Sudan War

Sudan's brutal war enters its second month: What has happened so far

Hundreds of people have been killed and nearly a million displaced in the war between Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Here’s the timeline of the main developments in the conflict

WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera

Many countries have successfully evacuated their citizens from war-torn Sudan after several attacks on diplomats, including the killing of an Egyptian attache shot on his way to work. Some countries are also extracting their private citizens

After US, France begins 'rapid evacuation operation' in Sudan

A diplomatic source said that the Sudan armed forces and their rivals, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, had 'given guarantees of security' to allow the operation

US embassy staff successfully evacuated from Sudan, says country's paramilitary force 

The United Nations and foreign states have urged rival military leaders to honour declared ceasefires that have mostly been ignored and to open a safe passage for fleeing civilians and the supply of badly needed aid