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Russia, China block US push to expand Sudan arms embargo nationwide at UN

The US wants the embargo extended to all of Sudan, covering both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which have been fighting since April 2023.

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese refugee from Darfur at the Touloum refugee camp in the eastern Chad Friday, 25th September 2026
Sudan's de facto leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends an event marking the 72nd anniversary of the Sudanese Army Day at the Khartoum State Legislative Council in Khartoum on August 15, 2026.

Trump envoy meets Sudanese military chief in Egypt in attempt to end devastating war

Houthi police officers stand guard upon the arrival of Houthi prisoners upon their arrival from the Red Sea coast, in Sana'a, Yemen, September 12, 2026

Red Sea conflicts converge as Ethiopia, Yemen, Sudan crises deepen regional instability - analysis

US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Fares Boulos attends the Third International Sudan Conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, April 15, 2026.

Sudan official rejects US ceasefire plan, warns of Libya-style partition


UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions

In UN Watch's press release, the NGO cited the UN's Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) recent nomination of Iran to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination.

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet makes a speech at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in February.

Strike on Darfur, Sudan health care center kills at least 64, including 13 children, WHO states

The total number of fatalities linked to attacks on health facilities during Sudan's civil war surpassed 2,000 following this strike, World Health Organization chief Ghebreyesus noted.

The aftermath of a strike on Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, Sudan, March 20, 2026.

Polish archaeologists find evidence of legendary king hidden in south Sudan - study

Despite its origin, the decree is seemingly ordinary. Written by a royal scribe named Hamad, it instructs an individual named Khidr to exchange textiles for livestock.

Dongola. Qashqash Manuscript.

US designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorist group

The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology,” the statement read.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida.

RSF paramilitary group claims forces have seized control of town on Sudan-Chad border

The RSF said in a message published on social media that its forces had seized the town, which had earlier been believed to be held by the Joint Forces aligned with the Sudanese army.

MEMBERS OF the Sudanese army gather next to a destroyed military vehicles after a battle with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum, Sudan March 25, 2025.

RSF's mass killings of non-Arabs in Sudan's al-Fashir points to genocide, UN probe says

At the end of October last year, the RSF took over al‑Fashir, which had been the last remaining stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces in the Darfur region in the west of the country.

DISPLACED PEOPLE ride on an animal-drawn cart, following Rapid Support Forces attacks on the Zamzam displacement camp, in the town of Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, earlier this month. Zamzam, Sudan’s largest refugee camp, was bombarded by the RSF for months, with at least 300 killed between Zamzam an

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists' accreditation after story on Ethiopian support of Sudan's RSF

While the Ethiopian Media Authority has informally indicated that the February 10 Reuters story prompted its decision, it has not made an official statement.

A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Sudan defense minister rejects claims aid convoy carried weapons in North Kordofan strike

Gen. Hassan Kabroun claimed the area was under the full control of the Sudanese Armed Forces and “does not require transporting any military equipment using aid convoys as decoys.” 

Displaced Sudanese wait to receive humanitarian aid at the Abu al-Naga displacement camp in the Gedaref State, some 420km east of the capital Khartoum on February 6, 2026.

Passenger ferry capsizes on Sudan's Nile River, at least 15 dead

The ferry, which was carrying at least 27 passengers, sank in the northern Nile River province of Sudan.

Sudanese and people from other nationalities cross the river Nile in a ferry, after being evacuated from Khartoum to Abu Simbel city, at the upper reaches of the Nile in Aswan, Egypt, April 27, 2023.

Egypt boosts commitment to Somalia’s stability with new military deployment - analysis

As part of its efforts to enhance "security and stability," Egypt is sending additional forces to Somalia.

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity, in Mogadishu, Dec. 30.