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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicSudan conflict

Topic: Sudan conflict

US sanctions Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, leader of Sudanese Armed Forces over war crimes

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said the US was focused on ending the conflict in Sudan and that the SAF was responsible for the routine & intentional denial of human rights.

UK announces £113 million aid package for Sudan

The aid package will support UN and NGO partners in providing vital assistance, including food, cash, shelter, medical care, water, and sanitation.

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting. UAE is the most interested

UAE is the foreign player most invested in the war. It views resource-rich, strategically located Sudan as an opportunity to expand its influence and control in the MENA region.

Darfur’s El-Fasher is on ‘precipice of large-scale massacre’. What’s the conflict in Sudan

Paramilitary RSF, embroiled in bloody conflict with Sudanese Armed Forces, is advancing to capture El Fasher in Darfur. The war, raging for a year, has international implications too.

Over 800 killed, 4.8 million displaced in West Darfur, says UNHCR

As per UNHCR, more than 8,000 people fled to Chad in the last week alone, though this is likely to be an underestimate due to challenges registering new arrivals.

Invisible victims of Sudan war–dozens of babies die in orphanage with grim toll in Khartoum

At least 50 children - at least two dozen of them babies - have died at the orphanage in the six weeks since the war broke out in mid-April.

For director of Cannes’ first Sudanese film it’s a bittersweet moment

Mohamed Kordofani’s ‘Goodbye Julia’ looks at the effect South Sudan's split from Sudan in 2011 has had on people's lives through two women.

UN says 25 million people need aid in Sudan, seeks nearly $2.6 billion for humanitarian appeal

The UN humanitarian response plan, a revised version of the annual humanitarian plan for 2023, is designed to target 18 million people in need.

Over 100,000 refugees escape Sudan to neighbouring countries amid crisis, says UN

The statement was made by Olga Sarrado, spokesperson at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at a briefing in Geneva.

Fighting in Sudan is turning humanitarian crisis into ‘full flown catastrophe’, says UN

Hundreds of people have been killed & thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces erupted into conflict on 15 April.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.