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[Written Question] Darfur: Unmanned Air Systems
Question by: Lord Alton of Liverpool Answering Body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab that a drone typically operated only by the Chinese army is being used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur; whether this constitutes a
Suspected mpox outbreak with hundreds of cases hits Sudan’s Darfur
Aid groups fear the virus could cause a ‘catastrophe’ if it gets into the region’s crowded displacement camps
I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib
Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and futureIn a village in South Darfur, I met a young girl about my daughter’s age – six or seven years old – who touched my hand and said: “I was taken by the Janjaweed.” This was more than 20 years ago, during the first Darfur crisis, and at the time, that was the term women and girls used as we struggled to...
Refugee women in CAR face childbirth risks amid US funding cuts
In Pictures Refugee women in CAR face childbirth risks amid US funding cuts Limited staffing and supplies force pregnant women in CAR to give birth at home, increasing risks of preventable deaths. Sudanese refugee women in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR) face an increasing risk of dying in childbirth as cuts to US funding hit already fragile maternity services, aid agencies have warned. Tens of thousands of people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region into CAR’s remote...
War in Sudan: Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?
In recent days, the Sudanese army has announced advances in the east of the country, recapturing several towns from the Rapid Support Forces and forcing some of their members to cross the border into Ethiopia to seek refuge there. At the same time, numerous sources in Darfur report tensions within the paramilitary group, which are said to have led to the defection of several commanders over the past few weeks. Is the unity of the RSF beginning to crack?
Sudan war victims seek justice in Kenya over claims of torture and sexual violence
Sudan war victims seek justice in Kenya over claims of torture and sexual violence It is the first attempt to prosecute members of the notorious paramilitary group RSF outside Sudan - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Victims of alleged atrocities linked to the war in Sudan have asked Kenyan prosecutors to investigate claims of torture and sexual violence by members of a notorious paramilitary group. It is the first attempt to prosecute members of the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, outside...
‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling
‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling As the conflict destroys local production, Sudanese patients are forced to rely on expensive, smuggled medicines. On a modest bed inside his war-battered home in the Khartoum North neighbourhood of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, Murtada Mohieddin, a diabetic patient in his early 50s, carefully counts his remaining doses of insulin. His search for medicine has transformed into a harrowing battle – not just to find the...
Rights group says drone strike kills 11 in central Sudan market
Rights group says drone strike kills 11 in central Sudan market Emergency Lawyers said dozens were also wounded in the strike that came less than 24 hours after similar drone attacks. A drone strike on a market in central Sudan has killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more, according to a local rights group, as escalating aerial attacks further increase the death toll of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The attack on Saturday targeted the main market in Abu Zaeima, a...
Number of conflicts between states reaches highest level since World War II
Number of conflicts between states reaches highest level since World War II Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The number of conflicts between states continued to increase sharply in 2025 and has now reached the highest level since World War II. At the same time, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University registered a record total number of armed conflicts. In 2025, the number of interstate conflicts doubled for the second year in a row, from two in...