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Chad declared four Sudanese diplomats “persona non grata” on Sunday and ordered them to leave the country within 72 hours in response to a statement from Yasser Al-Atta, a member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council and Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, which alleged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been interfering with the ongoing Sudanese [...]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday told Reuters approximately 700 casualties occurred in the wake of clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of El Geneina on November 4 and 5. The IOM further revealed that a hundred individuals were injured, and an additional 300 [...]

An expert with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) described on Tuesday the worsening situation in Sudan as a “significant humanitarian crisis.” Director of the External Relations Department for the UNHCR Dominique Hyde explained in a press briefing how the ongoing conflict has resulted in increased violence and significant distress among the country’s population. Hyde expressed [...]

A group of 50 human rights organizations sounded the alarm Tuesday over the ongoing Sudan conflict’s severe humanitarian impact and called on the UN to take decisive action. The organizations released their statement as the UN Security Council met to discuss the ongoing situation in Sudan and South Sudan. The organizations are urging a unified approach [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) leveled allegations Thursday of systemic sexual abuse against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their linked groups, alleging widespread rape and sexual abuse against children and women in El Geneina, West Darfur, as well as those seeking sanctuary in Chad. The victims are mostly Massalits, members of a non-Arab ethnic group [...]

Africa News and the Associated Press reported Sunday that many refugees who crossed Sudan’s northeast border this month into Libya are asking the UN for better support amid reports of delays and inadequate shelter. The refugees seek safety from a conflict that has displaced millions. When the Rapid Support Forces (RAF), a paramilitary group led [...]

The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) said Tuesday that the estimated number of people fleeing from the ongoing conflict in Sudan is expected to surpass one million sooner than previously projected. UNHCR Assistant Commissioner for Operations Rouf Mazou expressed concerns over the fact that approximately 560,000 refugees fled the country within the first two months of [...]

In a statement to the press on Saturday, the UN Security Council called for fighting to stop in Sudan in the name of civilian protection. “The fighting has to stop,” said Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of [...]

An attack on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) resulted Friday in the death of one peacekeeper and the injury of eight other peacekeepers. MINUSMA reported that the attack involved an improvised explosive device (IED) and direct fire. MINUSMA condemned the attack and reaffirmed their commitment to “bring stability and peace to [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), as well as several Chadian organizations and news outlets, Friday announced that victims of the late President of Chad, Hissène Habré, have still not received their court-ordered reparations. This delay has continued for over seven years, following Habré’s conviction in Senegal in 2016. In 2016, Habré was convicted of crimes against [...]