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(MENAFN) African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye issued urgent appeals Sunday for immediate ceasefires in Sudan and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning of catastrophic humanitarian...

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(MENAFN) Sudan has formally branded the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebel militia's actions as 'genocide' and called for concrete international intervention that extends far beyond verbal condemnation, officials declared Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Sudan on Tuesday accused the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing "genocide" and pressed the international community to take action beyond mere statements of concern. "Sudan addresses this assembly at the moment of profound...

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(MENAFN) A Sudanese IL-76 military transport aircraft went down on Tuesday to the west of Port Sudan, resulting in the death of the entire crew, according to local sources cited by several news outlets.

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(MENAFN) Sudan has accused the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of perpetrating “genocide” and appealed for the world to pursue genuine accountability rather than offering mere expressions of concern.

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(MENAFN) Sudan on Tuesday accused the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing genocide and called on the international community to move beyond mere expressions of concern.

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(MENAFN) A former Sudanese paramilitary commander received a two-decade prison term from The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday for orchestrating mass atrocities during the Darfur conflict two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd...

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(MENAFN) A devastating fire swept through a camp for displaced families in Tawila, located in Sudan’s North Darfur region, leaving at least two people dead, according to local emergency officials cited by reports.

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia has called on Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to "immediately" end what it described as serious abuses and to uphold their moral and humanitarian responsibilities by allowing aid to reach civilians in urgent...

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(MENAFN) The casualty count from Thursday's drone assault on civilian zones in Kalogi, a city in southern Sudan's South Kordofan state, has surged to 79 fatalities—including 43 children—state authorities announced Friday.

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(MENAFN) Qatar strongly condemned an attack on a World Food Program relief convoy in Sudan’s North Kordofan State on Saturday, describing it as a serious violation of international humanitarian law, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A devastating toll on Sudan's youngest victims emerged Friday as UNICEF disclosed that no fewer than 20 children lost their lives in January across the conflict-ravaged nation, with the western Kordofan and Darfur regions bearing the...

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(MENAFN) Qatar issued a sharp rebuke Saturday following a deadly assault on a World Food Program humanitarian convoy in Sudan's North Kordofan State, decrying the incident as a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. The Qatari Foreign...

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(MENAFN) The Sudanese military regained control of the town of Mabsut in South Kordofan state on Tuesday following confrontations with forces aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to reports.

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(MENAFN) The United Nations reported Friday that a World Food Programme humanitarian convoy was struck by drone fire in Sudan's North Kordofan state, killing at least one person.

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(MENAFN) At least 20 children lost their lives in Sudan during January, with most of the deaths recorded in the western regions of Kordofan and Darfur, according to figures released on Friday by the UN children’s agency.

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(MENAFN) The Sudanese army announced Tuesday that it successfully thwarted an assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Babnousa city in West Kordofan state, located in the country's southern region.

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(MENAFN) Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council, held talks with Ramtane Lamamra, the UN Secretary-General's special envoy, in Port Sudan on Sunday as efforts intensify to halt the devastating conflict gripping...

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(MENAFN) Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan declared Monday that any peace initiative failing to dismantle the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is "completely rejected." The sole viable resolution involves "the elimination of the...

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(MENAFN) Saudi Arabia on Saturday strongly denounced a series of violent assaults carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, which struck a military hospital, a humanitarian convoy, and a bus transporting displaced civilians in North...