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A civil war between two major rival factions of the military government of Sudan began during Ramadan on 15 April 2023. The two opponent factions consist of 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. [22]
18 July – The United States pledges $203 million to help millions of civilians affected by the war in Sudan. [31] 21 July – Sudan and Iran exchange ambassadors for the first time since the cutting of relations in 2016. [32] 23 July – The United States invites the SAF and the RSF to ceasefire talks in Switzerland on 14 August. [33]
Sudan reports a large internet outage across the entire country during the night. [31] Thousands of Sudanese refugees are reported to have entered South Sudan and Egypt. [32] 24 April: Switzerland suspends all diplomatic operations in its Khartoum embassy. [33] Brazil, South Africa, Niger and Mexico evacuate more than 100 citizens from Sudan.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that Sudan, Africa's third largest country by land area, was on the brink of full-scale civil war that could destabilise the wider region.
The war has caused 1,017,449 people to cross from Sudan into neighbouring countries, many already struggling with the impact of conflicts or economic crises, while those displaced within Sudan are ...
The United Nations Security Council voted Friday to end its political mission of a few hundred people dedicated to ending the civil war in Sudan. Russia abstained from the unanimous vote to end ...
SLM–Nur leader Abdul Wahid al-Nur met with Hemedti in Kenya as part of efforts to alleviate the humanitarian situation in SLM-controlled areas. [43] The European Council imposed sanctions on six firms for "supporting activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan". Among those sanctioned were two companies involved in ...
Sudan is grappling with a political crisis that has seen a death toll of 118 people and rising, after security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the country’s capital.