Sudan and for accountability in fighting that has killed thousands and displaced millions of civilians. “There are survivors around the world who see robust and concerted action on Ukraine, and … […]

Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight

Cairo, EgyptReuters Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country’s capital and western regions entered its 12th week with no attempts in sight to bring a peaceful end to the conflict. Air and artillery strikes as well as small arms fire could be heard, particularly […]

Sudan army head calls on young men to join fight against paramilitary RSF

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands at the podium during a ceremony to sign the framework agreement between military rulers and civilian powers in Khartoum, Sudan, on 5th December, 2022.

Reuters The head of Sudan’s army called on young men to defend their country, including by joining the army, and announced a ceasefire for the Eid al Adha holiday on Wednesday, when a rival force has also declared a truce. Multiple ceasefire deals have failed to stick in the conflict between the army and the […]

Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks

Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan stands among troops,in an unknown location, in this picture released on 30th May, 2023.

Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, raising fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa’s third largest country deeper into a humanitarian crisis. The armed forces said in a statement it halted talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah, accusing the other side […]

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al-Saud stands along with other officials as representatives of the Sudanese army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces sign an agreement for a seven-day ceasefire in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 20th May, 2023.

Khartoum, SudanReuters Air strikes and clashes between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and US-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of a pause in the five-week conflict. The deal, signed on Saturday by the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]

Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan’s ruling council

RSF fighters stand near the damaged Air Defence Forces command centre in Khartoum, Sudan, on 17th May, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudan’s capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered its fifth week, deepening a humanitarian crisis for trapped and displaced civilians. Mass looting by armed men and civilians alike is making life an even greater misery for […]