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Capital

Khartoum

Head of State

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Head of Government

Acting Prime Minister Osman Hussein

A Sudanese refugee girl who fled from El-Fashir city, Sudan, at a transit camp in eastern Chad. Photo: Reuters

War and conflict

War-torn Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watch list for third year

International Rescue Committee highlights a stark concentration of human suffering in a small number of countries in latest rankings.

17 Dec 2025 - 1:42PM

United Nations

Aid cuts causing millions of refugees ‘unnecessary pain’: UN

15 Dec 2025 - 11:58PMvideocam

Africa

6 UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone strike blamed on RSF paramilitary group

14 Dec 2025 - 5:46AM

War and conflict

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters without Borders says the number of journalists killed reached 67 globally.

10 Dec 2025 - 10:28AM

The aftermath of an Israeli strike that killed several Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City on August 11. Photo: Reuters

Africa

63 children among 114 dead in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital: WHO

Reports paramedics were also targeted during rescue efforts, as WHO director general condemns attack.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:59PM

United Nations

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

8 Dec 2025 - 2:27PM

Africa

33 children killed in drone attack by Sudan paramilitaries, doctors say

17 adults were also killed in the strike on a kindergarten, which drew condemnation from the Sudan Doctors’ Network.

7 Dec 2025 - 11:27AMvideocam

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit are seen in the East Nile province in June 2019. Photo: AP

China trade

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

5 Dec 2025 - 1:04AMvideocam

United States

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

3 Dec 2025 - 10:16AM

Switzerland

Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors shift focus towards defence

Failure to prevent conflict and provide humanitarian relief risks ‘a world of ever more and greater suffering’, president warns.

21 Nov 2025 - 9:05PM

Flags of the International Committee of the Red Cross fly outside its headquarters in Geneva. Photo: EPA

Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

20 Nov 2025 - 7:53AMvideocam

A displaced woman from El Fasher sits with her child as they wait for permission to enter a camp in Al-Dabbah, Sudan, on November 13. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong society

New policy in Canada won’t help Hongkongers seeking permanent residency: experts

Proposed fast-track measure for work permit holders unlikely to accelerate process amid backlog, with wait times stretching far beyond 2027.

12 Nov 2025 - 8:42AM

My Take

My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war

It is a tragic irony that commemorations on this Remembrance Sunday are taking place against the backdrop of today’s conflicts.

8 Nov 2025 - 11:30PM

Africa

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

7 Nov 2025 - 6:46PM

A woman who fled El-Fasher rests at a camp in Tawila, Sudan. Photo: AP

Africa

Mass graves, blood stains: satellite images point to horrors in seized Sudan city

Analysis of imagery shows mass graves being dug near a hospital and a mosque, raising alarm over the scale of the carnage in El-Fasher.

6 Nov 2025 - 12:55PM

This satellite image shows a trench experts suspect of being a mass grave being dug near a former children’s hospital in El-Fasher, Sudan. Photo: Vantor via AP

Human rights

US seeks truce in Sudan as ICC probes possible war crimes in El-Fasher

There have been reports of mass killings, sexual violence, looting and abductions in a city overrun by Rapid Support Forces militia.

4 Nov 2025 - 2:52PM

Africa

Survivors of El-Fasher say Sudan’s RSF is detaining hundreds

The RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations. The US has previously determined that the RSF committed genocide in Darfur two decades ago.

3 Nov 2025 - 12:02AM

Africa

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

31 Oct 2025 - 2:11PM

This satellite image taken on October 30, 2025 and made available on October 31, 2025 shows a burned area along the berm northwest of El-Fasher. Photo: Vantor via AFP

Africa

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

30 Oct 2025 - 2:39PM

Africa

UN rights chief warns of ethnically motivated ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s El-Fasher

Volker Turk said ‘urgent and concrete action’ was needed to protect civilians as paramilitary forces said they had taken control of the city.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:18AM

China-Africa relations

Will China step in as Egypt and Ethiopia spar over Beijing-backed Nile mega dam?

Beijing’s strong ties put it in better position to mediate than any other third party, but an expert says China is unlikely to intervene.

14 Sep 2025 - 12:10PM

The US$5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a national source of pride for Ethiopians. Downstream Egypt believes the dam will threaten its water supply. Photo: AFP

Africa

Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest

The project is set to provide energy to millions in the region but is seen by Cairo as an existential threat that endangers its water supply.

10 Sep 2025 - 1:09PM

The dam measuring 1,800 metres in length and 170 metres in height is Africa’s largest. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Volker Turk expresses horror at the ‘genocidal rhetoric’ and ‘disgraceful dehumanisation’ of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.

8 Sep 2025 - 7:47PM

War and conflict

Sudan landslide destroys village and kills more than 1,000, rebel group says

Rebel group appeals to the United Nations and international aid agencies for help after disaster.

2 Sep 2025 - 5:01PM

Africa

In Sudan, volunteers help families give war dead proper burials

Red Cross volunteers exhume the bodies from makeshift plots in Khartoum so that their families can give them a proper funeral and gain some closure.

9 Aug 2025 - 12:30PM

People gather by the makeshift graves of those buried in Khartoum’s southern suburb of al-Azhari on August 2, which will be exhumed for reburial in the local cemetery. Photo: AFP

War and conflict

Sudan claims downing of Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries

The attack, which left at least 40 dead, is the latest in a series of accusations by Sudan’s military that the UAE is arming its paramilitary rivals.

9 Aug 2025 - 5:09PM

Sudan’s war, now in its third year, has killed tens of thousands. File photo: AFP

Africa

US imposes sanctions on Sudan over alleged use of chemical weapons

Sudan’s army-aligned government immediately denied the US allegations, calling them ‘baseless’ and ‘political blackmail’.

28 Jun 2025 - 10:28PM

China-Africa relations

The growing risks for Chinese companies in conflict-ridden African nations

Chinese firms admit their very survival could be threatened by geopolitical risks, unrest and security threats in unstable African countries.

23 Jun 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

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Sudan

War-torn Sudan tops global humanitarian crisis watch list for third year

International Rescue Committee highlights a stark concentration of human suffering in a small number of countries in latest rankings.

Aid cuts causing millions of refugees ‘unnecessary pain’: UN

6 UN peacekeepers killed in Sudan drone strike blamed on RSF paramilitary group

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

Reporters without Borders says the number of journalists killed reached 67 globally.

63 children among 114 dead in strikes on Sudan kindergarten, hospital: WHO

Reports paramedics were also targeted during rescue efforts, as WHO director general condemns attack.

UN hits out at global ‘apathy’ as it slashes aid appeal for 2026

UN unveils streamlined plan to raise at least US$23 billion to help 87 million people in the world’s most dangerous places.

33 children killed in drone attack by Sudan paramilitaries, doctors say

17 adults were also killed in the strike on a kindergarten, which drew condemnation from the Sudan Doctors’ Network.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

Houthi rebels have signalled a halt in attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, allowing a possible end to costly detours.

US pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries

The pause applies to people from nations that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June.

Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors shift focus towards defence

Failure to prevent conflict and provide humanitarian relief risks ‘a world of ever more and greater suffering’, president warns.

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

New policy in Canada won’t help Hongkongers seeking permanent residency: experts

Proposed fast-track measure for work permit holders unlikely to accelerate process amid backlog, with wait times stretching far beyond 2027.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war

It is a tragic irony that commemorations on this Remembrance Sunday are taking place against the backdrop of today’s conflicts.

Sudan’s paramilitaries agree to US-backed humanitarian ceasefire proposal

Announcement comes after Sudan’s RSF was accused of mass killings in the captured city of El-Fasher.

Mass graves, blood stains: satellite images point to horrors in seized Sudan city

Analysis of imagery shows mass graves being dug near a hospital and a mosque, raising alarm over the scale of the carnage in El-Fasher.

US seeks truce in Sudan as ICC probes possible war crimes in El-Fasher

There have been reports of mass killings, sexual violence, looting and abductions in a city overrun by Rapid Support Forces militia.

Survivors of El-Fasher say Sudan’s RSF is detaining hundreds

The RSF and the army have faced war crimes accusations. The US has previously determined that the RSF committed genocide in Darfur two decades ago.

Fate of thousands feared in Sudan’s Darfur after reported rampage by paramilitaries

Satellite imagery shows earthen berms that have trapped civilians in the city of El-Fasher, where killings have taken place.

Sudan war sparks global alarm after hundreds killed at hospital

The Rapid Support Forces have been accused of mass executions and other atrocities after capturing the provincial capital of North Darfur state.

UN rights chief warns of ethnically motivated ‘atrocities’ in Sudan’s El-Fasher

Volker Turk said ‘urgent and concrete action’ was needed to protect civilians as paramilitary forces said they had taken control of the city.

Will China step in as Egypt and Ethiopia spar over Beijing-backed Nile mega dam?

Beijing’s strong ties put it in better position to mediate than any other third party, but an expert says China is unlikely to intervene.

Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest

The project is set to provide energy to millions in the region but is seen by Cairo as an existential threat that endangers its water supply.

UN human rights chief slams Israel’s ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Volker Turk expresses horror at the ‘genocidal rhetoric’ and ‘disgraceful dehumanisation’ of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.

Sudan landslide destroys village and kills more than 1,000, rebel group says

Rebel group appeals to the United Nations and international aid agencies for help after disaster.

In Sudan, volunteers help families give war dead proper burials

Red Cross volunteers exhume the bodies from makeshift plots in Khartoum so that their families can give them a proper funeral and gain some closure.

Sudan claims downing of Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries

The attack, which left at least 40 dead, is the latest in a series of accusations by Sudan’s military that the UAE is arming its paramilitary rivals.

US imposes sanctions on Sudan over alleged use of chemical weapons

Sudan’s army-aligned government immediately denied the US allegations, calling them ‘baseless’ and ‘political blackmail’.

The growing risks for Chinese companies in conflict-ridden African nations

Chinese firms admit their very survival could be threatened by geopolitical risks, unrest and security threats in unstable African countries.

Explainer | The return of Red Sea shipping: 3 scenarios for Chinese trade

My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war