CAIRO (AP) — Sudan ’s military said Friday it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion of rival paramilitary forces in the capital, after nearly two years of fighting. The seizure of the Republican Palace, surrounded by government ministries, represents a major...
In this photograph released by UNICEF, a 16-year rape victim rests on a mattress at a UNICEF office in Sudan, Dec. 2, 2024. According to UNICEF, the girl and her 19- year- old sister, were kidnapped, beaten and raped by soldiers for four months, before they escaped and later learned they were both...
Excelsa coffee cherries are harvested at a farm near Nzara, South Sudan on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she's raised from a seedling, searching anxiously for its...
The Philippine government has called for the compliance of Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic Relations following the bombing of the residence of the ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Khartoum, Sudan. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it deeply regrets the...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will send 25 of its personnel to South Sudan as part of the peacekeeping commitment by the national government to the United Nations (UN). PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr. said the 25 policemen were already trained and briefed on their assignment as part of...
Some 30 Filipinos awaiting repatriation to the Philippines are currently stuck at the Port of Sudan as flights became unavailable due to the Hajj pilgrimage, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday, July 13. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes (right) talks about the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday, July 9, appealed to Filipinos in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum to “go home” as infighting there between the military and paramilitary forces has claimed the lives of at least 3,000 people. People evacuated from Sudan arrive at a military...
GENEVA, Switzerland - Sudan is descending into death and destruction at an unprecedented speed, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday as he urged donors to step in and curb the unfolding catastrophe. "The scale and speed of Sudan's descent into death and destruction is unprecedented," the United...
KHARTOUM, Sudan- Air raids, artillery fire and explosions rocked Sudan's capital Saturday, as fighting between warring generals entered its eighth week, and after volunteers had to bury 180 unidentified bodies. Witnesses told AFP of "bombs falling and civilians being injured" in southern Khartoum,...
NEW YORK, United States- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said he was "shocked" by a letter from Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reportedly requesting the replacement of special envoy Volker Perthes amid a brutal war with paramilitaries. Guterres "is proud of the work done by...
Sudanese men carry bottles of water back to their home in Khartoum on May 25, 2023, Fighting eased in Sudan, the second full day of a ceasefire that has allowed beleaguered civilians to venture out, even as they await safe aid corridors and escape routes. (AFP) KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Fighting in Sudan...
