At least 60 children die trapped in Khartoum orphanage amid Sudan conflict
Infants, toddlers and older children died from fever or lack of food while trapped in deteriorating conditions At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Sudan’s rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire after rebuke from mediators
The US and Saudi Arabia have called out both sides for specific breaches to the previous week-long ceasefire Sudan’s warring sides have agreed to extend...
Fighting continues in Sudan as week of ceasefire nears its end
Violence in recent days has stopped aid getting to civilians, as fears grow war will escalate Gunshots and artillery fire have rocked the Sudanese capital...
Heavily pregnant woman who escaped from Sudan gives birth to ‘miracle baby’
Woman’s husband has been granted asylum in UK and has been trying to get her a visa to join him A heavily pregnant woman who...
Sudan army calls on former soldiers to re-enlist as fighting persists through ceasefire
Army leader Abdel-Fatteh al-Burhan has asked the UN to replace its envoy to the country Sudan’s army has asked the United Nations to change its...
British man, 85, ‘shot and wife starved to death’ after being left in Sudan
Family say couple were not offered support to evacuate despite living near British embassy in Khartoum An 85-year-old British citizen was shot by snipers and...
World Cup security guards still jailed in Qatar after dispute over unpaid wages
Workers at World Cup 2022 venues fired as tournament ended and allegedly jailed or deported after trying to claim unpaid wages Three World Cup security...
Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders
Daughters of Rached Ghannouchi and Said Ferjani demand justice amid continuing crackdown on dissent by President Saied Families of detained Tunisian opposition politicians filed a...
UK funding cuts to east Africa ‘insulting and shortsighted’, say aid organisations
NGOs dismayed at reduction in Britain’s contribution as crisis-hit region faces challenges from drought, rising prices and conflict The UK has been accused of taking...
Race against time to stop ‘humanitarian disaster’ among Sudan refugees in Chad
Coming rainy season threatens 80,000 living in ‘heartbreaking’ conditions in vulnerable border region after fleeing war at home Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees, many...
