World Apr 16 Sudan marks 1 year of brutal civil war as humanitarian crisis worsens By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Mar 08 UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged both sides on Thursday to support a Ramadan cease-fire, warning that the nearly year-long conflict threatens the country’s unity and “could ignite regional instability of dramatic proportions.”… By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
World Mar 06 Watch 9:08 How Sudan’s civil war has created a massive hunger crisis The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday discussed the brutal conflict in Sudan that has killed 14,000 people and displaced 8 million others. This as the World Food Program says what began as a power struggle in Africa's third-largest country may… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Ethan Dodd
World Feb 23 Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says Sudan plunged into chaos in April when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival Sudanese forces — the country's military and a paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces. By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Politics Feb 05 UN food agency says it has reports of people dying from starvation amid the conflict in Sudan The U.N. food agency says it has received reports of people dying from starvation in Sudan, where raging fighting between rival generals is hampering the distribution of aid and food supplies to those most hungry. By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press
Feb 05 Europe may see new influx of migrants if conflict in Sudan persists, UN refugee chief says By Tom Odula, Associated Press More than 9 million people are thought to be displaced in Sudan and 1.5 million refugees have fled the country in months of clashes between the Sudanese military and paramilitary forces. Continue reading
Dec 21 UN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after paramilitary group seized their safe haven By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The fighting erupted in the city of Wad Medani which is the provincial capital of Jazeera province after the Rapid Support Forces attacked the city earlier this month. Continue reading
Nov 11 UN says more than 800 people reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town amid war in Sudan By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The attack on Ardamata in West Darfur province earlier this month was the latest in a series of atrocities in Darfur that marked the monthslong war between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Continue reading
Oct 19 War in Sudan has killed up to 9,000 people in six months, says UN aid chief By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: Vietnam elevates U.S. diplomatic status as Biden visits Hanoi In our news wrap Sunday, Biden visits Vietnam to strengthen diplomatic relations, Hurricane Lee is expected to regain strength as it churns through the Atlantic Ocean, at least 43 people died in a drone attack in Sudan’s capital, and American… Continue watching