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South Sudan: Over Half of South Sudan's Population Faces Acute Hunger Crisis

29 April 2026 at 08:25
[UN News] Conflict and displacement are intensifying South Sudan's hunger crisis, with 7.8 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity while 2.2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to a joint statement on Tuesday from UN agencies.
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  • Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid Rebecca Root
    Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Continue reading...
     

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

29 April 2026 at 07:00

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOs

The volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulnerable people, by slowing or blocking food and medical aid from reaching them.

Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs.

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© Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

© Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

© Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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  • Sudan: Remembering El Fasher and Those Still Detained
    [Ayin Network] It has been six months since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, in a bloody raid that the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission characterised as having "the hallmark of genocide". While the violent six-day raid last October is over, many people have remained detained or, worse, have gone missing ever since.
     

Sudan: Remembering El Fasher and Those Still Detained

29 April 2026 at 05:17
[Ayin Network] It has been six months since the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, in a bloody raid that the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission characterised as having "the hallmark of genocide". While the violent six-day raid last October is over, many people have remained detained or, worse, have gone missing ever since.

Sudan: Unicef Warns of Catastrophe Facing Darfur's Children 20 Years After Crisis First Shocked World

29 April 2026 at 04:56
[Dabanga] Darfur -- UNICEF has warned that children in Darfur are facing a new humanitarian catastrophe, two decades after the region first drew global attention, but with far less international focus and support. The agency said violence has devastated communities and displaced millions across Sudan, leaving children once again trapped in an acute crisis.

Sudan: Darfur - Two Decades On, a New Generation of Children Faces 'Horrific Violence'

28 April 2026 at 10:25
[UN News] Twenty years after the conflict in Darfur first sparked global outrage, children in the region are once again trapped in a catastrophic cycle of violence, hunger, and displacement - but this time, the world is failing to take notice.

Kenya: Two Kenyans Among 15 Killed in South Sudan Plane Crash

28 April 2026 at 07:00
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two Kenyans are among 15 people who died after a small passenger plane crashed in South Sudan, authorities have confirmed.

Sudan: At Least 7 Dead, UNHCR Aid Vehicle Destroyed in Kordofan and North Darfur Drone Strikes

28 April 2026 at 04:57
[Dabanga] Tawila / El Obeid -- A vehicle transporting emergency shelter kits for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR to Tawila in North Darfur, was destroyed in a drone strike in North Darfur on Friday, April 24, leaving the unhurt, but leaving more than 1,300 families without shelter. In a separate attack, at least seven people were killed, and 22 others were wounded in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) using drones of El Obeid in North Kordofan on Saturday.

Sudan paramilitary leaders acquired £17.7m property portfolio in Dubai, investigation reveals

28 April 2026 at 04:00

The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records show

A network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part of a sprawling “paramilitary-industrial complex” across Africa and the Middle East, an investigation has revealed.

Family members, sanctioned individuals, and entities linked to the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, have acquired more than 20 luxury properties, worth £17.7m, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Sentry, a US investigative group.

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© Photograph: Abdel Hadi Ramahi/Reuters

© Photograph: Abdel Hadi Ramahi/Reuters

© Photograph: Abdel Hadi Ramahi/Reuters

Sudan: Human Rights Orgs Condemn 'Forced Deportation' of Sudanese Writer From Egypt

25 April 2026 at 13:24
[Dabanga] Cairo -- Thirteen Sudanese and Egyptian human rights organisations have condemned the forced deportation of Sudanese writer Idris Babiker from Egypt, as well as the "harsh and inhumane detention conditions" he reportedly suffered during detention, calling for an investigation.
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