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Geneina residents are struggling to survive the latest cycle of violence in West Darfur. Photo: Ayin Network/Twitter

Sudan’s Geneina is a ghost town

It took more than a week for the fighting to reach Geneina, in Sudan’s far west. The town is now a shell of its former self

Residents of the Kalma Camp protest against the end of the peacekeeping mission. (AFP)

Darfuris fear their new protectors

For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.

All schools in the state have been told to suspend classes. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images)

UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren

The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule

On April 21, the SPA called for mobilization based solely on the legitimacy of the street. (Reuters)

Explainer: Tracing the history of Sudan’s Janjaweed militia

The Janjaweed militia first came into play when Omar al-Bashir’s government deployed it in Darfur

On April 21, the SPA called for mobilization based solely on the legitimacy of the street. (Reuters)

Sudan denies more than 100 killed in protest crackdown

The Central Committee for Sudanese Doctors said Wednesday that 40 bodies had been pulled from the Nile, sending the death toll soaring to at least 108

Sudan condemns UN Darfur ambush

Sudan on Thursday condemned an attack on United Nations-led peacekeepers in Darfur, accusing rebels of orchestrating the ambush.

Traumatised Darfur refugees seek safety in Chad

The sun-blasted desert between this small Chadian border town and Sudan’s Darfur is scattered with stunted trees and thorny shrubs. Beneath each one, Sudanese refugees huddle…