African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
SUDAN— Nearly three years after the outbreak of the Sudan conflict, thousands of refugees and returnees at the Renk Transit Centre continue to face dire humanitarian conditions, despite having escaped the violence across the border. The conflict, which erupted on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, has triggered […]
Nairobi – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, has sounded a grave warning over the escalating violence in Sudan, citing credible reports of systematic and targeted attacks against civilian populations protected under international law. Speaking after high-level consultations in Nairobi, Mr. Beyani said verified information indicates that […]
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that millions of famine-stricken Sudanese will face reduced food assistance beginning in January, as the agency grapples with a severe funding shortfall that threatens to cripple its operations by April. Speaking to reporters on 12 December, WFP Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response […]
Nadra Mohamed Ahmed was seven months pregnant when she grabbed her two young children and fled her hometown of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region. Violence had intensified, and survival became a race against time. For nearly 40 kilometres, Ahmed walked along unsafe roads, carrying her four-year-old daughter on her back and clutching her six-year-old son’s […]
EL FASHER, SUDAN – Shocking new footage from the war-torn Sudanese city of El Fasher has sparked worldwide condemnation after scenes emerged of mass killings allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful Sudanese paramilitary group. One particularly disturbing video, verified by Prime Africa News, shows dozens of bodies strewn across a […]
Khartoum, Sudan (Prime Africa News) — A devastating landslide has killed at least 370 people in the remote Marra Mountains of western Sudan, according to the United Nations. The disaster struck the village of Tarseen following days of heavy rain, leaving the community almost completely destroyed. Antoine Gérard, the UN’s Deputy Humanitarian Co-ordinator for Sudan, […]
Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation announced the signing of a defense contract with Pakistan worth more than 1.5 billion US dollars. The agreement was concluded during an official visit to Islamabad, led by Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Pilot Al-Tahir Mohammed, accompanied by a high-level delegation from the corporation. The pact was sealed during a high-level […]
El-Fasher, Sudan – April 15, 2025 | More than 400 people have been killed in recent attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region, according to the United Nations, citing “credible sources.” The UN warns the death toll could rise further as verification efforts continue. The deadly assault took place last week […]
March 20th, NAIROBI – Sudan has suspended all imports from Kenya in protest after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are fighting the army in a two-year civil war, were hosted in Nairobi. Last month, the RSF and its allied political and armed groups signed a founding charter in Kenya expressing the intention to […]
Khartoum and Moscow have agreed on the establishment of a Russian naval base in Sudan, Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif has said. In a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday, Al-Sharif confirmed that discussions have successfully concluded, stating, “therefore, the matter is quite simple. I have nothing to […]
