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Drone Strike Kills 26 Civilians, Including 15 Children, at Water Well in West Kordofan on First Day of Ramadan
On the first day of Ramadan, a drone strike hit the village of Um Rasuma in West Kordofan State. The attack killed 26 civilians, including 15...
UN Investigators Find Hallmarks of Genocide by RSF in El Fasher, Sudan
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out ethnically targeted killings during their late-October takeover of El Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region....
29 Countries Issue Joint Statement Condemning Attacks on Civilians in Sudan
A group of 29 countries has issued a joint ministerial statement condemning continued attacks on civilians in Sudan. The statement also condemns...
UN Inter-Agency Convoy Delivers Aid to 130,000 in Sudan's South Kordofan After Three Months
A United Nations inter-agency convoy led by the World Food Programme (WFP, the UN agency focused on hunger relief), the United Nations Children's...
UN Rights Chief Alarmed by 57 Killed in Sudan Drone Strikes Over Two Days
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians. This follows...
UNHCR and 123 Partners Appeal for $1.6 Billion to Aid 4.3 Million Sudanese Refugees
As the war in Sudan approaches a fourth year, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, responsible for...
Militaries Wield Major Political Influence in Countries Including Egypt, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Uganda
Militaries play a major role in the politics of many countries. They determine whether elections can occur and who can compete. From Egypt to...
Khartoum State Wali Ahmed Othman Hamza Meets Swiss Special Envoy for Horn of Africa in Khartoum
Khartoum State Wali Ahmed Othman Hamza met with Swiss Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Sylvain Astier. The meeting took place...
Jihadist Lakurawa group destroys 7 villages in Nigeria's Arewa region, killing over 30; multiple attacks reported nationwide
Members of the Lakurawa group attacked 7 villages in the Bui area of the Arewa region, killing more than 30 villagers and stealing some livestock....
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