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Darfurs tipping point: Sudan’s conflict-plagued region of Darfur is facing a dangerous moment, long after it has faded from the headlines. Peacekeepers have pulled out, a new peace deal is stirring tension, and the country’s political transition is stoking unease among local leaders and communities on the ground. This is the third in a series of stories based on three weeks of reporting across the region, where The New Humanitarian spoke with displaced people, aid workers, UN officials, and...

0 shares In this January 13, 2020, photo, Chads President Idriss Deby Itno arrives at the G5 Sahel summit in Pau, southwestern France (Regis Duvignau/Pool Photo via AP, File) N’DJAMENA, Chad — Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed Tuesday on the battlefield in a fight against rebels, the country’s top military commander announced on national television and radio. The stunning announcement came just hours afte...

Timeline 1955 – Prior to Sudan’s independence, conflict breaks out between Muslim Arabs in the north and Christian/Animist Africans in the south. January 1, 1956 – Sudan gains its independence after an agreement between the United Kingdom and Egypt. 1972 – Seventeen years of civil war end with the signing of the Addis Ababa Agreement between the north and the south. 1977 – Oil is discovered in southwestern Sudan. Civil war in the 1980s and 1990s prevents much exploration or developmen...

April 6 - 2021 EL GENEINA Smoke could be seen to rise from El Geneina as tribal fighting continues (social media) The United Nations revealed today that 56 people have been killed and 132 others were injured in the continuing clashes that erupted on Saturday evening in the state’s capital El Geneina. The wali (governor) of West Darfur expects a state of emergency and a curfew to be imposed in the city. Thousands are fleeing the fighting and at least one rocket-propelle...

Sudan Fast Facts Here’s a look at Sudan, a North African country bordering the Red Sea, Egypt,Libya, Chad, Central African Republic,South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. About Sudan Area: 1,861,484 sq km slightly less than one-fifth the size of the United States. Population: 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 18.3 years Unemployment: 19.6% (2017 est.) Other Facts Sudan was the largest country in Africa prior to the secession of South Sudan in 2011. It is now the third largest, after Algeria...

Sudan Fast Facts elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Here’s a look at Sudan, a North African country bordering the Red Sea, Egypt,Libya, Chad, Central African Republic,South Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. About Sudan Area: 1,861,484 sq km slightly less than one-fifth the size of the United States. Population: 46,751,152 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 18.3 years Unemployment: 19.6% (2017 est.) Other Facts Sudan was the largest country in Africa prior to the secession of South Sudan in 2011. It is n...

Japan-trained Darfur rebel chief turned Sudan finance minister On Kindly Share This Story: Sudan’s new finance minister, Gibril Ibrahim, is a veteran rebel leader who fought against marginalisation under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Now, the Japan-educated former professor holds the keys to the country’s economic future. Ibrahim, 66, has for nearly a decade led the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), a key rebel group in Sudan’s western Darfur region that played a major role in the ...

UNICEF Sudan Humanitarian Situation Report, End of Year 2020 Format Highlights The civil conflict in the Ethiopian province of Tigray that began in November has displaced more than 62,000 refugees across the Sudan’s Eastern border. UNICEF is supporting the UNHCR led response, primarily addressing WASH and Child Protection needs, and also Health and Nutrition as well as Education. The nationwide polio vaccination campaign went ahead reaching 8.2 million children under-five and accompanied by a...

What’s new? A peace agreement signed on 3 October 2020 paves the way for armed and unarmed opposition groups in Sudan to join the transitional government, dramatically expanding representation of the country’s peripheries during the interim period before elections. The two most powerful rebel movements remain outside the accord, however. Why does it matter? Clinching the agreement was necessary for the country’s transition but implementation poses challenges. The agreement risks bloat...

By Mahmoud A. Suleiman This article comes against the backdrop of the equal participation of members belonging to the armed struggle movements (...)