The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

First Victoria man to be convicted for ‘exit trafficking’

Victorian sentenced to more than four years in prison after leaving wife ‘grief-stricken and traumatised’ in Sudan

The first Victorian prosecuted with commonwealth exit-trafficking has been locked up for more than four years for treating his wife "as a chattel".

A surge in malaria is reported in several states and is overwhelming the health system, according to a UN agency.

Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people, with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a United Nations update that warned about an upsurge in malaria.

UN sanctions Sudanese generals for human rights abuses in ongoing conflict, raising concerns over escalating violence and humanitarian crisis.

Paramilitary group’s head of operations and West Darfur commander have been slapped with travel bans and asset freezes.

The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military

Salva Kiir Mayardit has served as South Sudan’s president since the country’s independence in 2011. South Sudan’s secession from Sudan came on the heels of a long and bloody civil war that resulted in a referendum on independence.

Air France has suspended flight paths over Red Sea area as a precautionary measure "until further notice" after cabin crew reported seeing a "luminous object" while flying over Sudan.

Sudan's army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, at war with paramilitaries, has announced a cabinet reshuffle that replaces four ministers including those for foreign affairs and the media.