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2026-04-272026-09-26
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  1. April 2026

  2. Citizen Digital

    … Ethnic massacres in Darfur, meanwhile, have killed thousands of people at a time, and this year alone at least 700 died in drone strikes on Kordofan. …

    Dealing with the dead in the ruins of Sudan's war
World & Region

Sudan government accused of chemical weapons use in Darfur

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Reports by independent international bodies allege that Sudan's army and allies have used chemical weapons in attacks on civilian areas in Darfur and Al Jazirah, with symptoms consistent with toxic gas exposure documented among hundreds of wounded civilians. Human Rights Watch documented eight suspected chemical attacks in North Darfur and Al Jazirah, based on testimonies from over 60 survivors, video recordings, and environmental sample analysis.

24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 24 September

  1. Sudan government accused of chemical weapons use in Darfur

    Reports by independent international bodies allege that Sudan's army and allies have used chemical weapons in attacks on civilian areas in Darfur and Al Jazirah, with symptoms consistent with toxic gas exposure documented among hundreds of wounded civilians. Human Rights Watch documented eight suspected chemical attacks in North Darfur and Al Jazirah, based on testimonies from over 60 survivors, video recordings, and environmental sample analysis.

    24 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 23 September

  1. US denies visa to Sudan's al-Burhan over ceasefire dispute

    The United States refused to grant a visa to Sudanese army commander General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, citing his rejection of a US-proposed 90-day ceasefire proposal. The visa denial has prevented him from attending and addressing the UN General Assembly in New York.

    23 September 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 17 September

  1. Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people

    A gold mine collapse in West Kordofan state, Sudan killed at least 82 people with dozens injured and many others feared missing under sand and rubble. The incident occurred at an unregulated mine, with rescue efforts beginning Tuesday and continuing Wednesday as Sudan's gold trade continues to fuel the country's ongoing war.

    17 September 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 16 September

  1. Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people

    A gold mine collapse in West Kordofan state killed at least 82 people and injured 50 more, with many others still trapped under sand and rubble, according to a local administrator. The incident occurred on Tuesday, with 60 bodies retrieved by dawn and another 22 found Wednesday.

    16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 28 August

  1. Sudan lifts two-year curfew in capital Khartoum

    Sudan's military-led government has lifted a curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum that had been in place for more than two years, 18 months after retaking the capital from the Rapid Support Forces. More than two million of roughly five million people who fled have returned since fighting there ended in March 2025, though residents face widespread damage, looting, and power outages.

    28 August 2026 · Capital News →

Thursday 27 August

  1. Sudan becomes testing ground for Turkish, Pakistani weapons

    The Sudan conflict, now in its third year with gold and oil control at its heart, has become an arena where weapons from Turkey and Pakistan are being tested by the Sudanese armed forces against the Rapid Support Forces. Media reports indicate that Saudi Arabia is financing the purchase of Turkish drones and Pakistani weapons, with Pakistan holding a contract worth Sh194 billion covering fighter jets, armored vehicles, and drones.

    27 August 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 23 August

  1. Opinion: CS Murkomen's security advice normalizes political gangsterism

    Scholar and commentator Barrack Muluka argues that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's advice to avoid areas where goons have organized—rather than ensuring police protection—represents a dangerous normalization of political violence and an abdication of the state's monopoly on legitimate force, signaling Kenya's slide toward state failure.

    23 August 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 13 August

  1. Paramilitary forces launch drone and ground attacks across Sudan

    Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have launched drone strikes on Khartoum and ground attacks across central Sudan and the southeastern Ethiopian border, continuing the war that has ravaged the country since April 2023 between the RSF and the Sudanese military led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

    13 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Sudanese army violations worsen humanitarian crisis in Darfur

    Displaced civilians in Darfur face severe water shortages and contamination amid ongoing conflict in Sudan. The International Organization for Migration reported that more than 5,000 people were displaced from 10 villages in West Darfur in recent days due to escalating security tensions and clashes.

    12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan's RSF launches largest coordinated drone assault in months

    Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drone strikes on the capital Khartoum and army-controlled cities including El-Obeid, Atbara, and El-Damer on Wednesday, in what appeared to be their largest coordinated attack in months since the war began in April 2023.

    12 August 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 24 July

  1. Saudi Arabia allegedly runs Sudan war recruitment in Somalia

    According to Voice of Horn, Saudi Arabia oversees a military training programme in Somalia's Galguduud region involving more than 5,000 Somali recruits who are later deployed to fight alongside Sudan's armed forces; training is conducted by foreign military contractors from Romania, Ukraine, South Africa and Colombia. Sudan's conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has killed an estimated 50,000 to more than 400,000 people, displaced more than 14 million, and left 33.7 million people requiring humanitarian assistance.

    24 July 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 13 July

  1. Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti to death in absentia

    A Port Sudan court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and attacks on civilians and public facilities, including the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abbakar in June 2023. UN experts estimated between 10,000 and 15,000 people, mostly from the Massalit ethnic community, were killed during violence in El Geneina.

    13 July 2026 · Capital News →

Sunday 12 July

  1. Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti to death in absentia

    A court in Sudan's army-controlled Port Sudan on Sunday sentenced paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (alias Hemedti) and 15 others to death in absentia over charges of killing a regional governor and war crimes in Darfur, marking the first conviction against RSF leadership since war broke out in April 2023.

    12 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 7 July

  1. Sudan war kills, injures at least 330 children since January

    The UN's children's agency reported that the war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces has killed or injured at least 330 children in the first six months of 2026, with more than 200 killed and at least 100 maimed, mostly in Kordofan and Darfur. UNICEF noted that children are being killed and injured in homes, on roads, in markets, and while accessing education and healthcare.

    7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan war kills or maims 330 children in first half 2026

    The UN's children's agency UNICEF reported that the war in Sudan between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed or injured at least 330 children in the first six months of 2026, including more than 200 killed and at least 100 maimed, mostly in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.

    7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 1 July

  1. Amnesty accuses Sudan's RSF of crimes against humanity in Darfur

    Amnesty International has accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of committing eight crimes against humanity against unarmed civilians in North Darfur amid the ongoing conflict, and called for an immediate ceasefire and deployment of an international peacekeeping force to protect civilians.

    1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 29 June

  1. Sudan peace government accuses army of forcing civilians to fight

    Sudan's Peace Government has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied militias of preventing residents from leaving El Obeid, using civilians as human shields, and forcing civilians to participate in military operations. The government called for international pressure to allow civilians to leave freely and for the establishment of safe humanitarian corridors.

    29 June 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 25 June

  1. Sudan refugees in Egypt face arrests, deportations, and jail abuses

    Sudan's war refugees who fled to Egypt have described being detained, beaten, and extorted in Cairo jails, and are facing increasing arrests and deportations as Egyptian authorities crack down on migrants despite Egypt having taken in over a million people when Sudan's war began in 2023.

    25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan war refugees face detention, beatings in Egyptian jails

    Sudanese refugees fleeing civil war have described being detained in Egyptian jails where they experienced beatings, extortion, and harsh conditions; lawyers and human rights groups say Egypt is conducting a sweeping crackdown on refugees despite taking in over a million people since Sudan's 2023 conflict began.

    25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 24 June

  1. Sudan city faces humanitarian catastrophe within weeks

    A UN official warned that El-Obeid, a Sudanese city encircled for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, faces humanitarian disaster within weeks unless aid access is urgently restored. Aid agencies have suspended missions due to worsening insecurity as fears grow of an imminent RSF offensive.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Sudan's El-Obeid faces humanitarian crisis without urgent aid

    The Sudanese city of El-Obeid, besieged for months by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, is "weeks" away from a humanitarian disaster unless aid is urgently allowed in, according to a UN official. Aid agencies have suspended missions as insecurity worsens, with warnings of conditions matching those seen in the Darfur city of El-Fasher.

    24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 10 June

  1. War crimes complaint against Sudan's RSF filed in Kenya

    Legal Action Worldwide has filed a complaint with Kenya's Office of Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of 12 Sudanese victims who allege they were tortured, raped, sexually enslaved, and arbitrarily detained by the Rapid Support Forces in and around Khartoum since the war began on 15 April 2023. The organisation says senior and mid-level RSF commanders have citizenship, political and financial ties to Kenya.

    10 June 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Kenya DPP receives first universal jurisdiction war crimes complaint

    A criminal complaint has been filed with Kenya's Director of Public Prosecutions seeking prosecution of ten alleged members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between April 2023 and March 2025. The complaint, filed on behalf of twelve Sudanese victims by Legal Action Worldwide and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, marks the first known attempt in Kenya's history to invoke universal jurisdiction for atrocities committed outside the country.

    9 June 2026 · Capital News →

Monday 25 May

  1. Human rights group documents alleged torture of Darfur expatriate in Sudan

    The Darfur Victims Support Organisation has alleged that Omar Mohammed Omar Daris, a 33-year-old Kuwaiti-based trucking manager, was arrested at Port Sudan International Airport in March 2024, subjected to torture, and convicted under terrorism and crimes-against-state charges, with the organisation claiming his social media calls for peace were treated as evidence of political opposition.

    25 May 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Ruto rejects bias claims, calls for Sudan dialogue

    President Ruto dismissed accusations that Kenya favours Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, saying both the SAF and RSF emerged from the same coup that overthrew civilian government and have deepened the humanitarian crisis. He reaffirmed Kenya's position as focused on dialogue and restoring stability.

    13 May 2026 · Capital News →

  2. MSF accuses political failure in Sudan war, aid funding crisis

    Doctors Without Borders says there is no political will to end Sudan's three-year civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, and created what the UN describes as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The charity condemned the lack of protection for civilians facing extreme violence, sexual abuse, food insecurity, and disease, while humanitarian funding cuts and logistical challenges worsen the crisis.

    13 May 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 12 May

  1. Drone attack kills six in Sudan's Darfur region

    A drone strike killed six people in the paramilitary-controlled city of Al-Daein in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and wounded five others, according to a medical source and residents. Drone strikes by Sudan's army and the RSF have intensified in recent months, killing at least 880 civilians between January and April, according to the UN.

    12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Friday 8 May

  1. Fighting escalates in Sudan's Blue Nile, displacing thousands

    Sudan's three-year war has expanded into Blue Nile state, where an overcrowded camp now houses thousands fleeing a surge in fighting between the army and paramilitary forces. Displaced residents report severe shortages of food and medicine, with at least 450 people killed in the state between January and March 2024.

    8 May 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. UAE denies using drones to attack Khartoum airport

    The United Arab Emirates denied allegations by Sudan that an Emirati drone was used in an attack on Khartoum airport on Monday. Sudan has long accused the UAE of backing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in a three-year-old civil war, though the Gulf state denies this and says it seeks an end to the conflict.

    6 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Sudan sexual violence crisis creates severe mental health emergency

    The widespread use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan has triggered a massive mental health crisis, according to UN agencies and aid groups. Between January 2024 and November 2025, Doctors Without Borders reported that at least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence—nearly all women and girls—sought treatment at its facilities in North and South Darfur, with officials warning this represents only the "tip of the iceberg" due to barriers including lack of security, insufficient trained healthcare workers, and severe stigma.

    29 April 2026 · The Standard →

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