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A BBC investigation has found evidence that Sudanese paramilitary fighters systematically destroyed el-Fasher's healthcare system during their long siege and subsequent takeover of the city in Darfur a year ago. BBC Africa correspondent Barbara Plett Usher explains.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

The 21 October Geneva meeting was a coordination forum for mediators, not a negotiation between Sudan's army and the RSF, leaving the war unresolved. The post Why Sudan Ceasefire Talks Failed Again in Geneva appeared first on The Rio Times.

In tonight’s edition: Sudan’s brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a response as Ebola cases emerge in Nigeria and rise in Kenya. Finally, ten years after Cameroon’s deadliest railway disaster, families of the 79 victims are still fighting for justice, saying their pain has yet to be acknowledged.

The death toll from a drone strike Monday on a market in an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan has risen to 153 and is likely even higher, a local official told AFP on Wednesday. Authorities in Abyei district said the strike on the Amiet market involved the use of multiple munitions and was carried out by the Sudanese army. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Jan Pospisil, Sudan Affairs Analyst at the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform. He says that for a long time the Sudanese army has tried "to portray a picture internationally that they are humane, whereas RSF is committing atrocities. Here we see very clearly that there is not much difference between these two".

A drone strike on Abyei’s Amiet Market killed at least 153 people, up from 73, a local official said. Officials blame Sudan’s army. The post Drone Strike on Border Market Kills 153 appeared first on The Rio Times.

South Sudan authorities say Sudan's army launched drone attack on market, as MSF says it is treating 20 wounded people.

The comments come as South Sudan says more than 150 people were killed in a strike in the disputed Abyei border region.

A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people, a local official said on Tuesday. Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan’s military for Monday’s attack on Amiet Market, north of Abyei town. Ngor told Associated Press by phone that the death toll was continuing to rise as the fire burned. A senior Sudanese military officer said the army carried out a...

At least 153 people have been killed in a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region, where a fire at a nearby fuel depot continued to burn on Tuesday. Local officials blamed Sudan’s military for Monday’s attack, which also left dozens injured. 

Rights groups warn increasing attacks by unmanned aircraft are targeting civilians and infrastructure.

Relatives and local groups say a Sudan drone strike on Al-Dabab in West Kordofan killed 100 to 150 civilians on Sunday 18 October. The army has not commented. The post Sudan Drone Strike Kills 100+ in Kordofan appeared first on The Rio Times.

At least 80 people were killed in a drone strike near a market in Sudan’s southern West Kordofan state, a medical source and a witness said Monday. The strike in the town of Al-Dibab on Sunday evening is among the deadliest single attacks since war erupted between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in 2023.

Sudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.

Sudanese miners injured in a deadly airstrike along the border with Egypt last week have been describing how the incident unfolded.

Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces have fought since April 2023. Here is who holds what, who backs whom and where the truce talks stand. The post Sudan’s War Explained 2026: Army, RSF and Their Backers appeared first on The Rio Times.

Last July, Chad announced plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, accusing it of inefficiency and of disproportionately targeting African nations. The decision could complicate future investigations into alleged war crimes linked to the conflict in neighbouring Sudan, particularly as ICC investigators engage with Sudanese refugees sheltering in eastern Chad. Despite the political headwinds, humanitarian organisations remain on the ground, supporting those displaced by the crisis, as FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard reports.

Neither Egypt nor Sudan has commented on the alleged strikes on an artisanal mining camp on Saturday.

An air strike hit a gold mine near Sudan’s border with Egypt, killing at least 72 people and injuring more than 50.

Sudan Tribune reports dozens of Sudanese gold miners killed and at least 20 wounded in air strikes near the Egyptian border on Saturday. The post Sudan Miners Report Air Strikes Near Egypt, 20 Wounded appeared first on The Rio Times.

Russia and China block US efforts to expand the Darfur arms embargo to cover all of Sudan amid ongoing conflict.

The SAF claims victory in a vital North Kordofan town, weakening RSF’s access to fighters and supply routes.

Addis Ababa accuses Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups.

Sudanese Armed Forces reportedly retake al-Mazroub, advancing the army's goal of cutting the RSF’s supply lines.

Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan's war since April 2023.

Ethiopia accuses Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups, deepening tensions amid internal unrest.

Sudan’s military is rejecting accusations from Ethiopia that Khartoum is backing armed groups fighting government forces in the north, calling the claims “baseless.”

Sudan army denies backing Tigray fighters, says rival paramilitary RSF receiving support from within Ethiopia.

Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar town of Erebti on Sunday.

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump's Africa envoy Massad Boulos said that each side in Sudan feels it "could get a decisive military victory". Asked about Western Sahara, he acknowledged there is no "imminent solution that we can feel or touch". He also rejected Rwanda's accusations of bias over US sanctions, saying they "can easily be reversed".