Sudan’s Srebrenica Moment
DARFUR/WASHINGTON, DC – Srebrenica. Rwanda. Aleppo. Each of these names marks a site of unspeakable horror – places synonymous with genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. And now, as…
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Sudan Conflict Worsening despite UN Warnings on this being “the most extreme hunger crisis globally”
On April 14, 2025 United Nations experts warned that Sudan is experiencing “the most extreme hunger crisis globally”. This statement added that “without immediate humanitarian intervention, hundreds of thousands could…
The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan
Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the…
With Big Money Foreign Powers Taking Rival Sides, the Civil War in Sudan may Turn Even More Destructive Using Heavier Weapons
As the Sudan Civil War completes two years this month (in April 2025), it has already claimed nearly 150,000 human lives and displaced nearly 12 million people. Unfortunately with big…
Life of Millions of People Endangered as Several Factors Combine to Worsen the Humanitarian Crisis Further
The United Nations warned on February 6 that two states in Sudan (South Kordofan and Blue Nile) were on the brink of catastrophe after a recent eruption of violence. UN…
Sudan: 2024, a deadly year amid complete international impunity
Geneva - The year 2024 has been catastrophic for the Sudanese people, marked by a sharp escalation in crimes and violations against civilians in areas affected by armed conflict. The ongoing…
Besieged and Bombed Amid Famine, Hundreds of Thousands of IDPs Struggle to Survive in Darfur
As the war between Sudan’s security forces continues into its 21st month, casualties mount in North Darfur’s besieged capital El Fasher, which has been cut off from food aid amid…
The Urgent Need for Peace in Sudan
"Unless there is a lasting ceasefire and peace talks, this conflict threatens not only to destroy Sudan as a functioning state, but it also threatens to destabilize the entire region."…
Living conditions become intolerable for nearly 50 million people in Sudan and South Sudan
It is an extremely tragic aspect of the world today that amidst all the supposed progress of science and technology, amidst all the increase of billionaires and their wealth, the…
Sudan: 16 months of a war on women that must cease
Geneva - As the war in Sudan reaches its 16th month, the disproportionate impact on women and girls persists and must be addressed. They are paying the highest price, facing displacement,…
Sudan Famine a ‘Shameful Stain on Our Collective Conscience,’ Says Top UN Official
In an urgent appeal for financial and other resources, two top United Nations human rights officials on Tuesday condemned the world's inadequate response to a nascent famine in Sudan. The…
‘Confirming UN Agencies’ Worst Fears,’ Famine Declared in Sudan Refugee Camp
Following 15 months of civil war in Sudan that's displaced more than 10 million people and blocked the delivery of food to desperately hungry Sudanese, the United Nations Famine Review…
Starvation in Sudan: As in Gaza, the Deprivation Is Deliberate
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox For months, we’ve all been able to stay reasonably informed about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. But there’s another horrific war that’s gotten…
Funding the War in Sudan: Restrain the UAE and End U.S. Complicity
In April 2023, a war broke out in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese National Army. Its impact has been devastating, millions were displaced and thousands…
Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record
by Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan is now confronting its most severe food security crisis on record. The latest situation report, released on…
Slaughter in Sudan and the US Role
Thousands of Americans have been protesting for eight months against the murder and misery in Gaza. We have felt complicit because the bill is largely paid for by the US…
Peace Efforts Must Have Continuity to Prevent Eruptions of Violence
In the course of several coups and civil wars of Sudan and South Sudan, millions have been killed, wounded, disabled or displaced, and brought enormous long-term suffering even to those…
The Forgotten War—8.5 million people displaced in Sudan
The latest civil war which erupted in Sudan in mid-April 2023 has very recently completed one year. On this occasion the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that there is a…
Humanitarian Calamities That Aren’t on the World’s Agenda
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox Various versions of the aphorism “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography” have been making the rounds ever since the rise of…
That Other War – Struggle and Suffering in Sudan
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox It’s been devastating, even if no one’s paying attention. Three months of fighting in Sudan between the army and a paramilitary group called…
Winners and Losers in Sudan: On Proxy Wars and Superpower Rivalries in the Global South
The world is changing. In fact, it has been undergoing seismic change that long preceded the Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent US-Chinese tensions in the Taiwan Strait. In fact, the US debacle…
After Years of Attacking Protesters, Sudan’s Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other
by Pavan Kulkarni and Prasanth Radhakrishnan More than 500 people have been killed and 4,000 injured since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support…
Violence and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan and South Sudan Emphasize Need for Larger Peace Efforts with Continuity
The latest wave of violence in Sudan, in the form of two generals leading the army and para-military forces in a highly destructive, completely avoidable and non-rational clash (which has…
Sudan: Coups, Imperialists and Resistance
January 30, 2022. Update added April 23, 2023 Like all the nations of the Horn of Africa that abut the Red Sea, the main passageway for the transit of Middle…
Bombing Khartoum; CIA’s Latest Attempted Coup in Africa
As I write the Sudanese Air Force is bombing Sudan’s capital city of Khartoum, an act of desperation really, because the war launched by the CIA backed coup attempt is…
Renewed Violence in Darfur: An Unstable Sudan
24 April 2022 saw renewed violence in the Darfur Provence of Sudan between Arab militias and the indigenous tribes of the area, the Masalit and the Fur. The violence began…
Sudan is Backsliding Dangerously
In September, I sat down in Khartoum with the mother of a medical student killed by security forces during Sudan’s 2018-2019 protests. “The reason why I wake up every day…
Anti-military Protest in Sudan: Thousands March
Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place…
Sudan Is Stumbling With Political Uncertainties
Political uncertainties are continuing in Sudan as 12 Sudanese ministers have resigned in protest of deal with military. Media reports said: The cabinet ministers on Monday submitted their resignation to…
Sudan’s Military Reinstates Ousted Civilian PM Hamdok, But Uncertainties Remain
Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated following last month's coup when he was put under house arrest. But uncertainties remain in Sudan’s politics. Hamdok has appeared on…
Street Clashes in Sudan, Protesters Vow Escalation After 15 Shot Dead in Khartoum
Protesters in Sudan have vowed to escalate demonstrations after the deadliest day since a military coup deposed the country’s civilian-led transitional government last month. Street clashes again shook Khartoum as internet services…
Blinken’s ‘Indo-Abrahamic Accords’ unravels
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a man in a hurry. The president expects him to produce foreign-policy success stories. Success stories are desperately needed as post-Afghanistan, the…
Sudanese PM Returns Home Under Tight Security, says PM’s Office
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has returned home with his wife under tight security, the prime minister's office said on its Facebook account on Tuesday. Some ministers remain in detention…
Military Coup in Sudan Ignites Deadly Street Protests, Blow to Democratic Transition
A military coup in Sudan has dealt a sharp reversal to one of Africa’s most heralded and closely watched democratic transitions, igniting street protests by thousands of pro-democracy supporters and…
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flood Khartoum demanding end of army rule in Sudan: 7 protesters killed
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Khartoum Sunday demanding end of army rule in Sudan while security forces killed at least seven protesters. There are reports of 181 injuries also.…
Sudan protesters demand civilian government, sit-ins continue
The military-run Transitional Military Council (TMC) has suspended talks with protesters for 72 hours in Sudan. However, protest for a civilian government and democracy is continuing. The opposition alliance has…
Rene Wadlow – After 30 Years of Stagnation, Incompetence and Repression, Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is Pushed Out
On 11 April 2019, the Defense Minister of Sudan, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, announced that the President Omar al-Bashir had been removed from office and was under house arrest along…
Sudan, Africa And The Mosaic Of Horrors
Khartoum, Sudan: “What could be the most striking image, one that would clearly illustrate the destructive involvement of the United States in Sudan?” I ask. “In short, what should I…
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