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Sudan tops global displacement record with 11.6m forced from homes amid escalating conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 18, 2025

The power struggle, initially concentrated in Khartoum and Darfur, has since spread to several regions, leaving destruction, loss of life and widespre...

Sudan's electricity, transport sectors crippled by ongoing civil war
XINHUA  |  May 18, 2025

According to official estimates, the electricity sector has lost around 40 per cent of its capacity due to widespread sabotage.

Chad struggles to cope as over 47,000 refugees arrive amid Sudan conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

With the conflict in Sudan worsening, the number of refugees is expected to rise, according to UNICEF.

RSF drone attacks cut power across Khartoum state two years into Sudan war
Reuters  |  May 16, 2025

The Sudanese Electrical Company said in a statement that drones struck Khartoum state on Wednesday night.

Humanitarian crisis deepens as aid workers warn South Sudan situation could worsen dramatically
Mary Wambui  |  May 15, 2025

The resulting impact of the prolonged conflict has been the displacement of people; currently, more than 60,000 have been reportedly displaced from Up...

South Sudan denies rumours of President Kiir's death, calls for calm
Mwangi Maina  |  May 15, 2025

The president, it added, "continues to carry out his presidential duties with vigour, commitment, sound health and complete fitness."

High court bars state from shutting down internet during protests, elections and national exams
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 14, 2025

Telecommunications service providers have also been ordered not to deny subscribers access to internet services through blockage or wholesale shutdown...

WFP warns 52 million people face severe hunger crisis in West and Central Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 13, 2025

Nearly three million individuals are expected to face emergency levels of hunger, while an estimated 2,600 people in Mali could experience catastrophi...

Global internal displacement reaches record 83.4 million by end of 2024
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 14, 2025

Sudan, devastated by ongoing violence, saw the largest number of IDPs, with a record-breaking 11.6 million individuals now displaced within its border...

UN urges immediate ceasefire in North Darfur amid humanitarian catastrophe
Amina Wako  |  May 12, 2025

The UN estimates that 79 per cent of the population across Darfur is in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, a staggering figure that refle...

Violence, child malnutrition soar by 1,000 per cent as Sudan marks two years of war
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

UNICEF has projected that the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition could rise to 462,000 between May and October this year, wit...

20 killed, 50 injured in drone strike on prison in West Sudan
XINHUA  |  May 11, 2025

Government spokesperson Khalid Ali Aleisir accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of launching the "terrorist act".

Turkana to take over Sh2bn infrastructure project under Kenya–South Sudan Link Road Programme
Issa Hussein  |  May 11, 2025

The inspection team urged local communities to form leadership committees to oversee the proper utilisation of the facilities, which are expected to b...

Sudan envoy defies junta’s orders to cut ties with UAE, saying it is "irrelevant"
Mwangi Maina  |  May 10, 2025

The decision, ostensibly driven by accusations that the UAE is arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is now sparking an international legitimacy cris...

Aid blockade in South Sudan puts 60,000 malnourished children in Upper Nile at risk
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2025

Aid workers are now caught between two impossible choices: send supplies into areas where they might be looted, or hold them back and risk running out...

UN extends South Sudan peace mission for a year as renewed conflict looms
Mary Wambui  |  May 09, 2025

This means the Security Council has authorised the peacekeeping mission to "use all necessary means" to implement its mandate, including the protectio...

UAE-supplied Chinese weapons used by Sudan’s RSF in violation of UN embargo - Amnesty
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 08, 2025

Amnesty also expressed concern over the role of China in continuing to supply such weapons to the UAE, which has a history of breaching international...

Humanitarian supply route cut in South Sudan, leaving 60,000 malnourished children at risk
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 08, 2025

Intensified conflict along the White Nile River, which is the primary route for humanitarian aid, has caused a month-long halt in critical humanitaria...

UN, IGAD and EU condemn drone strikes on Port Sudan, warn of worsening humanitarian crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 08, 2025

Highlighting the absence of political will among the warring parties to pursue dialogue, Guterres called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities" a...

UAE dismisses Sudan's decision to cut ties, refuses to recognise army-aligned leadership
Mwangi Maina  |  May 08, 2025

The UAE accused the Port Sudan faction—one of two warring authorities in Sudan—of attempting to divert attention from efforts to end the war.

Somalis, South Sudanese lead in refugee population in Kenya as numbers surge to over 800,000
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

The number of refugees and asylum seekers rose by 19.1 per cent to 823,932 in 2024, highlighting the country’s growing role as a regional safe haven.

Sudan declares UAE 'aggressor state' as it cuts ties
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 07, 2025

The accusation follows a setback for Sudan on the international stage. On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed a case brought by...

Attack on MSF hospital in South Sudan was deliberate, UN rights commission says
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

MSF said on Saturday that at least seven people had been killed and 20 wounded in South Sudan's Fangak county when a bomb was dropped on the pharmacy,...

Sudan to cut ties with UAE, defence council says
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

Sudan's army has long accused the UAE of arming the RSF. The UAE denies the charge but some U.N. experts and U.S. lawmakers have found it credible, ci...

Port Sudan rocked by drone strikes in major escalation of Sudan war
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

Inside Port Sudan, the attack on the electricity substation led to a power outage across the city while army units deployed around public buildings, t...

Explosions heard in Sudanese city of Port Sudan, witness says
Reuters  |  May 06, 2025

Dark plumes of smoke could be seen emerging from the vicinity of the country's main maritime port in the city, where hundreds of thousands of displace...

AU, IGAD step up efforts to revive South Sudan's stalled peace process
Mwangi Maina  |  May 06, 2025

The high-level visit to Juba came amid mounting tensions and stalled progress in the implementation of the 2018 accord.

Sudan's RSF launches second drone attack in Port Sudan, security sources say
Reuters  |  May 06, 2025

Large plumes of smoke and fire rose from the facility well into the afternoon as civil defence teams worked to contain a blaze there.

ICJ dismisses Sudan’s genocide case against UAE over alleged support to RSF
Mwangi Maina  |  May 05, 2025

In a decision issued on Monday, the UN's top court ruled that it "manifestly lacked" jurisdiction to hear the case, effectively ending the proceedings...

South Sudan invites AU, IGAD chiefs for crisis talks amid fears of renewed conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  May 05, 2025

IGAD's Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu urged all actors to avoid unilateral actions and respect the framework of the 2018 accord, still regarded...

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