Sudan News

Khartoum - Sudan called on Thursday for an investigation into the "assassination" of its nationals in a South Sudan oil town, where the UN has accused rebels of killing hundreds of civilians.

- First their homes were torched, and now the people themselves are burning, huddled under crude shelters to escape Sudan's fierce desert sun after fleeing Darfur's worst violence in a decade.

Ab - Beware of the men with the hard faces. Look at them the wrong way and you might end up dead, residents of the besieged capital of Sudan's North Darfur state say.

Khartoum - A Sudanese worker for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been killed in Sudan's Darfur, the agency said on Friday, as violence worsens in the region.

Khartoum - Major European and Saudi banks have stopped dealing with Sudan, diplomatic and other sources say, adding to the sanctions-hit country’s isolation and further straining its indebted, cash-starved economy.While Khartoum blames increased "pressure" from...

Khartoum - Major European and Saudi banks have stopped dealing with Sudan, diplomatic and other sources say, adding to the sanctions-hit country’s isolation and further straining its indebted, cash-starved economy.While Khartoum blames increased "pressure" from...

Juba - Five soldiers died when heavy fighting broke out in the main military barracks in war-torn South Sudan's capital Juba, underscoring serious tensions within the national army as it battles a rebel uprising.Fierce gunfire lasting two hours was heard comi...

Khartoum - Almost 40,000 people may have been displaced by militia arson and looting in Sudan's Darfur region, according to new data obtained by AFP on Tuesday.More than 19,000 arrivals have been recorded at two camps for displaced people near the South Darfur st...

Khartoum - Fighting in South Sudan has cut production from the country's lifeline oilfields by about 29 percent, the press secretary to President Salva Kiir said in Khartoum on Sunday."South Sudan is still getting more than 175,000 barrels a day," said Ateny Wek ...

Khartoum - The Sudanese government and rebels opened peace talks in Ethiopia on Thursday amid UN calls for a ceasefire to end three years of fighting that has affected over one million people.The government said it was committed to ending the gruesome violence at...