Sudan’s National Civil Defence Council announced that the number of deaths resulting from torrential rain and flooding over the past month has risen to 89 and that 50,000 homes across the country have either been completely or partially destroyed. Heavy rainfall resumed again in El Gezira, but also across northern Sudan, with more than 85 …
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The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has warned of the dire consequences of impunity for those Sudanese wanted by the court, and said it could lead to more crimes against humanity. “The nightmare for thousands of Darfuris has not ended.”
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has called for ‘‘urgent investigations’’ into ‘‘suspicious circumstances’’ surrounding the deaths of reverent Azrag Barnabas and his three children and to an end to the harassment of Christians across Sudan. According to a postmortem report uncovered by the ACJPS, pastor Azrag from the church of Garsila …
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The High Council of Beja Nazirs* and Independent Chieftains announced yesterday that it would not attend the Eastern Sudan Conference, which is held in Khartoum today. The Beja nazirs did not participate in previous peace negotiations on the Eastern Sudan Track but, at the same time, warned of the dire consequences of any political settlement …
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Medics in Kassala threatened to go on strike if the hospital director was not dismissed within 24 hours, whilst medics in North Darfur remained on strike for the fourth consecutive week. Workers and locals in West Kordofan closed the Canar oil field to demand better conditions.