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Sudan:Facts and Figures 2024
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 25, 2025
In 2024, our efforts included repairing vital water infrastructure, distributing food and essential household items to vulnerable communities, and supporting healthcare services in areas hit hardest by the conflict. The ICRC provided livelihood...
Iraq’s PM fires Paramilitary Leaders after attack on government office
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) On August 9, the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, took decisive action by firing the commanders of two Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) brigades. This move came after a violent incident on July 27 involving an assault on a...
Drone Attacks Hit Port Sudan, Airport Operations Halted
MENAFN
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May 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Eyewitnesses reported that drone strikes impacted key locations in Port Sudan, a significant Red Sea port city in eastern Sudan, on Tuesday. The targeted sites included the international airport, a hotel situated close to the interim...
RSF Launches Drone Attack on Sudan's Safe Haven of Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(MENAFN) In a significant escalation of the ongoing conflict, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched their first drone attack on the eastern city of Port Sudan, the Sudanese army spokesperson announced on Sunday. The military...
RSF Conducts First Drone Attack on Port Sudan
MENAFN
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May 5, 2025
(MENAFN) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary faction, has carried out a drone assault on Port Sudan, aiming at a military airfield and surrounding installations, according to a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for...
Mali increasingly takes control of its gold mining sector
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) Over the past two years, Mali has increasingly taken control of its gold mining sector, applying greater pressure on foreign investors, including Barrick Gold, a leading Canadian company. In mid-April, the company’s office in Bamako was...
Civilian Death Toll Rises After RSF Attack in Sudan
MENAFN
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May 4, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese National Commission for Human Rights revealed on Saturday that no fewer than 300 non-combatants, including 21 minors and 15 females, lost their lives in a brutal assault allegedly perpetrated by the paramilitary Rapid Support...
RSF Attack on Sudanese City Kills 300 Civilians
MENAFN
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May 3, 2025
(MENAFN) The Sudanese National Commission for Human Rights reported on Saturday that at least 300 civilians, including 21 children and 15 women, were killed in an attack allegedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the...
Iran, Iraq ink joint deal to enhance security coordination
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq and Iran formalized a joint security agreement on Monday aimed at enhancing coordination along their shared borders. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani...
Death Toll Increases in Sudan After RSF Shelling
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Nearly 41 additional non-combatants lost their lives and dozens more were wounded following heavy artillery fire by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, the administrative center of North Darfur State in western...
RSF Shelling in Sudan's El-Fasher Kills 41 Civilians
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 41 civilians were killed and many others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, according to the Sudanese army on Tuesday. A...
RSF Massacre in Sudan Claims 31 Lives
MENAFN
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April 28, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 31 civilians were reported killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, located north of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, according to volunteer groups on Sunday. The Sudanese Doctors Network, a volunteer...
Media reports UAE banning African state’s planes
MENAFN
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August 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has prohibited Sudanese planes from landing at its airports, Sudan’s SUNA news agency reported Wednesday. The ban comes days after Sudan accused the UAE of backing foreign mercenaries involved in hostile...
No New Ebola Cases: Uganda Announces End to Ebola Sudan Outbreak
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda officially ended its Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak on Saturday, after reaching the World Health Organization's required 42-day waiting period with no new confirmed cases. The virus, which first emerged in Kampala less...
Iraq, Iran Seal Border Security Agreement
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq and Iran finalized a bilateral security pact on Monday aimed at enhancing coordination along their shared borders, officials confirmed, in a move signaling tighter defense cooperation between the two neighbors. The agreement,...
UN Reaffirms Support for Sudan's Peace Efforts
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, received a message on Wednesday from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the UN's role in supporting Sudan's peace efforts. The message was delivered...
UN Confirms Dedication to Peace in Sudan
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, received a communiqué from United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the organization's continued involvement in fostering...
Severe Heatwave Engulfs Eight Arab Nations
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A severe heatwave engulfed eight Arab countries on Monday, with meteorological authorities warning that extreme heat, high humidity, and wildfire risks will persist through the weekend before easing by Friday or Saturday. Egypt The...
UN Confirms Support for Peace Efforts in Sudan
MENAFN
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April 24, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, received a communication from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasizing the international body’s commitment to aiding Sudan’s path...
Russia, Sudan talk about predicament in African nation
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Sudan’s ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Siraj, on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The talks, initiated by Siraj, focused on the military and political crisis in...