Sudan’s warring factions widen conflict across the country
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Sudan’s two-month long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces clashing in several areas on Friday. Air strikes and anti-aircraft missile fire hit overnight in the Omdurman and Khartoum, two of the three cities that make up Sudan’s wider capital. But the war has in recent […]
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages
Khartoum, Sudan/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The US Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to the army, […]
UN seeks $US3 billion for Sudan as fighting rages in Khartoum
Khartoum, Sudan/Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations said on Wednesday more than half Sudan’s population now needed aid and protection, as civilians sought shelter from air strikes and sporadic clashes between rival military factions in the Khartoum area. Residents said power had been cut, food was in short supply, and drinking water scarce due to the […]
Sudan’s increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum
Nairobi, KenyaRNS An attack on a Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum is drawing attention to the plight of Christians in the north-eastern African country, where a raging civil war is forcing out Christian clerics. The attack on the Coptic Mar Girgis (St George) Church in Omdurman, across […]
Four killed in renewed Sudan protests, opposition medics say
Khartoum, SudanReuters At least four protesters were killed and many injured by gunfire in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Thursday, opposition medics said, as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to pile pressure on the country’s military rulers. Organisers had called for a million-person march in cities across Sudan in response to the […]