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A civil war between two major rival factions of the military government of Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies (collectively the Janjaweed coalition) under the Janjaweed leader Hemedti, began during Ramadan on 15 April 2023. [22]
The Attorney-General of Sudan, Fath Al-Tayfour, formally accused Abdallah Hamdok and 15 other leaders of Tagadum of complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by the RSF and called for a red notice to be issued by Interpol. Tagadum denied the charges. [261] The United Nations warned world leaders of the continuing violence in Sudan. [262]
The United Nations Human Rights Council narrowly decided to increase monitoring of abuses amid the war in Sudan, despite opposition from the Sudanese government. 18 members voted in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the violence and broadening the mandate of a UN expert on Sudan to include monitoring of abuses "arising directly from ...
Sudan is at a “breaking point,” a United Nations agency said Monday, as a growing number of people need food, water, shelter and medical care in a country devastated by intensifying war.
More than one million people have fled Sudan to neighboring countries since April, according to the United Nations, as fighting between two warring factions plunges the country into civil war.
The civil war has left almost 16,000 dead in its wake and at least 33,000 injured according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Local groups, however, warn the true toll is likely much higher.
Gezira is Sudan's most fertile state, producing much of the country's agricultural products, including half of its total wheat, making the state a major food source for the country. [9] As such, the state is referred to as Sudan's "breadbasket." [10] For most of the war, the battle for Khartoum was in stalemate.
Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a wave of destruction with over half the population in need of humanitarian aid and raised fears ...