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Sudan becomes battleground for foreign fighters

KHARTOUM, May 14, 2023 (AFP) - Sudan has long sent mercenaries abroad, but now the country itself has become a…

Biden says Sudan conflict ‘must end,’ threatens sanctions

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2023 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday said weeks of urban fighting in Sudan "must…

Seven South Sudanese peace delegates killed in attack: Norway NGO

OSLO, May 4, 2023 (AFP) - A Norwegian humanitarian organisation said Thursday seven South Sudanese delegates who attended a peace…

UN warns of mass exodus from Sudan war catastrophe

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- The UN on Monday warned more than 800,000 people could flee fighting and dire conditions in…

UN says Sudan near ‘breaking point’ as battles flare despite truce

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Monday 5/1/2023 Gun battles and explosions again rocked Sudan's capital Monday despite the latest truce…

UN sending envoy over ‘unprecedented’ Sudan war fallout

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- The top United Nations humanitarian official is heading to the Sudan region due to the "rapidly…

Renewed air strikes hit Sudan capital as clock ticks down on truce

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Thursday 4/27/2023 The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday…

Blinken says Sudan rivals agree to 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan's warring generals had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire…

UN chief says Sudan conflict could ‘engulf the whole region’

The UN secretary-general warned Monday that the violence between warring parties in Sudan "could engulf the whole region and beyond."…

DEVELOPING STORY: Rescue operations to extract foreigners from Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Monday 4/24/2023 Battles raging in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries have sparked multiple evacuation…

Stench of death engulfs Sudan hospitals, but leaving is mortal danger

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Ibrahim Mohamed turned in his hospital bed to find the patient next to him had died,…

US and France evacuate citizens to escape Sudan battles

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sunday 4/23/2023 US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn…

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