Sexual violence used as weapon of war in Sudan, aid group says

[ad_1] Thousands of women and girls sought treatment for sexual violence in war-ravaged Sudan over nearly two years, with Doctors Without Borders saying Tuesday that rape is being used as a weapon in the country’s brutal conflict.The aid group, known by its French acronym MSF, said at least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence were treated […]

Over 10,000 people displaced in 3 days in Sudan: UN

[ad_1] PORT SUDAN: Violence in western and southern Sudan displaced more than 10,000 people within a three-day period this week, according to figures released by the United Nations’ migration agency on Sunday.Since April 2023, Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have waged what the UN has called a “war of atrocities”, killing […]

Bangladesh Condemns Drone Attack Killing Peacekeepers in Sudan | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Dhaka, December 14 (Udaipur Kiran) – Bangladesh has strongly condemned the drone attack on its peacekeepers deployed in Sudan under the United Nations peacekeeping mission. The attack on the UN base camp in Abyei on Saturday resulted in the death of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and left eight others injured. Bangladesh expressed deep sorrow over […]

Sudan: One-sided truce prompts calls for humanitarian aid

[ad_1] File photo: A woman who fled el-Fasher, after Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people in the western Darfur region, rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. (Pictire credit: AP) Until Thursday, violence by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against Sudanese civilians was ongoing.However, on Thursday afternoon, the paramilitary group led by General Mohammed […]

What’s happening in Sudan? UN warns of grave humanitarian crisis following El Fasher’s fall

[ad_1] The city of El Fasher, in North Darfur, has become the epicentre of one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters after falling to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the national Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The takeover follows an 18-month siege and has led to mass killings, widespread starvation and mass displacement, according […]

Sudan: After RSF takeover, atrocities feared in Darfur

[ad_1] Satellite image shows part of the Daraja Oula neighborhood of el-Fasher (Image credits: AP) Around 260,000 civilians are trapped in El Fasher, half of them children. For months, the city has been besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and cut off from the outside world. For a long time now, food has […]

Sudan: Khartoum International Airport resumes domestic flights after 30-month closure despite recent drone attacks | World News

[ad_1] A Badr Airlines plane, coming from Port Sudan Airport, landed at Khartoum International Airport, marking the first domestic flight in over two years/ Representative image:X Khartoum International Airport resumed air traffic after more than two years, marked by the landing of a Badr Airlines flight carrying Sudan’s Sovereignty Council head, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, following […]

Paramilitary attack in Sudan: 53 killed, including children and women; refugee shelter bombed in Darfur city

[ad_1] At least 53 people, including 14 children and 15 women, were killed when Sudanese paramilitary forces launched an assault on a shelter in a surrounded Darfur city, according to a medical organisation’s report on Saturday.The Sudan Doctors’ Network, quoted by AP, reported that the bombardment of el-Fasher also resulted in injuries to 21 people, […]

Sudan landslide: 100 bodies recovered in Darfur; over 1,000 feared dead as village wiped out | World News

[ad_1] Rescue teams recover 100 bodies in Darfur village; over thousands fear killed (Pic credit: AP) Rescue teams have recovered at least 100 bodies after a massive landslide buried an entire mountain village in Sudan’s Darfur region, a rebel group said on Wednesday. The Abdulwahid al-Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) reported that […]

Is Africa becoming the US’s dumping ground of migrants?

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out “the largest deportation operation in American history.“Deporting those migrants to African countries, however, was not part of the original plan he announced when he ran for the presidency in […]