‘Digging with a needle’: Generals stall peace as Sudan’s el-Obeid burns
The battle for el-Obeid exposes the foreign arms and polarised narratives stalling peace in Sudan’s grinding war.
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El-Geneina’s struggle: Life amid Sudan war and humanitarian challenges
El-Geneina residents face soaring food and water costs as aid struggles to meet the needs of displaced families.
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.
From: NewsFeed
The making of Sudan’s RSF
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have a long history of violations, going back to when they were known as the ‘Janjaweed’.
Published On 4 Jun 2026
A woman holds her baby outside the registration centre for new refugees on the outskirts of the Korsi refugee camp in Birao, Central African Republic. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Maude Ahmad Fadala rocks her baby inside the Korsi refugee camp, where she gave birth in the street in Birao. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Women crowd the tiny maternity ward in Birao, which has just eight beds for about 70,000 locals and 22,000 Sudanese refugees, in a country where more than 40 percent of births already take place outside any health facility. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Women and children fetch water at dusk in the Korsi camp in Birao. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
A nurse gives painkillers to patient Amna Adam Hessen, whose baby was delivered stillborn the previous day. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Patients sit thigh‑to‑thigh on hard benches in the sweltering maternity ward as staff say the number of women arriving daily has tripled since Sudan’s war began in early 2023, overwhelming a health system already weakened by years of internal conflict. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
A nurse checks on a woman recovering from heavy bleeding after a complicated breech delivery, one of the preventable emergencies that become lethal when pregnancies go unmonitored despite World Health Organization guidance for at least eight prenatal visits. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Women wait outside the delivery room at the Birao District Hospital. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Heavily pregnant Sudanese refugees queue for water in a camp near the Sudan border, where displacement, poverty and lack of education intersect with a collapsed referral system, leaving many unsure whether any help will be available when labour starts. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
A pharmacist hands pregnant women painkillers from boxes at the pharmacy of the Birao District Hospital. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Refugee Amna Adam Hessen lies on a bare foam mattress after losing her breech baby and bleeding heavily during labour, a death narrowly averted in a country where nearly two‑thirds of maternal deaths worldwide occur in conflict or fragile settings. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
Women line up outside the maternity entrance at Birao District Hospital, one of the only facilities in the area that used to receive reproductive health supplies from UNFPA — the sole provider in town — before aid cuts threw maternal care into a deeper crisis. [Caitlin Kelly/AP Photo]
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‘Spoiled insulin’: Sudan war disrupts drug supplies, fuelling smuggling
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Sudan medical group says RSF-affiliated fighters kill 27 civilians
The attacks come as nearly 19.5 million Sudanese face severe hunger amid the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis.
Khartoum’s slow recovery amid cautious return
War-damaged Khartoum sees uneven recovery as residents weigh return amid fragile services and economy.
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Sudanese army captures key town near Ethiopian border from RSF
Sudan’s army says it retook a vital town in southeastern Blue Nile state and inflicted heavy losses on the RSF.
Acute hunger grips nearly 20 million people in war-battered Sudan, says IPC
A lack of access to food and health facilities will lead to death for many, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council.
From: NewsFeed
Fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile State displaces thousands
Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Al Karama camp in Al-Damazin, Blue Nile State, southeastern Sudan.
Published On 13 May 2026
