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Sudan: UN Condemns Sexual Violence and Abductions in Sudan
Dabanga, 5 November 2023
At least 20 Sudanese women and girls are reported to have been "abducted and held in inhuman, degrading slave-like conditions", according to UN Human Rights spokesperson Liz… Read more »
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Sudan: Women and Girls Abducted, Held 'In Slave-Like Conditions' in Darfur
UN News, 3 November 2023
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women and girls are being abducted, chained and held in "inhuman, degrading slave-like… Read more »
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Sudan: Climate Crisis Exacerbates Gender Inequality and Conflict in Sudan #WD2023
allAfrica, 20 July 2023
Sudan is facing a perfect storm of conditions that are leading to famine - with conflict, political unrest, the climate emergency, and COVID-19 all adding fuel to the fire. This is… Read more »
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Sudan: Climate Crisis Worsening Sudan's Instability - Experts
VOA, 28 September 2023
Environmental experts are ringing alarm bells, saying decades-long climate and environmental changes in Sudan have exacerbated social and political instability, fueling the… Read more »
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Sudan: Reports About RSF Expanding Combat Scope in Darfur
Dabanga, 29 September 2023
According to the Darfur Bar Association (DBA), the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are reinforcing their combat capabilities in Sudan's already war-torn western region. The lawyers warn… Read more »
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Sudan: Army Chief El Burhan, Paramilitary Forces Head Dagalo Arrive in Saudi Arabia
Dabanga, 28 September 2023
Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Lt Gen Mohamed 'Hemedti' Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary… Read more »
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Sudan: Medics 'Sound the Alarm' On Cholera and Dengue
Dabanga, 28 September 2023
Medical professionals throughout Sudan report escalating numbers of Cholera and Dengue* fever rates, heightened by the arrival of seasonal rains and shortages in medical supplies. Read more »
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Sudan: 'Severe Overcrowding and Delays' At Passport Offices
Dabanga, 28 September 2023
Residents of El Gedaref complained earlier this week of severe overcrowding in the city's passport extraction centre, leading to processing delays. Passport processing currently… Read more »
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Sudan: Capital 'Under Constant Shelling', Clashes Persist in South Kordofan
Dabanga, 28 September 2023
Parts of the Sudan capital, Khartoum, and its sister city Omdurman, witnessed violent clashes and heavy artillery shelling on Wednesday between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »
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Sudan: Overwhelming Needs in White Nile As Conflict Pushes People to Limit
MSF, 28 September 2023
Aisha is a health promoter with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), working in three camps in the White Nile region of Sudan. Also displaced by the conflict, Aisha… Read more »
Climate Crisis Worsening Sudan Instability and Impacting Women
The continuing conflict in Sudan, entrenched in global geopolitics and the historical legacy of the previous leadership of now-deposed President Omar al-Bashir, is increasingly being attributed to the climate emergency.
The UN says about 65% of land in Sudan is affected by desertification, and NGO Practical Action orking in Sudan's North Darfur State says human activities, like the more than 7 million who are fleeing fighting in the country, have taken a toll on natural resources and ecosystems, intensifying environmental degradation.
In a July interview, AllAfrica's Melody Chirondo spoke with Angela Githitho-Muriithi, Director of East and Southern Africa at Plan International, to discuss the impact of climate change and the unique struggles faced by Sudanese women and the imperative for achieving gender equality.
