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UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
Begin: 06/20 - Mandate ended: 12/23
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01.11.2022
Violence in Blue Nile State displaces over 97,000 people

At least 97,094 people have been displaced due to the recent events in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, the latest International Organisation for Migration Displacement Tracking Matrix (IOM-DTM) shows. The displacement follows tribal clashes that erupted in July … .

Source: Sudan Tribune
26.10.2022
Protester killed as Sudanese rally against military on coup anniversary

A doctor’s group said one protester was killed during demonstrations marking one year of military rule in Sudan as security forces used tear gas on the crowds. … Since army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power, Sudan has seen near-weekly anti-coup rallies and crackdowns by security.

Source: VOA News
23.10.2022
At least 220 killed in tribal fighting

Two days of tribal fighting in Sudan's south killed at least 220 people, a senior health official said on Sunday.  Fighting in Blue Nile province, which borders Ethiopia and South Sudan, reignited earlier this month over a land dispute. It pits the Hausa tribe, with origins across West Africa, against the Berta people.

Source: Deutsche Welle
20.10.2022
More than 100 killed in two days of fighting

At least 150 people have been killed, including women and children, in tribal clashes in Blue Nile state, official says.

Source: Al Jazeera
18.10.2022
Sudan military’s interest in transitional outfit wanes amid calls for law overhaul

Sudan’s military junta is approaching a year without a promised re-establishment of a transitional government, putting the country’s journey to democracy in limbo.

Source: The East African
04.10.2022
Sudanese civilian groups ask UN to help contain paramilitary forces

Sudanese pro-democracy groups will ask the country's United Nations mission to help them integrate a paramilitary force and former rebel factions into a unified army, or disarm and demobilise them, according to a draft letter seen by Reuters.

Source: Reuters
04.10.2022
UN official urges Sudan’s rival factions to join peace process

The Special Representative of the Secretary General in Sudan, Volker Perthes has urged the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdul Wahid al-Nur and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N)- Abdelaziz al-Hilu faction to join peace processes aimed at achieving comprehensive and lasting peace in the country.

Source: Sudan Tibune
28.09.2022
U.S warns Khartoum over Russian military base at Red Sea

The U.S ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey warned of consequences if Khartoum allows Russia to establish a military base at the Red Sea coast. Godfrey, the first U.S ambassador to Sudan in 25 years, said such a decision would not only isolate Sudan from the international community but also undermine its interests.

Source: Sudan Tribune
27.09.2022
Sudan coup leader bids to co-opt pro-democracy movement

Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, has tried to reach out to Sudan’s pro-democracy movement, despite his involvement in October’s coup against the country’s civilian government.

Source: Al Jazeera
27.09.2022
Sudan coup leader bids to co-opt pro-democracy movement

Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemeti, has tried to reach out to Sudan’s pro-democracy movement, despite his involvement in October’s coup against the country’s civilian government.

Source: Al Jazeera