Michael Atit reports for VOA from South Sudan.
JUBA— Witnesses reported that a rocket hit El Ahamdah health center, about 26 kilometers north of the center of Khartoum, in the Samrab neighborhood, killing 20 people, including women and children.
JUBA — Environmental experts are ringing the alarm bells, saying decades-long rapid climate and environmental changes in Sudan have contributed to exacerbating social and political instability, fueling the months-long conflict in the country centered around access to land, water, and other vital resources.
JUBA/WASHINGTON — Sudanese political circles are abuzz in the wake of United Nations Head of Mission to Sudan Volker Perthes’ recent resignation, months after the country’s military authorities declared him persona non grata.
Officials with the international medical organization MSF say they remain concerned about an increase of suspected measles cases among children in Sudan’s White Nile state
Scores of Sudanese protested in the capital Monday against diplomatic relations with Israel, following last week's surprise visit by the Israeli foreign minister.
Sudanese authorities announced Sunday’s planned mass burial of more than 3,000 unidentified bodies held in public mortuaries would be postponed after rights activists and families of missing individuals protested against the move.
A humanitarian convoy carrying aid for communities affected by flooding in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State this week, was stopped and looted by unarmed individuals.
Some Sudanese analysts say they’re concerned over the fate of the 3-year-old constitutional document signed between military and civilian leaders to govern the transitional period.
A spokesman for Internally Displaced Persons and refugees says militiamen linked to the Rapid Support Forces killed eight IDPs, injured four others and kidnapped nine people in North Darfur on Tuesday.
Many Sudanese rights activists worry about who will lead their country after the architect of last year's coup Abdul Fattah Al Burhan announced the military will step back and allow civilian leaders and other groups to form a new, transitional government.
The Ethiopian government said it "regrets the loss of life” after Sudan accused it of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and one civilian in a border dispute but blamed the violence on a local militia. The incident is the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries.
Sudanese military leader orders formation of panel to probe Wednesday attack that left 41 people dead
Trial of suspected Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb is underway, but rights activists say Sudan's former president, others should be tried as well
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman went on trial at International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces 31 counts of crimes that include persecution, pillaging, murder and rape
Sovereign Council’s al-Burhan says hybrid defense force will take control, as prescribed in October 2020 peace deal
The nation's media watchdog group says it has documented instances of excessive force used against reporters and media houses
Analysts warn that the civilian-led interim government is facing a growing crisis that could end its rule
Health ministry in Sudan's Red Sea state says officials have recorded 140 new cases of COVID-19 over the past week
Hundreds of women in Sudan's Al Geneina town of West Darfur suffer from anxiety and depression after the deaths of more than 200 people in April fighting
Sudan vice president reiterates Khartoum’s support for its neighbor
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