Sudan government refuses to attend regional peace talks in Ethiopia
Sudan's government refused Monday to join a regional meeting aimed at ending nearly three months of brutal fighting, accusing Kenya, which chaired the talks, of favouring the…
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Fighting intensifies between rival forces in Sudan with no mediation in sight
Clashes between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in the country's capital and western regions entered its 12th week…
Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital on eve of Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha
Fighting raged in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, after paramilitaries seized Khartoum's main police base.…
Sudan no closer to peace as another breached ceasefire ends
The Sudanese capital was again under fire Wednesday, after the latest breached ceasefire between warring generals ended without any sign of an end to more than two months of…
US to announce ‘next way forward’ on Sudan in coming days
The United States is increasingly frustrated with Sudan's warring generals and will decide in the coming days with its partners how to proceed on mediation, officials said…
Fighting resumes in Sudan after 24-hour ceasefire ends
Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, at the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had given civilians rare respite from nearly two months of…
Khartoum residents sceptical as latest Sudan ceasefire begins
A 24-hour ceasefire took effect Saturday between Sudan's warring generals but, with fears running high it will collapse like its predecessors, US and Saudi mediators warned they…
Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes ‘persona non grata’
The Sudanese government has declared United Nations envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
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US sanctions Sudanese leaders as shelling and air strikes shatter ceasefire
The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed…
Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary rivals, says official
The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official told AFP on Wednesday.…