Medical professionals take extraordinary risks to treat wounded protesters
Armed groups in the CAR believe that a new peace deal has granted them amnesty. But that’s not what the deal actually says
Protests broke out in areas of war-torn Darfur, Blue Nile states and the capital Khartoum with demonstrators burning tyres and blocking roads
More than 3 000 protesters took to the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum to demand President Omar Hassan al-Bashir quit.
Khartoum’s gaping revenue hole has worsened the distrust between the north and south.
Denel Mechem says it is working closely with international and Sudanese authorities to ensure the safe release of South African employee Thabo Siave.
Sudanese planes have launched a bombing attack on the South Sudanese town of Bentiu, after Khartoum called off peace talks amid claims of incursion.
South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching fresh attacks along their disputed border, stalling peace talks in Addis Ababa.
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/ 24 January 2012
South Sudan has ordered oil companies to shut down oil production within two weeks, to prevent Sudan from stealing more oil from the new country.
South Sudan, now an independent state, is facing a rise in conflict between militia groups which threaten the lives of civilians, a UN official says.
At least 59 soldiers and militiamen were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday in clashes between the South Sudan army and local militia groups.
The United States said on Monday it will recognise South Sudan as the world’s newest nation as it moved to taking the north off a terrorism blacklist.
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/ 11 January 2011
Turnout at south Sudan’s independence referendum has defied gloomy expectations and is almost guaranteed to reach the 60% needed for a valid poll.
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/ 28 December 2010
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir pledged on Tuesday to help build a secure, stable and brotherly state in the south if it votes for independence.
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/ 8 December 2010
A Sudanese court on Wednesday convicted eight models who took part in a mixed-gender fashion show with "indecency" and ordered them to pay a fine.
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/ 17 November 2010
Aid workers in South Sudan have criticised the government for not helping with the influx of citizens hoping to vote from the north.
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/ 12 November 2010
The south Sudanese army accused the north’s troops of provoking it, with the intention of breaking a ceasefire agreement between the two.
Sudan on Wednesday denied trying to import arms on a ship intercepted in Cyprus, saying explosives on board had been ordered by a mining company.
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/ 21 January 2010
Darfur rebels on Wednesday condemned a death sentence on two of its members by a Khartoum court, saying it endangered the peace process.
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/ 18 December 2009
Election observers in Sudan said on Friday they were gravely concerned about government crackdowns on opposition rallies.
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/ 28 November 2009
A Sudanese Christian teenager has been lashed 50 times for wearing what a judge considered an ”indecent” knee-length skirt.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Wednesday moved the borders of Sudan’s Abyei region.
Islamic militants have threatened violence against Sudan’s government and could target Western interests, the US said on Wednesday.
The Darfur war has gone from intense fighting in 2004 when tens of thousands were killed to ”a low-intensity conflict” with about 150 deaths a month.
A Sudanese minister on Tuesday dismissed United Nations warnings that Khartoum’s decision to expel aid agencies would put thousands of lives of risk.
The US and other countries are urging Sudan to reverse its decision to expel aid groups who help vulnerable populations throughout the country.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Wednesday for war crimes.
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/ 3 February 2009
Sudanese planes bombed close to a rebel-held town in Darfur on Monday after the government asked peacekeepers to leave ahead of a planned assault.
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/ 2 February 2009
Peacekeepers held urgent talks with the Sudanese government on Monday on how to protect 5 000 civilians holed up in a UN base in a war-zone town.
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/ 2 December 2008
The situation in Sudan’s Darfur region is deteriorating with violence on the rise despite claims to the contrary by the Khartoum government.
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/ 17 November 2008
More than 60 Sudanese journalists and newspaper staff were detained on Monday at a rare public protest against media censorship.
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/ 14 November 2008
Camps that shelter tens of thousands of Darfuris made homeless by the brutal conflict in western Sudan are seething dens of frustration.