Sudan

UN expects 1.8 mln people to flee Sudan by year-end

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency appealed for $1 billion to help provide aid to those fleeing violence in Sudan, saying it expected over 1.8 million to arrive in…

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Sudan ‘spiralling out of control’ as one million flee country – UN

Aug 15 (Reuters) - More than one million people have fled Sudan to neighbouring states and people inside the country are running out of food and dying due to lack…

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Fighting surges in Sudan’s capital and Darfur as war enters 11th week

Residents report increased air strikes, artillery fire War erupted in Sudanese capital on April 15 Ceasefire talks in Jeddah suspended last week DUBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Clashes, artillery fire…

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U.N. warns more than one million may flee Sudan bloodshed

By Aidan Lewis CAIRO, (Reuters) - Estimates that about a million people might flee Sudan by October may be conservative and conflict there risks increasing people trafficking and spreading weapons…

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Sudan ceasefire in danger as residents report fighting, warplanes

Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead on Tuesday, residents said, raising fears that intense fighting would erupt and shatter Sudanese hopes raised by…

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More than 1 mln people displaced by Sudan crisis – UNHCR

GENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) - More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency…

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Heavy fighting in Sudan’s capital as food aid needs grow

Air strikes, clashes in southern Khartoum Fighting has flared in Darfur, other areas No way to flee homes - Khartoum resident UN food agency says ramping up aid effort KHARTOUM,…

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Khartoum region bombed as Sudanese rivals continue talks

KHARTOUM, May 14 (Reuters) - Shelling and air strikes pounded parts of Sudan's capital on Sunday with little sign that warring military factions were ready to back down in a…

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Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire

Talks on ceasefire to continue 'Quite far apart,' US official says Hope for restoration of water, electricity KHARTOUM, May 12 (Reuters) - Sudan's warring factions early on Friday committed to…

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Sudan’s conflict: Who’s backing the rival commanders?

By Aidan Lewis and Lisa Barrington CAIRO (Reuters) - Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading…

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Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring…

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Sudan’s warring parties to meet for talks in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, May 6 (Reuters) - Sudan's warring parties were set to meet on Saturday in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah for talks, Riyadh and Washington said, as international…

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UNHCR calls on governments not to return people to Sudan

GENEVA, May 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back…

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Heavy fighting in Khartoum as power struggle rages

By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM, May 4 (Reuters) - Fierce fighting could be heard in central Khartoum on Thursday as the army tried to push back the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…

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Sudan conflict shows no sign of easing, Sudanese brace for more violence

Sudanese expect more bloodshed, despite ceasefire Conflict enters third week, hundreds killed Figting focused on capital Khartoum, Darfur By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM, May 1 (Reuters) - Sudanese braced for more…

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Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan

KHARTOUM, April 25 (Reuters) - The conflict between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has triggered a rush to evacuate foreign diplomats and citizens.…

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Sudan fighting continues; ceasefire set to end at midnight

Latest ceasefire due to expire at midnight (2200 GMT) RSF says army launches attacks, army says RSF convoys destroyed Army says heavily armed wing of police force deployed By El…

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Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient gum arabic

By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sudan's eruption into conflict has left international consumer goods makers racing to shore up supplies of gum arabic, one of…

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Fighting rages in Khartoum, but envoy sees sides more open to talks

U.N. envoy says sides more open to talks Air strikes and artillery heard in Khartoum Ex-PM sees 'nightmare' for world if conflict not stopped By El Tayeb Siddig and Nafisa…

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UPDATED: Sound of air strikes echoes in Khartoum as US pushes for longer truce

72-hour ceasefire due to expire on Thursday Army says it gave initial approval to African proposal No comment from paramilitary RSF Britain warns may not be able to evacuate more…

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Sudan’s Bashir whereabouts unknown after associate’s prison escape

Sudan's toppled leader Omar al-Bashir had been moved from Kober prison to a military hospital in the Sudanese capital before heavy fighting broke out there on April 15, two sources…

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Germany ends Sudan evacuations, 700 people flown out; Evacuated Turks arrive in Istanbul

BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - Germany has ended its operation to evacuate people from Sudan, with over 700 people flown out of the country, including around 200 German citizens, the…

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Sudan fighting resurges as UN envoy says ceasefire partly holding

Fighting between army and RSF despite truce Official wanted by ICC leaves prison as conditions worsen Food, water, medicine fuel shortages 'extremely acute' -UN By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -…

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Britain begins ‘large-scale’ evacuation of its nationals from Sudan

The British government said it had launched a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from Sudan on Tuesday, after the North African country's warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire.Britain said military flights…

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EU will keep pushing for settlement in Sudan, Borrell says

LUXEMBOURG, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Union will keep working for a political settlement to the conflict in Sudan despite the recent evacuation of diplomatic staff and other EU…

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UPDATED: First German military plane with 101 evacuees from Sudan lands in Berlin

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir U.S. evacuates staff in operation from Djibouti UK says armed forces got its embassy staff out Fierce battles have continued during Eid holiday Many…

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Sudan’s conflict and what worries neighbours, the U.S. and others

(Reuters) - A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines…

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The struggle for power in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The following outlines the struggle for power in recent years in Sudan, where clashes erupted a week ago between the military and the country's main paramilitary force:…

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Foreign nationals to be evacuated from Sudan, fighting continues despite ceasefire

KHARTOUM, April 22 (Reuters) - Sudan's army said on Saturday it had agreed to help evacuate foreign nationals as sporadic gunfire and air strikes echoed across Khartoum despite promises by…

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U.S. military prepares options for possible Sudan evacuation

By Daphne Psaledakis and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing options to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Sudan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said as the Biden…

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Little let-up in Khartoum fighting despite Sudan truce declaration

Countries unable to evacuate foreign citizens Army, RSF say they agree to three-day truce WHO says more than 400 people killed By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM, April 22…

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US to send additional troops to Djibouti in case of Sudan evacuation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its base in Djibouti in case of an eventual evacuation from Sudan, a…

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UPDATED: Shootouts in Sudan capital on Eid holiday, army moves in on foot

Army deploys on foot in Khartoum UN push for Eid holiday ceasefire appears to fail Countries unable to evacuate foreign citizens Up to 20,000 cross border into neighbour Chad By…

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Russia’s private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

(Reuters) - The Russian private military Wagner Group denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state. Western…

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Belgian EU official shot in Sudan

Wim Fransen, the head of the EU’s humanitarian agency in Sudan, was shot amid fighting in the country’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, a European Commission spokesperson said. The spokesperson confirmed…

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What’s behind Sudan’s crisis?

By Aidan Lewis and Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting has erupted in Sudan's capital Khartoum and at other sites across the country as powerful rival military factions battle for…

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Rival factions defy ceasefire to bombard Sudan’s capital, Japan plans evacuation

Defence ministry HQ and airport focus of fighting At least 270 people killed, 2,600 injured - ministry US-brokered 24-hour ceasefire push fails Power struggle has dashed transition to democracy Japan…

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Heavy gunfire quickly shatters Sudan truce pushed by US

By Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir and Humeyra Pamuk Military action in air, on ground despite truce pact Truce was meant to enable humanitarian relief efforts Factional fighting derailed push for…

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Sudan ruling council declares rival faction as ‘rebels’, battles unrelenting

Sudan's army chief has branded the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces a rebellious group and ordered it be dissolved, as the faction battled the army in deadly violence that derailed a…

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Sudan’s army pounds paramilitary bases with air strikes in power struggle

Sudan's army appears to gain upper hand, witnesses say 59 civilians and scores of fighters killed in clashes UN food agency says 3 employees killed, halts operations By Khalid Abdelaziz…

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Sudan military rivals fight for power, many civilians killed

By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM, April 16 (Reuters) - Sudan's military launched air strikes on a paramilitary force's base near the capital in a bid to reassert control…

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Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Israel and Sudan have finalised a deal to normalise relations, with a signing ceremony expected following a transfer of power from the military to a civilian government…

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Sudan’s army to withdraw from political talks, leader says

CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday the army will withdraw from ongoing political talks and allow political and revolutionary groups to form a transitional…

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Sudan’s Hamdok quits as premier after failing to restore civilian government

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders he argued could save a transition toward…

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Sudan military to reinstate PM Hamdok after deal – Umma Party head

KHARTOUM, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Sudan's military plans to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and release all political detainees under a deal to end weeks of unrest, the head of…

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Sudanese set for nationwide protests against military coup

KHARTOUM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Opponents of a military coup in Sudan have called for nationwide protests on Saturday to demand the restoration of a civilian-led government to put the…

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Doctors, oil workers to join disobedience movement against Sudan military takeover

KHARTOUM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - State oil company workers and doctors in Sudan said on Wednesday they were joining protests against the military coup that has derailed the country's planned…

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Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest

Roads were blocked, shops were shut, phones were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup…

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What is happening in Sudan?

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on Monday in an apparent coup after weeks of tension between the…

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UPDATED: Sudan military seizes power, dissolves transitional government

Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan's cabinet on Monday and the military chief dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire…

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Saudi Crown Prince discusses Green Initiative with Arab leaders

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the leaders of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Sudan to discuss a massive regional tree-planting project, state news agency (SPA) reported early on…

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Sudan and rebel group sign agreement on separation of religion and state

The Sudanese government and a major rebel group from its southern Nuba Mountains on Sunday signed a document which paves the way for a final peace agreement by guaranteeing freedom…

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Sudan and Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict

KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sudan on Saturday accused Ethiopia of an "unforgivable insult" in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last year. Clashes erupted between…

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Peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends

Sudan's hybrid United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping operations in the conflict marred region Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful.…

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Sudanese PM arrives in Ethiopia with offer to mediate in Tigray

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday with what a senior Sudanese government source said was an offer to mediate in the conflict in its northern Tigray…

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Sudan: EU steps up aid following humanitarian visit

From 1 to 2 December, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is visiting Sudan. More than 45,000 Ethiopian refugees have arrived to the border area in the recent weeks, following the…

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Israeli delegation travels to Sudan to discuss normalisation

An Israeli delegation made a rare visit to Sudan on Wednesday to discuss normalising ties, Israeli public broadcaster Kan radio said, as a minister predicted a possible diplomatic breakthrough between…

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