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War in Sudan has displaced over 14 million, or about 30% of the population, UN says
CAIRO (AP) — The war in Sudan has displaced more than 14 million people, or about 30% of the population, since it broke out over a year ago, creating the world’s largest displacement crisis this year, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday. Of those, 11 million...
Sudan's warring forces are escalating attacks and outsiders are 'fueling the fire,' Guterres says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are escalating attacks with outside powers “fueling the fire,” which is intensifying the nightmare of hunger and disease for millions, the United Nations chief said Monday. Secretary-General Antonio...
More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and a doctors group say
CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from the notorious paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors group and the United Nations said. It was the group's latest attack against the Sudanese military...
UN official calls for more attention to Sudan’s 'forgotten' war amid fresh atrocities
CAIRO (AP) — A senior United Nations official on Friday called for more international attention to “the forgotten crisis” in Sudan, where more than a year and a half of war pushed the African country to the brink of famine. The appeal by Ted Chaiban, deputy head of the U.N....
Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces deepened Tuesday as authorities insisted the aircraft had been de-registered in Kyrgyzstan. Just who was flying the Ilyushin Il-76...
Russia investigates the claimed shoot-down of a cargo jet in Sudan's Darfur region
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Monday they shot down a cargo jet in the country’s far western reaches of Darfur, a claim that Russian diplomats said they were trying to investigate in the war zone. Mobile phone footage showed...
Nile basin nations say water-sharing accord has come into force without Egypt's backing
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt. The legal status of the “cooperative framework” was formally confirmed...
US sanctions a leader of Sudan's paramilitary group for fueling a brutal war
CAIRO (AP) — The United States sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for “leading efforts” to supply weapons for the 17-month-long war, which has killed more than 20,000 people and wrecked the northeastern African country. Algoney Hamdan Daglo...
Fighting in Sudan's North Darfur kills at least 13 children, UNICEF says
CAIRO (AP) — Fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan ’s North Darfur killed at least 13 children and injured four others, UNICEF said. The children were between 6 and 17 years old, the U.N. agency said in a statement on Sunday. ...
In music and dance, Sudanese performers transport refugee audiences back home
CAIRO (AP) — As the performers took the stage and the traditional drum beat gained momentum, Sudanese refugees sitting in the audience were moved to tears. Hadia Moussa said the melody reminded her of the country's Nuba Mountains, her family's ancestral home. "Performances like...
