The Latest Breaking News from Darfur

The leader of a powerful paramilitary force in Sudan has put himself at the forefront of a planned transition toward democracy, unsettling fellow military rulers and triggering a mobilisation of troops in the capital Khartoum last week.

Two decades since a devastating genocide began, Darfur is still plagued by violence and displacement.

Khartoum (AFP) - Nine people have been killed in fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region between groups of Arab Rizeigat and the Fur people, the government said Thursday.

Khartoum (AFP) - Eight people have been killed in fighting in Sudan's western Darfur region between groups of Arab Rizeigat and the Fur people, an aid group said Thursday.

A series of reconciliation deals have sought to end the fighting in Darfur, but opponents say they do not go far enough.

Many villagers of the Fur – the largest tribe in the Marra mountains of Darfur, western Sudan – have taken refuge in this rugged natural fortress controlled by the Sudan Liberation Army. The country's last pocket of armed rebellion has been targeted by the government since 2003. In 2021, two…

It's been nearly a year since a military takeover upended Sudan's transition to democracy

At least 151 people were killed and 86 injured in fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile state over recent days, medical sources said on Thursday, the latest outbreak of violence to rock remote conflict-weary regions. Despite a peace deal signed in 2020 with some of Sudan’s rebel groups in the western…

International organizations said that about three million children in Sudan are acutely malnourished, of which 650,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition and need care. These children are mainly in Darfur and Kordofan states in western Sudan and the Red Sea region, east of the country. These areas have witnessed armed…