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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Sudan. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Khartoum

Head of State

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Head of Government

Acting Prime Minister Osman Hussein

Miners at work at a coltan mining site in the town of Rubaya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Chinese firms are increasingly admitting they face high risks operating in conflict-ridden African nations which could impact on their survival.
Photo: Xinhua

China-Africa relations

The growing risks for Chinese companies in conflict-ridden African nations

Chinese firms admit their very survival could be threatened by geopolitical risks, unrest and security threats in unstable African countries.

23 Jun 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

United States

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect, citizens of 12 nations barred from US

9 Jun 2025 - 2:17PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Letters | Does Hong Kong know it’s Eid ul-Adha?

7 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM

Africa

Africa warns Trump travel ban could dampen relations

Seven African nations are among 12 countries targeted by the US, with the African Union asking for ‘a more consultative approach’ and ‘constructive dialogue’.

6 Jun 2025 - 5:47PM

Children carry water on a donkey cart in Somalia, Africa, where many people have been forced to leave their homes because of climate change and insecurity. Photo: EPA/EFE

Donald Trump

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

Afghanistan, Haiti, Myanmar among 12 nations facing outright entry ban; seven additional countries to face heightened scrutiny.

5 Jun 2025 - 5:23PM

War and conflict

Sudan’s army-backed PM dissolves caretaker government

Kamil Idris, Sudan’s first premier in more than three years, is poised to form new government.

2 Jun 2025 - 10:58AM

Africa

South Sudan should ‘urgently pull back from the brink’: UN rights chief

Civilian-populated areas, including a Medecins Sans Frontieres medical facility, have been targeted by warring sides despite warnings of a health catastrophe.

23 May 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

Sudanese refugees and ethnic South Sudanese families fleeing war in Sudan gather in South Sudan after crossing the border last year. File photo: AFP

Africa

UAE supplying Sudan paramilitaries with Chinese-made weapons: Amnesty

Amnesty report came as the RSF pressed its long-range drone attacks on army-held cities.

9 May 2025 - 11:11AM

Africa

Drones strike key targets in Port Sudan as civil war rages

Assaults on Port Sudan mark a new phase in the brutal civil war that has left many thousands dead.

6 May 2025 - 3:11PM

Africa

Sudan paramilitaries launch attacks, suicide drones on Port Sudan

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have increased their use of drones since losing territory including much of the capital Khartoum.

4 May 2025 - 7:55PM

Members of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in 2023. Photo: AFP

Africa

‘We’re suffering’: UN to reduce food help to Sudan over huge cash shortfall

Seven million people are at risk, with the agency saying it has a shortfall of US$698 million out of the nearly US$800 million it needed to cover May to September.

25 Apr 2025 - 10:46PM

Huge numbers of Sudanese children are among millions caught up in their nation’s two-year conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo: EPA-EFE

Africa

Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government 2 years after war erupted

The conflict has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with tens of thousands killed and 13 million people displaced.

16 Apr 2025 - 5:44AM

Africa

Sudan paramilitaries kill 56 in 48 hours in retaken town, say activists

The conflict has seen tens of thousands die, uprooted over 12 million and created what has been called ‘the biggest humanitarian crisis recorded’.

13 Apr 2025 - 11:30PM

Africa

Sudan army chief declares capital ‘free’ from inside presidential palace

Sudan’s de facto leader says capital has been retaken, signalling a pivotal moment in the conflict.

27 Mar 2025 - 2:01PM

Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestures to soldiers inside the presidential palace on Wednesday. Photo: Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council via Reuters

Africa

Sudan army advances in central Khartoum after retaking palace

The military says it has seized several key buildings from the Rapid Support Forces, including state intelligence headquarters.

23 Mar 2025 - 7:32AM

Soldiers pose for a picture at the damaged presidential palace after the Sudanese army recaptured the complex from RSF troops in Khartoum on Friday. Photo: AFP

Africa

‘The palace is back’: Sudan’s military retakes presidential compound

The fighting has caused a massive humanitarian crisis, killing thousands, forcing millions to flee and leaving some families eating grass.

21 Mar 2025 - 7:47PM

US-China relations

G7 slams China’s ‘dangerous’ moves in South China Sea, strongly backs Ukraine

Statement by foreign ministers gathered in Canada also highlights importance of ‘maintaining peace and stability’ across Taiwan Strait.

15 Mar 2025 - 10:47PMvideocam

Africa

Sudan accuses UAE of ‘complicity in genocide’ amid civil war

The United Arab Emirates has long been accused by Sudan and others of supporting the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

8 Mar 2025 - 6:40PM

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

Africa

Sudan civil war: famine and inflation eclipse Ramadan

The war has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced more than 12 million and cut off crucial supply routes across the country.

1 Mar 2025 - 7:33PM

Africa

Sudan military plane crash death toll rises to 46

Aircraft crashes are common in Sudan, which has a poor aviation safety record.

27 Feb 2025 - 1:22AMvideocam

Africa

African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict

DR Congo president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.

15 Feb 2025 - 12:30PM

Africa

Sudan market attack kills 54, wounds more than 150

Casualties in the attack, carried out by the Rapid Support Forces on a market in Omdurman, reportedly included many women and children.

2 Feb 2025 - 3:03PMvideocam

Debris is seen after an attack at Sabrein Market in Omdurman, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on Saturday. Photo: Khartoum State Press Office/Xinhua

China-Africa relations

China’s peace strategy in Horn of Africa is slow-going, but can it reap rewards?

Beijing is taking a slow but safe approach to promoting harmony in a region of Africa beset by war and insurgencies, experts say.

31 Jan 2025 - 6:54AMvideocam

Africa

Sudan’s civil war sets ablaze country’s largest oil refinery

Fighting nearby set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data shows, amid famine and Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis.

25 Jan 2025 - 4:56PM

Africa

Sudan government rejects UN-backed famine declaration

The war has reportedly created famine conditions for 638,000 people, with a further 8.1 million on the brink of mass starvation.

29 Dec 2024 - 10:50PM

A doctor treats a Sudanese child suffering from malnutrition at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, on April 6, 2024. Photo: AP

Africa

‘Horrendous massacre’: over 100 killed in Sudanese air strike on Darfur market

The attack is the latest in a series of escalating violence in Sudan’s 20-month war, with both sides accused of targeting civilians.

10 Dec 2024 - 7:37PMvideocam

A Sudanese army soldier mans a machine gun on top of a military pickup truck outside a hospital in Omdurman on November 2. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

Opinion | Can Global South and G20 lead new era of poverty reduction?

The credibility of developing countries in the fight against poverty stems from lived experience rather than theoretical discourse.

26 Nov 2024 - 4:31PM

China-Africa relations

Why Chinese investors are also waiting for Sudan’s civil war to end

Prolonged fighting in Sudan is keeping Chinese companies out but plans are in place to go back in once the violence ends.

16 Nov 2024 - 5:13PMvideocam

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