Sudan’s uprooted millions pay price for year-long war
Cairo, Egypt/Port Sudan, Sudan Reuters After fleeing from the war in Sudan to Egypt, Mohamed Ismail says his ambitions are limited to putting food in the mouths of his five children from a meagre monthly salary of about $100 earned at a paper factory in Giza. One seven-year-old son sleeps in his arms because of […]
Sudanese left in the dark by RSF-imposed telecoms blackout
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters A communications network blackout in Sudan, blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has hobbled aid deliveries and left the war-weary population of almost 50 million unable to make payments or contact the outside world. The RSF has been fighting Sudan’s army for control of the country since April […]
Agencies consider new aid route into Sudan as humanitarian crisis worsens
Reuters Aid agencies are looking at delivering aid to Sudan on a new route from South Sudan as they struggle to access much of the country, a senior UN official said on Monday, nine months into a war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support […]
Sudan war enters 100th day as mediation attempts fail
Reuters Clashes flared in parts of Sudan on the 100th day of the war on Sunday as mediation attempts by regional and international powers failed to find a path out of an increasingly intractable conflict. The fighting broke out on 15th April as the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vied for power. Since then, […]
Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new visa rules
Port Sudan, SudanReuters Elsafi Mahdi was separated from his wife and three younger children on 1st June near Sudan’s border with Egypt. He does not know when he’ll see them again. Like many families fleeing the war in the capital Khartoum, Mahdi, a prominent music teacher and conductor, left home without a visa required for […]
Aid agencies in Sudan grapple with looting, bureaucracy to deliver relief
Cairo, EgyptReuters Aid workers in Sudan say fierce fighting, rampant looting and reams of red tape are hampering efforts to deliver vital humanitarian supplies to the millions of people who now rely on a relief effort since a conflict erupted in mid-April. The United Nations estimates 25 million people, or more than half the population, […]
Intense clashes in Sudan’s capital after ceasefire extended
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Intense clashes could be heard in Sudan’s capital on Tuesday, residents said, after military factions battling for more than six weeks agreed to extend a ceasefire aimed at allowing aid to reach civilians. The army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to extend a week-long ceasefire deal by five days […]
Nightmare in Sudan: African expats struggle to find way out
Lagos, Nigeria Reuters Nigerian law student Umar Yusuf Yaru was relaxing in his apartment when he first heard gunfire last month in his Khartoum neighbourhood. For the next nine days, Yaru hunkered down alone as the Sudanese armed forces clashed with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, hoping the fighting would end. Members of the NGO […]
Foreign states start evacuations from Sudan as battle rages
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan on Saturday, even as air strikes again rocked the capital Khartoum after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians across the nation. The bloody onslaught of urban warfare has trapped large numbers in the […]
Sudan releases shipment of Bibles held in port for six years
World Watch Monitor The Sudanese government has cleared a shipment of Bibles believed to have been held in Port Sudan for six years. The Arabic-language Bibles were released two weeks ago and transported to the capital, Khartoum, after years of appeals by church leaders, a local source told World Watch Monitor. Since 2011, customs officials […]