Crisis in Sudan

Trump envoy meets Sudanese military chief in Egypt in attempt to end devastating war

Sudan's army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, when the two fell out over issues including how to integrate their forces in a transition to civilian rule.

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Sudan's de facto leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends an event marking the 72nd anniversary of the Sudanese Army Day at the Khartoum State Legislative Council in Khartoum on August 15, 2026.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on January 03, 2026, in Palm Beach, Florida.

US designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as global terrorist group

The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained violence against civilians to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict in Sudan and advance its violent Islamist ideology,” the statement read.

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A general view shows the cityscape of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists' accreditation after story on Ethiopian support of Sudan's RSF

While the Ethiopian Media Authority has informally indicated that the February 10 Reuters story prompted its decision, it has not made an official statement.

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Displaced Sudanese wait to receive humanitarian aid at the Abu al-Naga displacement camp in the Gedaref State, some 420km east of the capital Khartoum on February 6, 2026.

Sudan defense minister rejects claims aid convoy carried weapons in North Kordofan strike

Gen. Hassan Kabroun claimed the area was under the full control of the Sudanese Armed Forces and “does not require transporting any military equipment using aid convoys as decoys.” 

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Biden announces US support for African Union joining G20

The statement comes as part of Washington's efforts to reinvigorate ties with a region that has taken a back seat to other priorities in recent years.

DECEMBER 15, 2022ByREUTERS
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the U.S.-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2022.

Anti-coup demonstrations in Sudan demand return of civilian government

The ousted prime minister, Abdallah Hamdok, has been under house arrest since Oct. 25.

NOVEMBER 15, 2021ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASIM/THE MEDIA LINE
PEOPLE GATHERED on the streets last week in Khartoum amid billowing smoke and reports of a coup in Sudan.

Sudan capital locked down after coup triggers deadly unrest

Life came to a halt in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman across the Nile on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that triggered unrest.

OCTOBER 26, 2021ByREUTERS
A road barricade is set on fire during what the information ministry calls a military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, October 25, 2021

Netanyahu fixates on African migrants – but Likud has no policy

Despite the talks with Sudan and the fact that Netanyahu has repeatedly initiated discussion on the topic, Likud does not have an official policy on the matter.

MARCH 21, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
An African migrant sits near the Old Central Bus Station in south Tel Aviv, Israel February 3, 2020

The Juba peace plan authorizes genocide in Sudan

Hemeti is looking to the Israeli government and US administration as enablers of normalization to give him cover for his crimes committed against the Darfur people.

OCTOBER 10, 2020ByABAKAR M. ABDALLAH, JEROME B. GORDON, DEBORAH MARTIN
LT.-GEN. MOHAMED Hamdan Dagalo signs a peace agreement between Sudan’s power-sharing government and five key rebel groups, in Juba, South Sudan, on August 31, 2020.

120 said to be killed or wounded in attack in Sudan's Darfur region -UN

Sudan said on Sunday it would deploy joint forces from various state security services in Darfur after renewed violence there recently, SUNA, the state news agency, reported.

JULY 27, 2020ByREUTERS
UN peacekeeper in Darfur

There's unity in Sudan... for now

Less than a week ago, the country’s generals and its civilians were at each other’s throats over a transition to democracy, but experts say each side is itself a house divided

JULY 14, 2019ByLAWRENCE RIFKIN/THE MEDIA LINE
Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo greets his supporters during a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.

In Sudan, a determined people fights for democracy

JUNE 20, 2019BySHELDON GELLAR
Sudanese demonstrators cheer as they attend a protest rally demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum, Sudan April 11, 2019

Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan's state capitals

JUNE 20, 2019ByREUTERS
Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo greets his supporters during a meeting in Khartoum, Sudan.

U.S. official: Distrust between Sudan parties makes talks impossible

JUNE 14, 2019ByREUTERS
A Sudanese woman gestures during a protest demanding Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to step down along a bridge in Khartoum, Sudan April 8, 2019, in this still image taken from a social media video obtained on April 9, 2019