Sudan’s military leader Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said the army "will not hand over the authority of our state to any internal or external party”. "Anyone who conspired against the Sudanese people inside and outside the country will not have any role to play in the future running of this country,” Gen Burhan said while addressing worshipers after Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in the central Gedaref […]
The US has urged Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to stop bombarding residential areas, saying it was "deepening the suffering of the Sudanese people". The RSF and the Sudanese military have been fighting since April in a conflict that has killed more than 5,000 people and displaced over five million from their homes, according to the UN. The RSF recently intensified attacks on military-controlled areas in Omdurman, using artillery […]
The head of Sudan's army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says he is willing to have a talk with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) whom he is battling for control of the country The two men have been fighting a brutal internal war since April, which the UN says has left more 5,000 people dead. It says that more than five million people have been […]
Sudan’s army chief warned the United Nations that months of war in his country could spill over into the region, and he called for international pressure to be placed on the paramilitary forces he is fighting, including their designation as “terrorists”. Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, speaking at the UN following a string of foreign trips, called on the international community on Thursday to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as […]
The head of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), has pledged to support humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to those affected by the war. Hemedti committed in a telephone conversation with the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffins. He said that RSF was ready to enhance "collaboration and coordination... to ensure a seamless provision of aid to those affected". […]
Darfur governor and former rebel leader Minni Arko Minnawi renewed his call for civilians in the region to take up arms to defend themselves, saying the “current situation necessitates that”, Al Arabiya reported. He said this administration was leading efforts to stop the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army, particularly in Darfur. The conflict is now in its fourth month. Mr Minnawi has made similar remarks in […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will open an international donors' conference on Sudan in Geneva today as a 72-hour ceasefire between the country's warring factions enters its second day. The UN is organising the event in conjunction with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Germany. The Qatari foreign ministry said on Sunday that the conference will “support the humanitarian response in Sudan and the region”. Sudan was meanwhile reportedly “completely calm” […]
