World Bank team meets Sudanese officials on resumption of support
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The first high-level official delegation from the World Bank arrived in Sudan on Monday since relations were suspended in 2021, [...] Full text...
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Sudanese PM, UN envoy discuss security, humanitarian crisis
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idriss and Ramtane Lamamra, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, on Saturday held talks in [...] Full text...
Sudanese and Eritrean leaders vow closer ties amid regional tensions
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Sovereign Council head General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed on Saturday to strengthen security and [...] Full text...
Sudan: One month after the attacks on Al Fasher, children arrive in Tawila without parents and traumatised
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - At least 400 children fleeing the violence in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher have arrived in Tawila without their parents [...] Full text...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF kills state-owned news agency bureau chief
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The state-owned Sudan News Agency (SUNA) said on Friday that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed its bureau chief in [...] Full text...
UN envoy to press for Sudan dialogue
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, is preparing to travel to Port Sudan and Addis Ababa next [...] Full text...
Sudan: UN experts call for urgent action to combat trafficking in El Fasher
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed concern about reports of trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation and sexual [...] Full text...
Top Sudanese General gives conditions for peace
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A top Sudanese General has spelled out conditions to end the devastating war in the East African country that has killed [...] Full text...
US urges Sudan's warring parties to commit to humanitarian truce
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US says it expects the warring parties in Sudan to commit to the humanitarian truce proposed by the Quad working [...] Full text...
Sudan: UN’s gradual move back to Khartoum ‘an important step’
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Country Team in Sudan met in Khartoum on Monday – the first time it has convened in the capital [...] Full text...
Sudan’s military leader again rejects UAE's membership of the Quad
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler says he will consider the Quad, which has been working to end the bloody war in the [...] Full text...
Guinea-Bissau presidential candidates commit to peaceful election
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Guinea-Bissau, headed by Ambassador Baba Kamara, on Friday met with candidates for the 23 November presidential [...] Full text...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'welcomes' US President Trump's peace initiative
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has come under severe criticism for atrocities committed in the war with the army, [...] Full text...
EU Sanctions top leader of Sudan's paramilitary group over atrocities in Darfur
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has strongly condemned the grave and ongoing atrocities perpetrated by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), [...] Full text...
Sudan welcomes President Trump's decision to end the war in Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that he would initiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict [...] Full text...
'The Elders' condemn atrocities in Sudan, DRC
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet, founded by the [...] Full text...
UN aid office pushes for ‘unhindered’ humanitarian access in Sudan
New York, US (PANA) - UN relief chief Tom Fletcher held “useful” and “tough” discussions with the two sides battling for control of Sudan this [...] Full text...
Dozens of young women raped inside Fasher and on the way to safe area, doctors say
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- A doctors charity organization working with IDPs and government controlled area, the Sudan Doctors Network, has revealed 32 confirmed cases of [...] Full text...
Sudan's military ruler sets conditions for talks
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has again set conditions for truce in the bloody war in the East African [...] Full text...
Sudan: UN warns of 'another El Fasher' in Kordofan
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Kordofan must not become the new Darfur, the UN human rights chief warned on Friday. Volker Türk recalled that the mass atrocities [...] Full text...
Sudanese government welcomes HRC resolution condemning the RSF Militia Violations in El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the UN Human Rights Council resolution that clearly condemned atrocities and grave [...] Full text...
Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
New York, US (PANA) - Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s the burning question for relatives [...] Full text...
Families in Sudan ‘running out of time’ as hunger spreads
New York, US (PANA) - More than 21 million people in Sudan, 45 per cent of the population, are not getting enough to eat as [...] Full text...
G7 condemns Sudanese militia's atrocities in Darfur
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers have strongly condemned the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing them of committing atrocities and [...] Full text...
Top US diplomat lashes out at Sudan's RSF, calls for cut off of weapons supply
Hamilton, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly criticised Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the “terrible” things it has [...] Full text...
Senior US official calls on Sudan's warring parties to 'immediately' accept humanitarian truce
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - A senior US official has called on parties to the conflict in Sudan to “immediately" agree to and implement the [...] Full text...
Sudan: 89,000 civilians have fled El Fasher
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office (OCHA) on Monday warned of a deepening crisis in Sudan’s North Darfur as violence spreads [...] Full text...
IOM Chief warns of imminent catastrophe as displacement surges in North Darfur
Port Sudan,Sudan (PANA)- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope has warned that extreme insecurity and appalling human rights violations, including mass [...] Full text...
Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher
Geneva, Switzerland, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, rape is likely being used as a weapon of war and simply being a woman there is [...] Full text...
Humanitarian crisis in North Darfur worsens as violence spreads - OCHA
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that the crisis in Sudan’s North Darfur State is deepening [...] Full text...
Sudanese medical charity accuses paramilitary RSF of burning bodies in El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese medical charity, Sudan Doctors Network, has accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of collecting hundreds of bodies from the [...] Full text...
Sudanese doctor wins international accolade of over 1 million dollars
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network has sent a sympathetic congratulation to Dr. Jamal Al-Tayeb, Director of Al-Naw Hospital, on receiving the [...] Full text...
Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warnings of worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan continue, despite reports of a ceasefire deal brokered by international mediators on Thursday.“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside [...] Full text...
UN Rights Council to hold special session on Sudan's El Fasher on 14 November
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher, [...] Full text...
Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Adviser on genocide prevention has raised concerns over widespread allegations of war crimes committed in Sudan’s El [...] Full text...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF agrees to humanitarian truce
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has agreed to the humanitarian truce proposed by the Quad countries working to end [...] Full text...
Sudan crisis: UN agencies race to aid civilians as violence engulfs El Fasher
New York, US ( PANA) - UN agencies are stepping up relief operations to help civilians fleeing the escalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state, [...] Full text...
Sudanese central bank issues new 2000 Sudanese pound banknote
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Central Bank of Sudan (CBS) has announced it is issuing a new 2000 Sudanese pound banknote. The current biggest [...] Full text...
Sudan war, political uncertainty block progress on Abyei peace talks
New York, US (PANA) - The UN is ready to support Sudan and South Sudan in resuming talks on the disputed Abyei border region, the [...] Full text...
US 'actively engaged' in efforts to bring peace to Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, says the US administration is actively engaged in efforts to bring about a [...] Full text...
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported [...] Full text...
Doctors Charity: Dozens of bodies piled up inside homes in Bara,RSF denies burying
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA)- The Sudan Doctors Network, a widely spread charity of doctors grouping, has hinted that an outbreak of diseases is imminent in [...] Full text...
Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, [...] Full text...
ICC : Profound alarm and deep concern over crimes in El Fasher
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The International Criminal Court on Monday issued a statement expressing its “profound alarm and deepest concern” about the current developments in [...] Full text...
Africa CDC mobilises emergency public-health response after Sudan hospital attack
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is dispatching critical medical commodities and supplies following the 28 October [...] Full text...
Sudan medical group, UN report massive displacement from Bara, rights violations
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudan Doctors Network (SDN) said on Friday that 4,500 people have been displaced from the town of Bara in North [...] Full text...
Senior official from Darfur reacts to reported arrest of notorious RSF leader
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Media outlets associated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed on Friday the paramilutary group had arrested Abolulu, a notorious [...] Full text...
UN rights commission says El Fasher atrocities must be investigated
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) said on Friday that more details are emerging of atrocities committed during [...] Full text...
Sudan's paramilitary RSF arrests commander, several others, over atrocities in El Fasher
El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said on Thursday it has arrested several of its members, including a field commander, [...] Full text...
Cameroon: UN alarmed by reported deaths following Paul Biya's re-election
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday it was "deeply concerned" by reports of several deaths during [...] Full text...