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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.
Sudan's army chief has ordered an import ban cancelled as the dollar hit 10,300 pounds and inflation rose to 28.29% in September. The post Sudan’s Leader Lifts Import Ban on Food appeared first on The Rio Times.
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.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 22, 2026 — Nigeria places 46 Ebola contacts on a 21-day no-fly list; Tanzania charges Chadema's John Pambalu with treason; Joseph Kabila launches the FRN in DR Congo; Egypt limits military support to defending Saudi territory; Sudan's Geneva talks proceed without the army or RSF. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, October 22, 2026 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.
Sudan's Customs Authority lifted its customs dollar 29.6% on Monday 19 October, so Sudan import duty bills for food, medicine and parts jump in pounds. The post Sudan Import Duty Costs Rise 29.6% appeared first on The Rio Times.
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.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 19, 2026 — Kenya braces for the Shakahola verdict and an eighth Ebola case; Sudan drone strikes kill civilians in Darfur and Kordofan; Nigeria disputes debt figures amid opposition splits; fuel shortages reach Niamey. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Monday, October 19, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sudan’s army says it struck RSF command centres in South Darfur, but the RSF says a crowded livestock market was hit.
Sudanese are facing growing costs of medicine caused by the country's civil war.
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.
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.
More than one million people could lose life-saving aid by October as funding shrinks and arrivals from Sudan continue.
Sudan's fuel crisis is a dollar shortage, not an oil shortage, and it is reshaping who controls supply, prices and humanitarian access. The post Why Sudan Is Running Out of Fuel in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.