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Raging conflict in Sudan displaces over 3.1 million people, UN says

July 12, 2023 4:57 pm

Sudan has plunged into chaos since mid-April when monthslong tensions between the military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere across the northeastern African nation.

Air strikes hit Sudan as seven-day ceasefire approaches

May 22, 2023 5:36 pm

Though fighting has continued through previous ceasefires, this is the first truce to be formally agreed following negotiations.

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Battles shake Sudan's capital as power struggle escalates

May 10, 2023 5:43 pm

The conflict has created a humanitarian crisis in Africa's third largest nation by area, displacing more than 700,000 people inside the country and prompting 150,000 to flee to neighbouring states.

As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400

April 29, 2023 7:30 pm

Up to 20,000 refugees — mostly women and children — have crossed over the western border to Chad, the United Nations said, a country that has struggled for stability in the aftermath of its own coup two years ago.

Sudan's top general says military committed to civilian rule

April 21, 2023 10:41 pm

The violence so far has killed 413 people and wounded 3,551, according to the latest toll from the World Health Organisation.

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle

April 19, 2023 3:42 pm

Sudanese in the capital and in other cities have been hiding in their homes, caught in the crossfire as rival forces pounded residential areas with artillery and airstrikes and engaged in gunbattles outside.

Smoke is seen rising from a neighborhood in Khartoum, Sudan. Fierce clashes between Sudan's military and the country's powerful paramilitary erupted in the capital and elsewhere in the African nation after weeks of escalating tensions. (AP)

Violence in Khartoum: Indian embassy in Sudan advises Indians to not venture out

April 17, 2023 3:56 pm

Grieving the death of the Indian national, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the situation in Khartoum remains one of "great concern".

Sudan fears ‘ghost of civil war’ as explosions rock capital

April 17, 2023 8:33 am

The country has been walking a tightrope for four years now, clinging desperately to the dream of the 2019 popular revolution, when protesters toppled a brutal dictator and inspired sweet hopes of democracy.

Grenade kills at least 7 at wedding party in Sudan's capital

January 21, 2020 8:33 am

A fight between two people at the party escalated into one of them throwing the grenade and causing the explosion, the health ministry said in a statement.

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Sudan's military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections within 9 months

June 04, 2019 12:07 pm

The decision by the Transitional Military Council (TMC) is likely to fuel anger among protest leaders who have demanded preparations for elections during a longer transitional period led by a civilian administration.