Report finds 193 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2021 and other stories
Today we look at the UN’s report on rising acute food insecurity, mass displacement amid violence and massacres in Darfur, and more
Massacres in West Darfur: Depopulation campaign on mineral-rich lands by Sudan’s military junta?
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is led by Sudan’s military junta’s second-in-command, are accused of the massacres in Darfur in the last week of April, which led to at least 200 deaths and the displacement of around 100,00. Local sources say the armed forces were complicit
Seven more killed and over a hundred wounded as anti-coup protests continue in Sudan
Mass strike and civil disobedience campaigns are underway in Sudan in rejection of the coup despite violent repression by security forces
In the aftermath of coup attempt, Sudan’s revolutionary forces intensify mobilization
In the aftermath of the coup attempt by a section of the military on September 21, its commander and the de-facto president of Sudan accused the civilian government of creating the conditions for discontent. However, protesters on the ground see this as laying the grounds for a military takeover
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