“Goodbye Julia”, the first-ever Sudanese feature to screen at the Cannes Film Festival, has been selected by Sudan to represent the war-torn country at the Academy Awards in the Best International Film category.
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan, arrived in Qatar Thursday on an official visit to discuss the ongoing crisis in his country. The trip, which comes after similar visits to Egypt and South Sudan in recent days, has...
War-torn Sudan's capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces waged intense battles across Khartoum and humanitarian groups warned of worsening crises.
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Renk transit camp on the border of South Sudan and war-torn Sudan after thousands of refugees fled the latter. CNN's Nima Elbagir is on the ground.
Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania joined early frontrunners for the Palme d’Or in Cannes with her haunting “Four Daughters”, about the decision by a group of teenage girls to join the jihad in Syria. Meanwhile, Africa’s “Cannes moment” continued with...
The United Nations pressed Sudan's warring factions on Wednesday to guarantee safe passage of humanitarian aid after six trucks were looted and air strikes in the capital undermined a supposed truce.
Neighboring South Sudan says it's brokered a new ceasefire for Sudan's warring factions. CNN's Larry Madowo reports on the plan's prospects.
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have fled Khartoum and the Darfur region to seek refuge in neighbouring countries amid ongoing deadly clashes between Sudan’s army and the rival paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But the violence...
Sudan's army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, witnesses said, and at least 59 civilians were killed including three UN workers.
On March 31, a contingent of 1,000 Ugandan soldiers joined the East African Community's (EAC) peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province. EAC officials have clarified that the troops are being sent as a neutral...
Against the backdrop of the deteriorating situation in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where more than 120 armed factions, including the March 23 Movement (M23), currently operate, the East African Community (EAC)...
According to the UN, the humanitarian situation in South Sudan is continuously deteriorating with 9.4 million people in need of aid and protection. At the same time, the country is one of the most dangerous regions for humanitarian workers to...
As military clashes persisted after the Civil War in South Sudan ended in 2020, the UN-initiated mission aimed at resolving the dispute. The UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) is being undertaken via a so-called penholders system,...
Sudan's central bank restricted public institutions and the private sector from using foreign currency in business transactions last month amid a volatile exchange rate.
ADDIS ABABA (Sputnik) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Eastern Africa is ready to contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict, IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu has told Sputnik.
Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister together denounced the criminalization of homosexuality on Sunday and said gay people should be welcomed by their churches.
On 31 January, the 86-year-old pontiff kicked off week-long trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, for an "ecumenical peace pilgrimage". The visit was Francis’ fourth trip to the African continent since becoming Pope in 2013.
Pope Francis wound up a peace mission to South Sudan on Sunday urging the people to make themselves immune to the "venom of hatred" to achieve the peace and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts.
Pope Francis told a clergy in South Sudan to speak against injustice, on a historic trip to the war-torn country.Travelling with the heads of the churches in...
Pope Francis on Saturday urged South Sudan's leaders to restore "dignity" to the millions of their countrymen affected by conflict, renewing a forceful appeal for peace in the strife-torn nation.
Pope Francis regularly mentions the war in South Sudan. The Catholic Church is highly present in the country, whose independence only dates back to 2011, although just a third of the population is Catholic. The Catholic Church faces increasing...
