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November 5, 2025, 7:07 am
All of Africa Today - November 4, 2025
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Int'l Outcry Over North Darfur Atrocities As U.S. Push for Sudan Ceasefire
- [Dabanga] El Fasher / Cairo / Washington D.C. / Doha / Istan -- Global concern is mounting as world leaders, diplomats, and UN officials call for an urgent halt to the violence in North Darfur's capital of El Fasher, where civilians remain trapped under the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Following the RSF's capture of a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) base last week, reports have emerged of mass killings, sexual violence, ethnic attacks, and starvation.
Famine Declared in Two Sudanese Cities Cut Off By War, Fragile Gains Elsewhere
- [UN News] New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday.
Trump's Threat - Don't Create Another Sudan, Govt Warns
- [Daily Trust] The Federal Government has said allegations of religious persecution could lead to instability like the case of Sudan.
Famine Conditions Confirmed in Sudan's El Fasher and Kadugli, but Hunger and Malnutrition Ease Where Conflict Subsides
- [WFP] Rome/New York -- FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn of the highest levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition in El Fasher and Kadugli; improvements seen where fighting has receded and services have resumed
DNHR At ACHPR 85th Session - Report Launch & High-Level Advocacy On Darfur
- [Darfur Network for Human Rights] The Darfur Network for Human Rights (DNHR) successfully concluded its participation in the 85th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR). The engagement served as a critical platform to elevate the escalating crisis in North Darfur and officially launch DNHR's new investigative report, Every Day Bombs, Hunger, and Loss of Life: Accounts of Forgotten Victims in North Darfur.
He Made His Money Selling Camels and Gold - Now This Warlord Controls Half of Sudan
- [Namibian] Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as "Hemedti", has emerged as a dominant figure on Sudan's political stage, with his paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) now controlling half of the country.
Famine Tightens Grip On Sudan, With Civilians Trapped and Aid Blocked
- [UN News] Sudan's hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid.
Pay Up or Be Executed - El Fasher Survivors Speak of Kidnappings and Mass Killings
- [The New Humanitarian] Tawila, Sudan -- "We left with nothing. Even water and food were thrown to the ground."
Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'Political and Moral Defeat' for RSF Militia - Expert
- [RFI] The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the city, leaving thousands dead or displaced and many civilians still trapped. RFI spoke to an analyst who warns Sudan could now be on the brink of a split between east and west.
Concern for Thousands of Civilians Missing in El Fasher
- [Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- Tens of thousands of civilians who fled El Fasher are currently considered missing. Humanitarian organizations operating in the Tawila refugee camp, about 50 km from the city, which was captured last week by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), had anticipated a larger influx of displaced people. When the city fell to the RSF, it had a population of approximately 260,000, of whom the UN estimates at least 65,000 have fled.
Joint Appeal for a UN HRC Special Session On the Situation in and Around El Fasher, North Darfur
- [HRW] The Human Rights Council should convene a special session on Sudan to address the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, and ensure urgent investigations
'ICC Gathering Evidence of Latest Atrocities in North Darfur'
- [Dabanga] The Hague / El Fasher -- The Office of the Prosecutor if the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in The Netherlands has said that it is "taking immediate steps regarding the alleged crimes in El Fasher to preserve and collect relevant evidence for its use in future prosecutions".
Gender Consultant Aisha Hamad - 'There Will Be No Peace in Sudan Without Gender Justice and Accountability for Violations...'
- [Dabanga] Amsterdam -- The ongoing war in Sudan is being waged on women's bodies, with rates of sexual violence increasing by 288 per cent in just one year, Aisha Hamad, advisor to former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on gender issues laments in an exclusive interview with Radio Dabanga. "Gender-based violence threatens approximately 12 million people in Sudan, she adds.
Sudanese Journalist Muammar Ibrahim Detained By RSF in El Fasher As Violence Intensifies
- [Darfur Network for Human Rights] Yesterday marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists -- a reminder that truth-telling in conflict zones is not only dangerous, it is life-threatening.
Somalia, Sudan Discuss Strengthening Ties Amid Ongoing RSF 'War Crimes' in El-Fasher
- [Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, met on Sunday with Sudan's Ambassador to Somalia, Abdulrahman Khalil Ahmed Abakr Afandi, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.
Sudan's Journalists 'Fair Game' - Media Under Siege Amid Ongoing Conflict
- [Dabanga] Amsterdam -- The war in Sudan is not just a conflict of arms, but a battle for truth. The silencing of the pen is a tragedy for the Sudanese people and a threat to democracy everywhere. We must stand together to ensure that the voices of Sudanese journalists are not silenced.
Demo Claiming 'Uk-UAE Involvement' in Sudan War Blocks British PM's Residence
- [Dabanga] London -- Report by Amgad Abdelgadir
Irrigation Authority Reports $8.5 Million Losses From Rebel Sabotage, Confirms Readiness for Winter Season
- [SNA] Madani, November 2, 2025 (SUNA) - The Director General of the General Authority for Irrigation and Earthworks, consulting engineer Al-Nour Suliman Al-Mahi, revealed that the authority suffered sabotage, looting, and destruction by the rebel Dagalo family militia, resulting in damage and loss of machinery and assets estimated at approximately $8.5 million.
Northern State Prepares 185 Centers to Receive Displaced From Darfur and Kordofan
- [SNA] Al-Dabah, November 1, 2025 (SUNA) - The Deputy Head of the High Committee for Emergencies and Crises in the Northern State, Professor Manal Makawi Ibrahim, announced the preparation of 185 centers to accommodate those fleeing the war in Darfur and Kordofan. These centers are located in Al-Dabah, Merowe, Dongola, and Halfa, alongside community-based hosting initiatives.
Tens of Thousands Fleeing On Foot Amid Atrocities in Sudan's El Fasher
- [UN News] More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Sudan's Darfur region.
Jabir-Led Higher Committee Orders Urgent Road and Power Rehabilitation
- [SNA] Khartoum, 2-11-2025 (SUNA) - The Higher Committee for Preparing the General Environment for the Return of Citizens to Khartoum State reviewed on Saturday, under the chairmanship of Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Lt. Gen. (Navy Eng.) Ibrahim Jabir, the performance report of the Roads Committee.
Sudanese Community in Istanbul Calls for Participation in Vigil Denouncing Rebel Militia Massacres On Sunday
- [SNA] I- The Sudanese community in Istanbul calls for participation in vigil Denouncing Rebel Militia Massacres on Sunday
Al-Ayesir - Government Committed to a Sovereign Peace, No Trust in RSF Militia
- [SNA] - Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism Khalid Al-Ayesir affirmed that the government does not trust the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nor their ability to abide by any agreement, noting that the group exploited the Jeddah ceasefire to strengthen its forces and continue attacks against civilians.
Sudan's Embassy in Baku Holds Press Conference On El-Fashir Massacres and Humanitarian Situation in Darfur
- [SNA] Baku, 1 November 2025 (SUNA) - The Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Baku held a press conference on Saturday morning to brief the media on the recent developments in Sudan.
Out of the Shadow of War - Prospects and Challenges for Peace and Justice in Sudan
- [African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.
Peace in Sudan? 3 Reasons Why Mediation Hasn't Worked So Far
- [The Conversation Africa] Sudan has been embroiled in a civil war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, sparked by a power struggle between the two parties. The war has displaced more than 14 million people. Over half the population of about 50 million is facing acute levels of hunger.
Urgent Appeal for El Fasher's People - MSF Denounces Mass Atrocities
- [MSF] Paris, 31 October 2025 - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the horrendous mass atrocities and killings, both indiscriminate and ethnically-targeted, that have culminated this week in and around El Fasher. We reiterate our fear that large numbers of people remain in grave danger and are being prevented by the Rapid Support Forces and its allies from reaching safer areas, such as Tawila where we work.
