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A new worry from fighting in Sudan: the whereabouts of Khartoum's zoo animals

At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have gone more than three weeks without food or water, said the head zoologist at the zoo.

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How Sudan's paramilitary forces took parts of Khartoum, stormed army chief's quarters

When conflict flared in Khartoum almost a month ago, pitting Sudan's armed forces and their heavy weaponry against a paramilitary force born out of an agile but lightly-armed desert militia, it looked like it might prove a one-sided fight.

Reuters

Fears over scores of zoo animals caught in Sudan crossfire

Dozens of zoo animals in Sudan's capital are feared dead after street battles between the country’s rival forces made the location unreachable

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Sudanese war displaced double to more than 700,000: UN

Khartoum (AFP) - The war between Sudan's generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the past week of the number uprooted from their homes, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

AFP

Sudan conflict: No benefit in talks without truce, says al-Burhan

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says no settlement with RSF without a permanent ceasefire in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

Air strikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

Khartoum (AFP) - Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital Monday while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress and a Saudi diplomat said both sides consider themselves "capable of winning the battle".

AFP

Sudan: In absence of humanitarian aid, citizen initiatives attempt to help victims of violence

Despite a shaky truce declared in Sudan until May 11, the violence has continued, endangering civilians who were already facing shortages of medical care, basic necessities, water, and electricity. In response, citizen solidarity movements are emerging both on the ground and on social networks in an attempt to assist the…

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Airstrikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

AFP

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan may ‘risk travelling to UK on small boats’

Charities say British government not doing enough to facilitate family reunions through available safe and legal route

The Guardian - UK

Sudan fighting in its 24th day: A list of key events

Ceasefire talks are taking place in Saudi Arabia while fighting continues in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

Sudan's well-off stuck in limbo at border town en route to Egypt

After sleeping for a week under a tree in the backyard of a mosque in the Sudanese town of Wadi Halfa, Dalia Hassan is torn over whether she should cross the frontier into Egypt, or wait until her 18-year-old son gets a visa.

Reuters

Sudan residents describe raids, evictions by RSF soldiers

The RSF has reportedly embedded itself in residential areas by turning flats and even hospitals into military outposts.

Al Jazeera

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Envoys from warring parties are in Saudi Arabia for talks that mediators hope will bring an end to the conflict.

Al Jazeera

UN aid chief in Saudi for Sudan talks as fighting flares

Khartoum (AFP) - The UN's top aid official was in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for ceasefire talks between Sudan's warring generals, as concern grows for the humanitarian situation at the start of a fourth week of gun battles and air strikes in the Sudanese capital.

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Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to conflict in Sudan

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

AFP

Sudan maternity hospital fights to save lives under fire

Khartoum (AFP) - When a maternity hospital in the Sudanese capital came under bombardment, Esraa Hesbalrasoul snatched her premature twins from an incubator and rushed out in a panic.

AFP

Sudan battles rage as Saudi hosts latest truce talks

Khartoum (AFP) - Gun battles and air strikes on Sunday again flared in Sudan's capital, which has been rocked by four weeks of fighting despite the latest ceasefire efforts backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States.

The Guardian - UK

Eritrea accused of forcibly repatriating civilians caught up in Sudan fighting

More than 3,500 refugees are said to have been forcibly deported over the border in recent weeks

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Al Jazeera

Sudan fighting in its 23rd day: A list of key events

Fighting continues as warring sides begin pre-negotiation talks with Saudi Arabia and the US as mediators.

Reuters

Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict

Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties met in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators hope will bring an end to a three-week-old conflict that has killed hundreds and triggered an exodus.

France 24

Sudan's warring sides begin talks amid pressure to end fighting

Sudan’s warring sides were beginning talks Saturday that aim to firm up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, the United States and Saudi Arabia said.

Al Jazeera

Rival Sudan factions meet in Saudi Arabia as pressure mounts

US-Saudi-led initiative in Jeddah is the first serious attempt to end fighting that has thrown Sudan into chaos.

AFP

Sudan conflict becoming 'war of attrition', experts warn

Khartoum (AFP) - As Sudan's warring generals have repeatedly failed to honour multiple agreed ceasefires, experts warn of protracted fighting, despite both sides preparing to meet in Saudi Arabia for direct talks.

AFP

Air raids in Sudan capital ahead of first direct talks

Khartoum (AFP) - Air strikes battered Sudan's capital on Saturday, as fighting entered a fourth week only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks.

AFP

Sudan warring sides to start talks amid persistent fighting

Khartoum (AFP) - Air strikes battered Sudan's capital on Saturday, as fighting entered a fourth week only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks.

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