Cholera Outbreak Hits Khartoum in War-Torn Sudan

Cholera Outbreak Hits Khartoum in War-Torn Sudan Noriko Watanabe and Michiyo Tanabe Modern Tokyo Times A cholera outbreak is hitting Khartoum and the surrounding environs in Sudan. This is happening in a nation blighted by war. Also, recent drone attacks …

UN Security Council Renews Sanctions Against South Sudan

(MENAFN- IANS) United Nations, May 31 (IANS) The Security Council adopted a resolution to renew for a year, until May 31, 2026, an arms embargo against South Sudan as well as targeted sanctions of travel ban and asset freeze against individuals and …

At least 26 civilians killed in paramilitary forces attacks on three towns in W. Sudan: gov't

KHARTOUM, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 civilians were killed in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on three towns in Sudan's western Kordofan region, the Sudanese government announced on Friday. "In recent hours, the RSF …

At least 6 killed, 15 injured in drone strike on hospital in W. Sudan: volunteer group

KHARTOUM, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 15 others injured on Friday in a drone strike targeting a hospital in El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan State in western Sudan, according to a volunteer group and a medical source. "A …

UN Security Council renews South Sudan arms embargo

The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended for one year an arms embargo and individual sanctions imposed on South Sudan, where recent violent clashes have raised fears of a new civil war. The world’s newest nation, which gained independence from Sudan in …

Where is the outrage over Sudan’s suffering?

In 2004, Eric Reeves wanted to draw attention to a hidden crisis in Sudan, so he wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post. His efforts—and those of a few other advocacy groups—paid off, and the genocide in Darfur became a household topic of …

UN extends South Sudan arms embargo, targeted sanctions

Author: Reporter | Published: 5 hours ago The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), in session. (Photo: Courtesy). The UN Security Council on Friday renewed for one year the arms embargo against South Sudan, along with targeted sanctions including a …

Vietnamese medical team in South Sudan saves nearly severed finger in complex surgery

Former AU and UN envoy: ‘Only Sudanese Can Save Sudan’

Former African Union and United Nations official Abdul Mohammed has urged the Sudanese people to take ownership of their country’s path to peace, warning that international mediation alone cannot resolve the devastating war. In an open letter titled “Only …

Sudan govt forms committee to probe US chemical weapons allegations

Head of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, announced the formation of a national committee to investigate the US’s accusations that the SAF used chemical weapons during the …