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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

Sudanese Army soldiers walk near armoured vehicles stationed on a street in southern Khartoum

Gunfire heard in Sudan as rivals prepare for talks

Envoys from Sudan's warring military factions - the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces - were in Jeddah for talks today, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said, as international mediators pressed for an end to the three-week-old conflict.

Sudan • 06 May 23

Smoke rises as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)

'Frightening' number of children killed in Sudan - UN

The UN has warned that large numbers of children were dying in the Sudan conflict, pointing to reports indicating that seven children were being killed or injured every hour.

Sudan • 05 May 23

Smoke billows during fighting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum

Biden paves way for US sanctions on Sudan over fighting

US President Joe Biden has said the fighting in Sudan "must end" and authorised potential new sanctions against those responsible for the bloodshed.

World • 04 May 23

Dr Wail Abdu Mohammed said it would be cost-effective for doctors with Irish visas to be included in any plan for evacuation

Consultant in call over 19 doctors trapped in Sudan

A consultant neurosurgeon at Cork University Hospital has called on the Government to help evacuate 19 Sudanese doctors who ordinarily live and practice in Ireland, and their families, to safety from Sudan.

Africa • 03 May 23

Thoiba Ahmed pictured at her home in Letterkenny

Woman in Donegal 'feels helpless' over family in Sudan

As fighting continued in Khartoum today, Thoiba Ahmed - who lives in Letterkenny - was relieved to be able to make contact with her family in Sudan.

Ulster • 03 May 23

Dr Hawa Ibrahim said some of her family had tried to flee Khartoum and it is 'hard to know' if they are safe or not

'They were shot dead on street trying to find medicine'

A Dublin-based Sudanese doctor has told how two members of her family were shot dead while trying to find medicine in Khartoum.

Sudan • 03 May 23

People rush to buy fresh produce from a shop on an almost empty street in southern Khartoum

UN says aid trucks looted in 'volatile' Sudan

Sudan's warring military factions have agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from tomorrow, neighbour and mediator South Sudan said, even as more air strikes and shooting in the Khartoum capital region undercut their latest supposed truce.

Africa • 03 May 23

Dr Jimmy Williams, his wife Sara Joseph and his parents arrived in Cairo yesterday

Sligo doctor describes 'miracle' escape from Sudan

A Sligo-based Sudanese doctor has said it is a "miracle" he and his family managed to escape into Eygpt after spending five days on a bus at the border.

Connacht • 03 May 23

Smoke rises as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum

Sudan's warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire

Sudan's warring military factions have agreed in principle to a seven-day ceasefire to begin from Thursday.

World • 02 May 23

Sara Bahir Mohammed said: 'A ceasefire does not apply to me or to where I am'

Daily terror in Sudan: We're running out of everything

Despite a promised ceasefire in Sudan, violence continues and those left in Khartoum face a daily struggle to survive.

World • 02 May 23

Smoke billows over residential buildings in Khartoum as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week

More than 800,000 may flee Sudan violence, says UN

More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fighting between military factions, including many who had already come there as refugees, a UN official has said.

Sudan • 01 May 23

An RAF aircraft in Sudan, taking people for evacuation to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus

Irish mission aiding Sudan evacuations withdraws

Members of the Irish mission deployed to Cyprus to help co-ordinate the safe passage of Irish citizens and their dependents from Sudan are withdrawing today.

Sudan • 30 Apr 23

Tensions had been simmering for months between Hemedti and Burhan over how the RSF should be integrated into the Sudanese army

Sudan risks long conflict, rivals struggle for control

Sudan's warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of fighting shows neither can easily win, raising the spectre of a drawn-out war betweenan agile paramilitary force and the better-equipped army that could destabilise a fragile region.

World • 30 Apr 23

Clashes between the army and heavily-armed paramilitaries have entered a third week

Battles rage as Sudan's 'truce' extended by 72 hours

Rival Sudanese forces on Sunday announced the extension of a truce they have largely violated, as warplanes roared overhead and fighting continued on the ground in Sudan's capital.

World • 30 Apr 23

Black smoke rising over Khartoum, where fierce fighting continues

UN says Sudan is 'falling apart' as fighting continues

Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, violating a renewed truce.

World • 29 Apr 23

Kathy McLoughlin, her husband and two children were welcomed back to Ballindine Co Mayo by Kathy's parents

Mayo woman who fled Sudan speaks of relief to be home

An Irish woman who fled the fighting in Sudan this week has spoken of her family's relief after arriving home.

Sudan • 28 Apr 23

Smoke rises during clashes in the Sudanese capital Khartoum

Unending 'hell' - Sudan war rages despite truce pledges

Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri today, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour ceasefire extension announced by the army and a rival paramilitary force.

World • 29 Apr 23