Accused of blocking food aid for its starving people, Sudan’s military announced it would reopen the main border crossing with Chad, which it had closed for six months to U.N. relief trucks.
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Ceasefire Talks on Sudan’s Civil War Open in Switzerland
The American-backed talks in Switzerland, which started on Wednesday, aim to halt a catastrophic civil war. But only one side has turned up.
UK Asylum Seekers Are Still on Edge After the Far-Right Riots
Abdulmoiz, an asylum seeker from Sudan, feared for his life when far-right rioters tried to set fire to the hotel where he was housed. The violence has eased, but he is still afraid.
Famine Declared in Darfur Region of Sudan
Experts who monitor global hunger rarely make an official declaration of famine, but they just sounded the alarm for more than half a million people who have fled the fighting in Sudan’s civil war.
Drone Strike in Sudan Targets Army Leader in Failed Assassination Attempt, Military Says
For 15 months, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has been leading a war for control of the country against his rival, Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said.
At Least 750,000 on Brink of Starvation and Death in Sudan, Experts Warn
A devastating civil war is pushing the country toward a full-blown famine, according to the international body that measures hunger.
Why Darfur Again Faces the Risk of Ethnic Slaughter
Satellite and video evidence shows that thousands of homes have been razed and tens of thousands of people forced to flee a city in Sudan.
Children Among 104 Killed in Sudan Village Attack
Videos showed paramilitaries opening fire on the village in what had been Sudan’s breadbasket region, causing the latest mass civilian casualties in a brutal yearlong war.
Surrounded by Fighters and Haunted by Famine, Sudan City Fears Worst
A powerful paramilitary group has encircled El Fasher, the last remaining obstacle to domination of the sprawling Darfur region, raising alarm about mass killings if the city is taken.