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UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Begin: 06/20 - Mandate ended: 12/23
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05.02.2024
Ukrainian special forces interrogate Wagner mercenaries in Sudan

Kyiv Post sources in Ukraine’s special services provided an exclusive video that shows elements of Ukrainian special forces interrogating captured Wagner mercenaries in the Republic of Sudan.

Source: Kyiv Post
05.02.2024
Sudan experiences widespread internet outage amidst war and accusation

Since Friday evening, internet and communication networks have been disrupted across most of Sudan. The cause of the outage remains unclear, with accusations flying between the Sudanese government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Source: Sudan Tribune
01.02.2024
Sudan warring parties' senior heads held talks in Bahrain, sources say

Senior leaders from Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) met three times this month in Bahrain, sources with knowledge of the talks said, the first such contact between the two warring sides in nine months of conflict.

Source: The East African
31.01.2024
Eight million displaced by Sudan war, UN says

The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is around 8 million, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Source: VOA News
29.01.2024
World confronts an ‘ugly and inescapable truth’ in Darfur, says ICC Prosecutor

The international community’s failure to execute warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subsequent lack of accountability are fuelling the violence stemming from the war between rival militaries in Sudan, the ICC Prosecutor told the UN Security Council on Monday.

Source: UN News
22.01.2024
UN expert says human rights violations rage on in Sudan

The human rights expert appointed by the UN High Commissioner to monitor Sudan, Radhoune Noucier, told UN News on Monday that everything from basic human rights to the economy and the legal system, have been decimated by the on-going war between rival militaries.

Source: UN News
22.01.2024
EU adopts sanctions against six entities involved in Sudan war

The EU Council said in its statement the six entities were responsible for "supporting activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan".

Source: RFI
20.01.2024
Sudan suspends membership in IGAD

The government of war-torn Sudan on Saturday informed Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) it is suspending its membership in the bloc. … At its summit on Thursday, IGAD reiterated its call for "an immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the "unjust war affecting the people" of Sudan. … A final communique from the extraordinary assembly gave the generals two weeks to meet.

Source: The East African
20.01.2024
Ethnic killings in one Sudan city left up to 15,000 dead, UN report says

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people were killed in one city in Sudan's West Darfur region last year in ethnic violence by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab militia, according to a United Nations report seen by Reuters on Friday.

Source: Reuters
18.01.2024
AU appoints 3 prominent Africans to Sudan peace panel

[…] In a statement on Wednesday, [African Union Commission Chairperson] Mr Faki said that the panel would work with all parties in the Sudan crisis "to ensure an all-inclusive process towards the swift restoration of peace, constitutional order and stability" in the country.

Source: The East African