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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Sudanese Armed Forces

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UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday heard shocking reports of widespread human rights violations in Sudan. It's been nineteen months since hostilities erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the country, which has left thousands dead and displaced. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. ENG UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

todayNovember 13, 2024 11

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Africa

11 Million internally displaced in Sudan

Rising violence and new atrocities in Sudan have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, with over 11 million people displaced amid reports of mass killings and widespread sexual violence, according to UN officials. “The situation in Sudan is catastrophic; there’s no other way to describe it. Hunger, disease, and sexual violence are rampant. For the people of Sudan, this is a living nightmare,” warned Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization […]

todayOctober 30, 2024 14

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Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

  By Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation   Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the early hours of 15 April 2023. In the months since, fighting between the […]

todaySeptember 2, 2024 25

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Chair Cardin Urges UN Secretary-General to Urgently Bolster Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

    Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling on him to lead an immediate response to the spiraling humanitarian situation in Sudan. Chair Cardin stressed the need to redouble efforts to confront the humanitarian crisis, particularly in the wake of this month’s famine declaration. “The devastating famine in Sudan was both predictable and preventable. At a […]

todayAugust 22, 2024 10

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How militia groups capture states and ruin countries: the case of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

      By Federico Manfredi Firmian, Sciences Po     The rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society. Sudan’s central government created the Rapid Support Forces in 2013 as dictator Omar al-Bashir’s private protection detail. The group has now become a predator seeking to gain control of Sudan. Sudan’s war […]

todayJuly 18, 2024 7

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Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record

          By Rob Vos, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)   After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on 27 June, reveals a grim picture: more than half the population of 47.2 million is facing acute food insecurity. This signifies […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 36

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Sudan’s descent into chaos sets stage for al-Qaida to make a return to historic stronghold

      By Sara Harmouch, American University     “Sudan’s moment has come; chaos is our chance to sow the seeds of jihad,” warned Abu Hudhaifa al-Sudani, a high-ranking al-Qaida leader, in an October 2022 manifesto. His words may have seemed premature at the time, but a year of brutal civil war has now plunged Sudan into the kind of chaos in which terrorist groups thrive. The risk of […]

todayMay 14, 2024 16

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