Geneva: Rape is widespread in Sudan’s civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a “staggering” scale. Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report. … Read more
This picture released on the Sudanese Army’s Facebook page on May 30, 2023, shows army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan cheering with soldiers as he visits some of their positions in Khartoum. Fighting flared again in Sudan on May 30 despite the latest ceasefire pledges of warring generals meant to allow desperately needed aid to reach … Read more
Sudan’s battling generals have agreed to a three-day ceasefire, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands, and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners. Previous bids to pause the conflict failed to take hold but Blinken announced: “Following intense negotiation over the past 48 … Read more