Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher

“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have...

UN warns of looming atrocities in Sudan’s North Darfur

The UN warns Al-Fashir faces famine and mass atrocities, urging urgent action to protect civilians from RSF attacks and ensure safe humanitarian access. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued an urgent appeal on Thursday for...

Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood

Residents sit in a pool of water due to the flooding of the Nile river in the Sudanese village of Wad Ramli north of Khartoum on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Khartoum: In the outskirts of Wad Ramli, north of Sudan's capital...

Sudan PM unveils $100bn Saudi investment plan and GERD review

Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil El Tayeb Idris has announced a $100 billion package of investment projects proposed to Saudi Arabia and a fresh review of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with Ethiopia and Egypt. Speaking at a press...

Today in Africa — October 2, 2025: Morocco Youth-Led Protests Turn Deadly, UN Says 91 Killed in Sudan’s El Fasher Last Month, Kenyan Activists Abducted in Uganda

Every day, OkayAfrica shares a roundup of news we’re following but haven’t published as full articles. These short updates cover what’s happening on the continent — in culture, politics, and beyond. For more on stories like these, be sure to check...

Sudan army claims killing of Ukrainian mercenaries fighting with rebels in Darfur

Sudan’s army said Wednesday that it killed several foreign fighters, including Ukrainian mercenaries, during clashes with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region. In a statement, the army’s 6th Infantry Division announced it had...

Will the International Court of Justice investigate the use of chemical weapons in Sudan?

Chemical contamination resulting from the use of chemical weapons in Sudan has caused human casualties, material destruction, agricultural damage, and deaths linked to respiratory failure. This has driven Sudanese rights organizations to pursue...

UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan's besiged city

02 october 2025 - 18:54:47 MA 275 Views Panafrican News Agency Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher city faces the imminent risk of large-scale atrocities, as...

Sudan Crisis: El-Fasher-Darfur’s Capital Trapped Between Hunger, Death

Sometimes, she goes two full days without food, breaking her fast with nothing more than a cup of juice, only to resume the cycle for another two days. This is how Amina Mohammed Ali survives in El-Fasher, Darfur. In early September 2025, Amina...

Colombian Mercenaries at the Heart of the Sudanese War

October 2, 2025 Hour: 12:25 pm In the destroyed alleys of Omdurman and the burning streets of Nyala, the fighting is no longer confined to two rival Sudanese armies. Strange voices speaking Spanish, with a distinct Colombian accent, are now...

Sudan army claims Colombian, Ukrainian mercenaries killed in Darfur

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) say that they have eliminated a number of foreign fighters—including Colombians and Ukrainians—fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the besieged Darfur city of El Fasher. According to a statement...

Sudan Ebola Survivors Face Lasting Effects Two Years On

More than half of survivors of the Sudan Ebola virus still suffer serious health problems two years post-infection and the virus can persist in semen and breast milk for months after recovery, according to the first study examining the virus’s...

Sudan urges flood precautions as river levels continue to rise

UN demands action to prevent atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher

UN rights chief Volker Turk said "El-Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken loosen the armed vice upon the city" [Rob Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen] The United Nations called Thursday for...

UN Demands Urgent Action to Prevent Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher

The United Nations called Thursday for urgent action to prevent "large-scale, ethnically-driven attacks and atrocities" in Sudan's besieged western city of El-Fasher. The call from the UN rights office came after reports that long-range drones...

UN warns of potential ‘ethnically driven’ atrocities in Sudan’s el-Fasher

Published On 2 Oct 20252 Oct 2025 At least 91 people have been killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over 10 days last month, the United Nations says. The attacks took place during...

Feature: Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood

KHARTOUM, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- In the outskirts of Wad Ramli, north of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the familiar passageways have vanished. Surging Nile waters, having breached sections of earthen embankment, now invade homes, submerge courtyards, and...

US restricts Sudan delegation at UNGA meeting

The US has once again imposed movement restrictions on Sudan’s delegation attending the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. A protocol note from the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions said Sudanese military leader...

Sudan-born Man Charged Over Visa Breaches In Victoria

A Sudan-born man is expected to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (2 October, 2025), charged after allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions. The AFP charged the man, 38, yesterday (1 October, 2025) at Werribee...

Drone strike kills eight civilians in El Fasher amid intensifying conflict in Sudan

Daijiworld Media Network - El Fasher El Fasher, Oct 2: A deadly drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has claimed the lives of eight civilians and injured several others in El Fasher, a city in western Sudan, as the brutal conflict...