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Darfur disarmament: Local leaders fear more war than peace
“The citizens [of Darfur] carry weapons because he does not feel safe,” explains Masalit leader, Sultan Malik Yacoub. The hurried disarmament campaign lacks consultation […]
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Amnesty Reveals Evidence of Sudanese Chemical Weapons Use
This article is derived from Amnesty International’s official press statement on the report. A full copy can be obtained here. An Amnesty International […]
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Sudan Breaches Ceasefire in Nuba Mountains
President Omar Al Bashir announced a four-month ceasefire on June 18 that was confirmed by the Sudan Armed Forces spokesman Ahmed Khalifa Al-Shami. But on July 11, […]
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Sudan Bombs Primary School in Kauda
On Wednesday afternoon, a government warplane bombed a leading primary school in Kauda, Sudan, wounding a Kenyan teacher. A Sudanese Sukhoi jet dropped two parachute […]
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Nuba Conflict Intensifying as Fighting Season Ends
This article is republished with the kind permission of Nuba Reports, who have also published an article and film in Foreign Policy detailing this fighting season. The […]
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Fighting Season Sees Major Battles in Sudan
Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are attempting to reach the rebel-held capital Kauda with multiple units moving west and north through South Kordofan State. As of March 30, […]
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South Africa to withdraw from UNAMID
South Africa has informed the United Nations that it will withdraw its South African National Defence Force (SANDF) infantry battalion from the UN peacekeeping mission in […]
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Darfur Camps for Displaced to Close Amid Spike in Conflict
This article first appeared on Nuba Reports, and is republished here with their kind permission. The fate of hundreds of thousands of Darfuris displaced by conflict has […]
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Conflict Looms as Sudanese Troops Assemble
This article first appeared on Nuba Reports, and is republished here with their kind permission. Conflict looms in the two conflict areas of South Kordofan and Blue Nile […]
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SANDF UNAMID troops in rebel ambush
Members of the SANDF’s UNAMID Darfur peacekeeping contingent were involved in an ambush by local rebels. According to a press release by the Department of Defence, […]
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South African UNAMID troops in rebel standoff
Three days ago the SANDF’s UNAMID contingent in Darfur were involved in a high-risk exchange with a number of unknown rebels in Mellit. The details below were […]
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Red Team: Sudan and the SANDF
In the absence of clear information coming out of Darfur to dispel rampant speculation that South African National Defence Force troops participating in UNAMID […]