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A displaced child in the courtyard of the university of Al-Jazira, transformed into a makeshift shelter, in al-Hasahisa south of Khartoum

Mediation falters as war in Sudan passes 100 days

Clashes flared in parts of Sudan on the one hundredth day of the war as mediation attempts by regional and international powers failed to find a path out of an increasingly intractable conflict.

World • 24 Jul 23

The regular army and paramilitary RSF have been battling since mid-April (file image)

ICC investigating a surge in violence in Sudan

The International Criminal Court is investigating a surge in hostilities in Sudan's Darfur region since mid-April, including reports of killings, rapes and crimes affecting children, the top prosecutor told the United Nations.

Sudan • 14 Jul 23

Sudanese army vehicles on patrol in Khartoum

Rival forces seize main base of police brigade in Sudan

Sudan's army has confirmed that the rival Rapid Support Forces have taken the main base of a well-equipped police brigade in the capital Khartoum.

World • 26 Jun 23

The war has displaced around 2.2 million people

Ceasefire in effect as air strikes hit Sudanese capital

Air strikes killed civilians and hit multiple parts of the Sudanese capital, residents have said, as a new ceasefire brokered by warring military factions takes effect.

Sudan • 18 Jun 23

Smoke billows in the distance amid ongoing fighting in Khartoum

MSF say medics overwhelmed by wounded from Darfur

Medics have said they are overwhelmed by the hundreds of wounded fleeing Sudan's Darfur region, which has become an increasing focus of global concern more than two months into the country's war.

World • 17 Jun 23

Witnesses said fighting resumed after the ceasefire expired at 6am (5am Irish time) in the north of Omdurman

Fighting resumes in Sudan after truce expires

Heavy clashes and artillery fire have erupted across Sudan's capital Khartoum and residents reported air strikes soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had brought a brief lull to eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions.

World • 11 Jun 23

Multiple truces have been agreed and broken since fighting erupted on 15 April, and Washington had slapped sanctions on both rival generals after the last attempt collapsed

Latest Sudan truce begins amid civilian scepticism

A 24-hour ceasefire has taken effect between Sudan's warring generals, but with fears running high it will collapse like its predecessors, mediators from the United States and Saudi Arabia have warned they may break off mediation efforts.

Sudan • 10 Jun 23

Black smoke billows amid ongoing fighting in the capital Khartoum

New Sudan ceasefire agreed as mediators warn both sides

Sudan's warring generals have agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire from tomorrow, US and Saudi mediators said, acknowledging that previous attempts to pause the conflict had proved to be unsuccessful.

World • 09 Jun 23

On 29 May, it was reported that at least 50 children had died at the orphanage since the start of the conflict

Children moved from Sudan orphanage where dozens died

About 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan's capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since fighting between rival military factions.

World • 08 Jun 23

Smoke billows behind buildings from a reported fire in Khartoum

Further clashes between military factions in Khartoum

Shelling and heavy clashes hit areas of Sudan's capital on Monday, residents have said.

World • 05 Jun 23

People walk past a medical centre building riddled with bullet holes in the south of Khartoum

180 unidentified Sudanese buried as fighting continues

Blasts have rocked the Sudanese capital today, as fighting between warring generals entered its eighth week, with volunteers forced to bury 180 bodies recovered from combat zones without identification.

World • 03 Jun 23

A medical centre building riddled with bullet holes in Khartoum

US sanctions firms linked to warring Sudanese forces

The US has imposed sanctions on companies it accuses of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop the fighting.

World • 01 Jun 23

Smoke billows in southern Khartoum, amid ongoing fighting between two rival generals in Sudan

Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary foes

The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a government official has said.

World • 31 May 23

Malnourishment, dehydration and infections are being cited as the main causes of the deaths

Dozens of babies dead in Sudan orphanage as war rages

At least 50 children - half of them babies - have died at an orphanage in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in the six weeks since war broke out.

World • 29 May 23

A man in the Sudanese capital Khartoum burning rubbish he collected while cleaning a street during the ceasefire

Sudan ceasefire eases fighting but some shots heard

Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead today, residents said, though an internationally monitored ceasefire appeared to have brought some respite from heavy fighting in the Sudanese capital.

World • 23 May 23

A vehicle of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces drives through in Khartoum

Week-long ceasefire in Sudan comes into effect

Gunfire and explosions rocked Sudan's capital, hours before a one-week humanitarian ceasefire was to take effect after a series of previous truce announcements were all violated.

Sudan • 22 May 23

Black smoke covers the sky above the capital Khartoum on 19 April

Sudanese sceptical as rivals agree to new ceasefire

Heavy clashes have again rocked Sudan's capital hours after rival generals agreed to an upcoming one-week ceasefire, the latest in a series of truces that have been systematically violated.

World • 21 May 23

Passengers fleeing war-torn Sudan rest before crossing into Egypt through the Argeen Land Port

Sudan talks to resume amid heavy fighting

Sudan's warring army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary will resume talks tomorrow, a senior Saudi diplomat said, as air strikes and heavy fighting raged overnight around Khartoum despite an agreement to protect civilians.

World • 13 May 23

Aidan O'Hara is the EU ambassador to Sudan

Irish diplomat recalls being held at gunpoint in Sudan

Irish diplomat Aidan O'Hara, who was held at gunpoint when his residence was attacked in the opening days of the conflict in Sudan, has been describing his experience and his dramatic evacuation from the country.

Ireland • 12 May 23

Refugees from Sudan arriving in Ethiopia last week

UN refugee agency says 200,000 have fled Sudan

Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring countries since violence erupted last month, the UN refugee agency has said, including many malnourished children arriving in Chad.

World • 12 May 23

Addressing a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Sudan, Volker Turk urged 'all states with influence in the region to encourage, by all possible means, the resolution of this crisis'

Global pressure needed to stop Sudan conflict - UN

The UN rights chief has called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict and end "the wanton violence".

World • 11 May 23

Residents reported ground battles in several neighbourhoods of Khartoum between the army and the paramilitary RSF

Battles shake Sudan as power struggle escalates

Fighting in Sudan's capital has escalated with fierce clashes and air strikes, witnesses said, as delegations of rival military factions continue talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at securing a ceasefire and humanitarian relief.

Sudan • 10 May 23

An increasing number are also crossing borders to escape the conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF

UN: More than 700,000 civilians flee Sudanese war

The war between Sudan's generals is having increasingly severe consequences for civilians, with a doubling over the past week of the number uprooted from their homes, the United Nations said.

Sudan • 09 May 23

Smoke billows in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals in Sudan

No breakthrough yet in Saudi-hosted Sudan talks

Ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia between Sudan's warring generals have yielded "no major progress" so far, according to a Saudi diplomat, dampening hopes for a quick end to the fighting.

World • 08 May 23

Fierce combat since then has killed hundreds of people, most of them civilians, wounded thousands and sparked multiple warnings of a potential 'catastrophic' humanitarian crisis

UN aid chief in Saudi Arabia for Sudan talks

The UN's top humanitarian official has arrived in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks between Sudan's warring generals, as gun battles and air strikes flared in the Sudanese capital at the start of a fourth week of fighting.

World • 07 May 23