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Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

British mission in Sudan ‘not over’ despite end of airlift, says Cleverly

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said officials and military assets would remain around Port Sudan to help Britons.

The Independent UK

Hemedti to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Have Control of Khartoum, We Don’t Fear Foreign Meddling

General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Daglo, commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stressed that his forces are now in complete control of the capital Khartoum’s three main districts: Khartoum, Khartoum Bahri and Omdurman. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he added that the RSF is working closely with the citizens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Kenyan pastors face court over starvation cult massacre

MALINDI, Kenya: Two pastors are due to appear on Tuesday before Kenyan courts suspected of being behind the deaths of at least 109 people found buried in what has been dubbed the "Shakahola forest massacre".

Bangkok Post

Final Sudan airlifted evacuees expected to arrive in Britain within hours

The Foreign Office said those on the final two flights out of the African country would be in the UK within 48 hours of landing in Cyprus.

The Independent UK

UN refugee agency warns more than 800,000 may flee Sudan

Some 73,000 have already left Sudan and the UN warns thousands will flee as fighting rages on and resources dwindle.

Al Jazeera

Final evacuation flights for Britons leave Sudan as UN warns 800,000 may flee country

Government ends evacuation flights from Wadi Saeedna airfield because of a lack of Britons coming forward and volatile situation on the ground

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UK explores providing humanitarian support to Sudan after evacuations

Britain said on Monday it was exploring options to provide humanitarian assistance to Sudan in coordination with its international allies, the United Nations and NGOs, after a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from the northeast African country.

Reuters

Final evacuation flights leave Sudan as almost 2,200 people repatriated

The Foreign Office said UK armed forces had helped 1,000 people from allied countries leave the war-torn African nation as well as Britons.

The Independent UK

Sudanese fleeing north face arduous crossing into Egypt

(This May 1 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 17)

Reuters

Medics in Sudan warn of crisis as health system near collapse

Critical shortages of basic goods including water, and bodies piling in streets creating ‘environmental catastrophe’

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese civilian groups band together to provide essential aid

Civilians are helping Sudan’s most vulnerable via food banks, donations, logistical coordination and medical support.

Al Jazeera

'It was like doomsday,' says Gaza woman after quitting Sudan

When bridges closed in her area of Sudan's capital Khartoum, Palestinian medical student Nour Kullab thought it was just another protest.

Reuters

Guinea’s contract teachers take to streets, threaten more strikes

Protesting teachers took to the streets across the country all last week demanding better rights and payment of arrears.

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The Independent UK

Deadline passes for final evacuation flight for Britons leaving Sudan

Those wanting to leave the war-torn country were asked to be at Port Sudan by 11am UK time on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Ancestor’s Irish famine role could merit compensation, says Laura Trevelyan

Sir Charles Trevelyan was Treasury official during great famine in 19th century when potato crops failed

The Guardian - UK

Extra UK evacuation flight departs Sudan as rival factions clash

Flight left Port Sudan on Monday evening as fighting continued to rage in the capital, Khartoum

Reuters

Factbox-Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan

Countries have conducted one of the biggest international evacuations in years as their nationals flee the sudden outbreak of fighting in Sudan.

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Al Jazeera

In Chad, pregnant Sudanese refugees give birth without shelter

Thousands of Sudanese displaced by infighting between the army and a powerful paramilitary group are trooping into Chad.

Reuters

Cradle of Sudan's uprising becomes transit point for those fleeing war

The Sudanese city of Atbara - birthplace of the uprising that led to the overthrow of strongman Omar al-Bashir in 2019 - has become a hub for those fleeing the conflict in Khartoum.

Al Jazeera

What does fighting in Darfur mean for Sudan’s western frontier?

The power vacuum in western Darfur state risks drawing in fighters and weapons from Libya, CAR and Chad, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

The Pakistanis who chose to stay in Sudan, despite conflict

As thousands of foreign nationals escape the fighting, many Pakistani nationals say they will not leave.

The Independent UK

UN envoy says Sudan's warring sides agree to negotiate

The United Nations’ top official in Sudan says the country's warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia

Radio France Internationale

UN chief sends envoy to Sudan as crisis nears 'breaking point'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sending an envoy to Sudan as the humanitarian crisis in nears “breaking point”, a spokesperson for the global body has announced.

Reuters

Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult

The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators began the first autopsies on over 100 people linked to a doomsday cult.

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