New cholera outbreak alert for Sudan’s war-weary communities

“Cholera is back and it’s affecting several states, mainly in the western part of the country, the Darfurs and the Kordofans,” said Dr Shible Sahbani, UN World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Sudan.  Briefing journalists in Geneva, the official reported more than 1,330 confirmed cases and 114 deaths from the disease, which is preventable but can […]

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Sudan civilians trapped by fear, disappearance and detention: rights experts

Both sides in the conflict – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with allied groups – are increasingly trying to control populations already exhausted by war.  “Civilians continue to bear the overwhelming burden of this conflict,” said Mission Chair Mohamed Chande Othman, warning that violence has evolved into a broader system of repression reaching […]

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