U.N. Extends Darfur Arms Embargo as Sudanwide Ban Stalls
The U.N. Security Council renewed Sudan’s Darfur arms embargo for one month as Russia opposed a U.S. proposal to expand restrictions nationwide.
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Sudan plans $22 million education program for 200,000 children
Education Cannot Wait announced a three-year plan for nearly 200,000 children in three Sudanese states as more than 8 million remain out of school.
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Sudan’s Drone War Is Cutting Civilians Off From Aid
Drone attacks across Darfur and Kordofan are damaging water, power, fuel, roads and health services as cholera spreads and aid access grows harder.
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U.N. Probe Says RSF Campaign in Sudan’s al-Fashir Amounted to Genocide
A United Nations fact-finding probe said Rapid Support Forces fighters and allied groups carried out mass killings, abductions, sexual violence and starvation during the siege and capture of al-Fashir in Sudan’s Darfur region.
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Rights group says Sudan drone strike killed 35 at Darfur court
Emergency Lawyers says drones hit a civil court in North Darfur on August 2, while UN warnings show how attacks are disrupting food, water and aid.
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ICC Says New Evidence Links Darfur Crimes to Senior Leaders
The ICC says witness and documentary evidence now links alleged Darfur crimes to senior figures, but warrants, arrests and courtroom proof remain uncertain.
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ICC Terminates Darfur War-Crimes Case Against Fugitive Commander
The ICC terminated Abdallah Banda’s Darfur war-crimes case without a trial verdict after prosecutors withdrew charges over evidence concerns.