Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive row over Ethiopian mega-dam

By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia’s...

World Reuters Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive dispute over Ethiopian mega-dam

By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing residents to move by boat and intensifying a war of words between Cairo and Addis Ababa over whether Ethiopia's...

ICC makes first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan's Darfur

THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court on Oct. 6 convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago — including ordering...

Human Rights Council renews mandate for Sudan fact-finding mission

A wide view of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council. 2 March 2012. Photo by Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend the mandate of its independent fact-finding mission on Sudan for another year,...

Nobel Prize in Medicine: US and Japan scientists honoured for discoveries on autoimmune diseases

STOCKHOLM, Oct 6 — Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research into how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel jury said. Their discoveries have...

ICC judges deliver verdicts in trial of alleged militia leader from Sudan

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, suspected by the prosecution of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, attends the hearing where the judgment in his trial is delivered at the International...

ICC makes the first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan's Darfur

THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of playing a leading role in a campaign of atrocities committed in the Sudanese region of Darfur more than 20 years ago — including ordering...

ICC makes the first conviction over past atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed militia of… THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a leader of the feared Janjaweed...

War and Extractivism – a view from Sudan and Congo

Two activists from Sudfa (a media outlet founded by Sudanese exiles in France) and Génération Lumière (a decolonial ecology association founded by young Congolese people in Lyon) discuss the ongoing wars in Congo and Sudan ~ from Ricochets ~ Hamad...

Cutting British Development Aid in Sudan

NORWICH, United Kingdom — The British government plans to reduce its Official Development Aid (ODA) spending from 0.5% to 0.3% of the country’s GDP, representing cuts of an estimated £6 billion. This follows cuts made in 2021 which reduced aid...

Sudanese Army Accuses Rapid Support Forces of Drone Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure in North Kordofan

In a recent escalation of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) issued a strong condemnation of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Sunday, October 5, 2025, accusing them of launching drone strikes targeting...

North Darfur displacement worsens as Sudan paramilitary tightens siege

Displacement has surged in el-Fasher as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified attacks on North Darfur’s capital, according to a United Nations report. More than one million people have fled el-Fasher since the start of Sudan’s civil...

Sudan’s Humanitarian Situation Worsens

(MENAFN) Sudan is confronting an escalating humanitarian emergency characterized by soaring food expenses, water scarcity, and fatal disease outbreaks, the UN’s leading humanitarian representative in the nation cautioned on Friday. “The roads are...

FirstUp: Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced and other big headlines today

The Nobel Prize in the field of Physiology or Medicine will be announced today in Stockholm, Sweden. This will mark the beginning of the Nobel Week, which includes awards for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics. Also, an appeal...

Sudan faces rebuilding challenges as citizens return to Khartoum

Khartoum begins reconstruction amid a deadly conflict as SAF retake control, but devastation, famine, and insecurity challenge Sudan’s recovery. After two years under rebel control, Khartoum has turned into a wasteland, with important...

Qatar Charity launches urgent flood relief response for Sudan

DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has launched an emergency relief intervention to aid thousands of affected families, powered by the generosity of donors in Qatar, and in swift response to the catastrophic floods that struck several Sudanese states. QC...

Sudan’s Silent War: A Crisis the World Refuses to See

In El Fasher, Sudan, families are trapped under siege. Mothers search empty markets for food. Children waste away from hunger. Mariam Abdelghaffa, an old lady, said quietly to a reporter, “We will never, ever escape.” In Gaza, hospitals crumble...

Sudanese Alliance seeks probe into deadly Darfur drone strike

SCREENGRAB The United Civil Forces Alliance (Qimam) has accused Sudan’s army and its Islamist allies of committing war crimes following a drone strike on Al-Zurq market in North Darfur. The group demanded urgent investigations and accountability...

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in El Fasher

“El Fasher is on the precipice of an even greater catastrophe if urgent measures are not taken to loosen the armed vice upon the city and to protect civilians,” he said. Reports of the RSF deploying long-range drones in South Darfur have...

Sudan Ebola Survivors Face Lasting Effects Two Years On

More than half of survivors of the Sudan Ebola virus still suffer serious health problems two years post-infection and the virus can persist in semen and breast milk for months after recovery, according to the first study examining the virus’s...