Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN
Thousands of Sudanese are crossing borders into countries already severely stressed by drought, conflicts and food insecurity, say UN officials The UN is in a...
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Fighting intensifies in Sudan’s capital as US warns of new sanctions
Clashes continue around presidential palace in Khartoum despite international calls to end hostilities Fighting in Sudan has intensified as warring factions seek to secure strategic...
Britons trapped in Sudan say relatives were not allowed on flights
Foreign Office accused of creating ‘confusion’ during evacuation, with some struggling to get visas or prove citizenship British people trapped in Sudan have described being...
Aid agencies in Sudan plead with factions to allow supplies to reach needy
Six trucks of humanitarian supplies looted while airstrikes in Khartoum undermine ceasefire Aid agencies are pleading with battling factions in Sudan to allow humanitarian assistance...
Six Libyans face death penalty for converting to Christianity
Religious laws are increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights groups, say activists Six Libyans are facing the death penalty for converting...
Europe warily eyes security implications of a protracted conflict in Sudan
Long dispute creates unwanted uncertainties as increased migration and outside actors enter the conflict Fears remain that Sudan – riven by fighting between the Sudanese...
Extra UK evacuation flight departs Sudan as rival factions clash
Flight left Port Sudan on Monday evening as fighting continued to rage in the capital, Khartoum An additional UK evacuation flight left Port Sudan on...
Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse
Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’ Sudanese medics have described seeing piles of bodies in the...
Sudan former PM warns of civil war that would be ‘nightmare for the world’
Abdalla Hamdok, who resigned in January last year, says conflict could spiral into bigger crisis than Syria, Yemen or Libya Sudan’s former prime minister Abdalla...
Sudan rivals trade blame as fighting continues despite ceasefire extension
New UN envoy to the region warns that humanitarian situation is ‘reaching breaking point’ Sudan’s rival military forces have accused each other of violating a...
