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The conflict-plagued western region of Sudan is, once again, the scene of numerous atrocities. While fighting between the Army and paramilitary forces continues in the capital of Khartoum, violence is also spreading to other parts of the African country

The Mycetoma Research Center in Khartoum, the only institution that specializes in this forgotten disease, has suspended its activities. Thousands of patients now lack treatment

Sudan descended into conflict in mid-April after months of worsening tensions exploded into open fighting between rival generals seeking to control the African nation

The organization’s emergency aid program launched after the war broke out on April 15 has received less than 17% of the required $3 billion in aid

The attack was one of the deadliest of the clashes in urban areas of the city and elsewhere in Sudan between the military and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces

The FAO deputy director and regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean analyzes the perfect storm of conflict, climate, post-pandemic inflation, and inequality that is driving world hunger

Of the more than 200,000 Sudanese who have fled violence in their country, almost half went to Egypt where millions already live, leading to heightened tension

The outbreak of conflict in Khartoum has led to over 385,000 people fleeing to troubled Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Egypt and Central African Republic, all of which were already hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees

Dozens of sexual assaults reported by various organizations are estimated to be only the tip of the iceberg, while attacks perpetrated by paramilitaries and criminal gangs go unpunished

Since fighting broke out between the army and RSF paramilitaries in April, some 200 disappearances have been registered in the capital alone amid reports of targeted arrests and torture in detention centers

The five-day extension of the cease-fire between Sudan’s military and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was announced in a joint statement late Monday by Saudi Arabia and the United States

In a joint statement early Sunday, the two countries called for an extension of the current truce, which expires at 9:45 p.m. local time Monday

Fighting between Sudan’s military and a rival militia killed at least 863 civilians in Sudan before a seven-day ceasefire began Monday night

According to the International Organization for Migration, 320,000 people have fled to Sudan’s neighboring countries of Egypt, South Sudan, Chad, Ethiopia, and the Central African Republic

The Secretary of State’s statement came as residents reported sporadic fighting on Tuesday between the warring sides in the capital of Khartoum and a northern city

The seven-day truce kicked in Monday night and Volker Perthes warned earlier that the growing ethnic dimension to the fighting risks engulfing the geographically strategic country into a prolonged conflict that threatens the region

The talks in Jeddah had previously produced an agreement between the two sides on protecting civilians and easing the flow of humanitarian assistance to those affected by the conflict

Senior officers from both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have described how each side accumulated power and shifted alliances, leading to the eruption of all fighting between them last month — two top generals fighting against each other

The extraction industry is growing and fueling the conflict between the country’s rival generals, as well as aiding Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. But much of it is being smuggled out, depriving the state of much-needed revenue

The latest figures state there have been 604 dead and more than 5,100 people wounded since the conflict started on April 15

Top U.N. officials and health industry leaders are trying to tackle an alarming surge in tuberculosis, which is now killing more people worldwide than Covid-19 or AIDS

They are waiting to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation after more than two weeks of fighting has increasingly turned the country’s capital of Khartoum into a ghost town

Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman’s colleagues in Sudan and Mercy Hospital in Iowa City are mourning the loss of a man they see as a powerhouse doctor and humanitarian

The land evacuation came six days after U.S. special operations troops briefly flew to Khartoum to airlift out American staffers at the embassy and other U.S. government personnel from the east African country

Violence has pushed the capital to almost total collapse, but neighborhood groups that emerged during the country’s long struggle for democracy are filling the void left by the state and NGOs

While the U.S. has said it won’t conduct a large-scale military evacuation for Americans still in Sudan, it is considering how Navy ships or establishing an increased State Department presence at a key Sudanese sea port or across the sea in Saudi Arabia could help get people out