<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>War &amp; Security on Kandaka</title><link>https://kandaka.com/category/war--security/</link><description>Recent content in War &amp; Security on Kandaka</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:47:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://kandaka.com/category/war--security/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Sudan’s Burhan rejects US pressure, says he needs no visa</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-burhan-rejects-us-pressure-says-he-needs-no-visa-5f0816/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:47:01 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-burhan-rejects-us-pressure-says-he-needs-no-visa-5f0816/</guid><description>Sudan’s military leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected international pressure over the war, after The post Sudan’s Burhan rejects US pressure, says he needs no visa appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>RSF Suffers Another Defeat in North Kordofan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/rsf-suffers-another-defeat-in-north-kordofan-00b768/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:07:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/rsf-suffers-another-defeat-in-north-kordofan-00b768/</guid><description>Sudanese Military and Allies Seize Control of Sodari locality headquarters</description></item><item><title>Sudan army announces capture of Sodari, North Kordofan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-announces-capture-of-sodari-north-kordofan-ff128f/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-announces-capture-of-sodari-north-kordofan-ff128f/</guid><description>Sudan’s army said on Friday it had captured the strategic Sodari area in North Kordofan The post Sudan army announces capture of Sodari, North Kordofan appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>17 civilians killed in drone strike on North Kordofan market</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/17-civilians-killed-in-drone-strike-on-north-kordofan-market-230c83/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:49:21 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/17-civilians-killed-in-drone-strike-on-north-kordofan-market-230c83/</guid><description>At least 17 civilians, including women, have been killed and several others wounded in a The post 17 civilians killed in drone strike on North Kordofan market appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>Nuba Christian and Muslim leaders call for end to Sudan war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/nuba-christian-and-muslim-leaders-call-for-end-to-sudan-war-91d9f6/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/nuba-christian-and-muslim-leaders-call-for-end-to-sudan-war-91d9f6/</guid><description>Christian and Muslim religious leaders in the Nuba Mountains, spanning South and West Kordofan states,... The post Nuba Christian and Muslim leaders call for end to Sudan war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>Sudan army says it shot down FH-95 drone in North Kordofan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-says-it-shot-down-fh-95-drone-in-north-kordofan-63fd17/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:54:29 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-says-it-shot-down-fh-95-drone-in-north-kordofan-63fd17/</guid><description>Sudan’s army says its air defences have shot down an FH-95 drone in North Kordofan The post Sudan army says it shot down FH-95 drone in North Kordofan appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>Outcry in Sudan as US reportedly holds al-Burhan’s UN visa over truce plan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/outcry-in-sudan-as-us-reportedly-holds-al-burhan-s-un-visa-o-e31dbc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:25:08 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/outcry-in-sudan-as-us-reportedly-holds-al-burhan-s-un-visa-o-e31dbc/</guid><description>Media reports say US withheld army chief&amp;#39;s visa to pressure him into accepting a 90-day truce in Sudan&amp;#39;s civil war.</description></item><item><title>Sudan rebuffs US criticism over war and peace efforts</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-rebuffs-us-criticism-over-war-and-peace-efforts-b2a3f5/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:19:15 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-rebuffs-us-criticism-over-war-and-peace-efforts-b2a3f5/</guid><description>Sudan’s army-aligned government has rejected US criticism of the country’s war, saying any peace initiative The post Sudan rebuffs US criticism over war and peace efforts appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>While Washington calls for an arms embargo, Sudan’s arms market increases</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/while-washington-calls-for-an-arms-embargo-sudan-s-arms-mark-575929/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/while-washington-calls-for-an-arms-embargo-sudan-s-arms-mark-575929/</guid><description>23 September 2026 As Washington pushes for a nationwide arms embargo, Sudan’s warring parties continue to acquire increasingly sophisticated military technology, including drones and air-defence systems. While the United States is working at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to expand the existing arms embargo to cover the whole of Sudan, the country’s warring parties […]</description></item><item><title>US vows to ‘raise the cost’ of Sudan war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/us-vows-to-raise-the-cost-of-sudan-war-40319c/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:53:28 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/us-vows-to-raise-the-cost-of-sudan-war-40319c/</guid><description>The United States says it will seek to “raise the cost” of continued fighting in The post US vows to ‘raise the cost’ of Sudan war appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>IDPs from Kurmuk living in dire conditions in Al-Karma camp</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/idps-from-kurmuk-living-in-dire-conditions-in-al-karma-camp-537735/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:13:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/idps-from-kurmuk-living-in-dire-conditions-in-al-karma-camp-537735/</guid><description>Hundreds of families who fled fighting in the strategic Kurmuk border town in Sudan’s Blue The post IDPs from Kurmuk living in dire conditions in Al-Karma camp appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>Somoud anti-war forces call on UN Security Council for immediate truce in Sudan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/somoud-anti-war-forces-call-on-un-security-council-for-immed-d34757/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:41:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/somoud-anti-war-forces-call-on-un-security-council-for-immed-d34757/</guid><description>Civilian forces opposed to the war in Sudan have called on the UN secretary-general and... The post Somoud anti-war forces call on UN Security Council for immediate truce in Sudan appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>Civilians flee North Kordofan as fighting escalates</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/civilians-flee-north-kordofan-as-fighting-escalates-1368e0/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:35:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/civilians-flee-north-kordofan-as-fighting-escalates-1368e0/</guid><description>Civilians are fleeing the Hamrat El Sheikh locality of North Kordofan as military operations intensify,... The post Civilians flee North Kordofan as fighting escalates appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>2 killed, 22 injured in RSF drone attacks in El Obeid</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/2-killed-22-injured-in-rsf-drone-attacks-in-el-obeid-83b34b/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:28:54 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/2-killed-22-injured-in-rsf-drone-attacks-in-el-obeid-83b34b/</guid><description>Two people were killed and twenty others injured after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted The post 2 killed, 22 injured in RSF drone attacks in El Obeid appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>On Int’l Day of Peace, calls from eastern Chad and Darfur to end Sudan’s war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/on-int-l-day-of-peace-calls-from-eastern-chad-and-darfur-to--868bd2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/on-int-l-day-of-peace-calls-from-eastern-chad-and-darfur-to--868bd2/</guid><description>Sudanese refugees in camps in eastern Chad, as well as advocacy groups in Darfur, have... The post On Int’l Day of Peace, calls from eastern Chad and Darfur to end Sudan’s war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>Large-Scale Army Offensive Targets RSF Strongholds in North Kordofan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/large-scale-army-offensive-targets-rsf-strongholds-in-north--17cf56/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:40:06 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/large-scale-army-offensive-targets-rsf-strongholds-in-north--17cf56/</guid><description>Operation aims to regain full control of the state.</description></item><item><title>US says it does not recognise Sudan’s army-backed government</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/us-says-it-does-not-recognise-sudan-s-army-backed-government-569547/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/us-says-it-does-not-recognise-sudan-s-army-backed-government-569547/</guid><description>The United States is working with regional and international partners to secure a humanitarian truce The post US says it does not recognise Sudan’s army-backed government appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>Sudan army accused of attacking South Sudan oil pipeline</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-accused-of-attacking-south-sudan-oil-pipeline-8c9e96/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-accused-of-attacking-south-sudan-oil-pipeline-8c9e96/</guid><description>The Sudan Founding Alliance, known as Tasis, has accused Sudan’s army of repeatedly attacking a The post Sudan army accused of attacking South Sudan oil pipeline appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>El-Sisi and CIA chief discuss Sudan war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/el-sisi-and-cia-chief-discuss-sudan-war-8d2bc2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:58:47 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/el-sisi-and-cia-chief-discuss-sudan-war-8d2bc2/</guid><description>Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe discussed Sudan’s... The post El-Sisi and CIA chief discuss Sudan war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>The Rivalry Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Is Reshaping Tigray</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/the-rivalry-between-ethiopia-and-eritrea-is-reshaping-tigray-6346f6/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:24:16 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/the-rivalry-between-ethiopia-and-eritrea-is-reshaping-tigray-6346f6/</guid><description>On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and Sudan. By 3 August, fighting had subsided, but hundreds of Tigrayans, including wounded fighters, had crossed into war-torn Sudan. The clash followed Ethiopia’s 1 June election: Tigray did not vote, while Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 438 seats. Tigray’s 2020–2022 war</description></item><item><title>Justice Africa Sudan: ‘Warring parties using starvation a weapon of war’</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/justice-africa-sudan-warring-parties-using-starvation-a-weap-b103c4/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:34:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/justice-africa-sudan-warring-parties-using-starvation-a-weap-b103c4/</guid><description>Sudan is edging towards a man-made famine as more than three years of war, economic... The post Justice Africa Sudan: ‘Warring parties using starvation a weapon of war’ appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>Sudan army says it killed RSF fighters, destroyed vehicles in Blue Nile</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-says-it-killed-rsf-fighters-destroyed-vehicles-in-010006/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:16:25 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-army-says-it-killed-rsf-fighters-destroyed-vehicles-in-010006/</guid><description>The Sudanese army says it has killed a number of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters The post Sudan army says it killed RSF fighters, destroyed vehicles in Blue Nile appeared first on Radio Tamazuj .</description></item><item><title>UN chief calls for accountability for states fuelling Sudan’s war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/un-chief-calls-for-accountability-for-states-fuelling-sudan-e26dcc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:49:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/un-chief-calls-for-accountability-for-states-fuelling-sudan-e26dcc/</guid><description>UN Secretary-General António Guterres has described Sudan’s humanitarian situation as “dire”, saying the suffering of... The post UN chief calls for accountability for states fuelling Sudan’s war appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .</description></item><item><title>RSF seizes another strategic army garrison in Blue Nile</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/rsf-seizes-another-strategic-army-garrison-in-blue-nile-43dbfc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:37:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/rsf-seizes-another-strategic-army-garrison-in-blue-nile-43dbfc/</guid><description>The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized another strategic Sudanese army garrison in Blue Nile state after heavy fighting around Jabal Kadam, extending a series of recent advances by the paramilitary force and its allies along Sudan’s southeastern front.</description></item><item><title>The Horn of Africa’s Age of Permanent Conflict</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/the-horn-of-africa-s-age-of-permanent-conflict-62a307/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:52:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/the-horn-of-africa-s-age-of-permanent-conflict-62a307/</guid><description>Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa. Under the auspices of the African Union, led by hegemonic Ethiopia and backed by the United States, it wrangled the government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army to the table with the promise of redistributing oil rents, and set the pathway for southern Sudan’s eventual secessi</description></item><item><title>Desperate exodus: Conflict and rains overwhelm Sudan’s Blue Nile state</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/desperate-exodus-conflict-and-rains-overwhelm-sudan-s-blue-n-5d9a57/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:46:20 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/desperate-exodus-conflict-and-rains-overwhelm-sudan-s-blue-n-5d9a57/</guid><description>10 September 2026 As insecurity continues to plague Geisan and Kurmuk in southern Blue Nile State, hundreds of families have fled the fighting, only to find temporary camps hastily set up. The exodus takes place at a time when the conflict-displaced are besieged by the rainy season and shortages of food, medicine and shelter, local […]</description></item><item><title>From the archive: Sudan’s outsider: how a paramilitary leader fell out with the army and plunged the country into war – podcast</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/from-the-archive-sudan-s-outsider-how-a-paramilitary-leader--cb2aa9/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:00:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/from-the-archive-sudan-s-outsider-how-a-paramilitary-leader--cb2aa9/</guid><description>We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2023: The civilians of Sudan have been trying to throw off military rule for decades, but now find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly power struggle between former allies turned bitter opponents Written and read by Nesrine Malik Read the text version here S</description></item><item><title>Tea sellers, nurses and teachers: Sudanese women accused of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/tea-sellers-nurses-and-teachers-sudanese-women-accused-of-co-cb41b6/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:01:28 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/tea-sellers-nurses-and-teachers-sudanese-women-accused-of-co-cb41b6/</guid><description>This report was originally reported and published by the independent news outlet, Madania News. It is republished here with the permission of the author. 8 September 2026 “I spent nine months in the security cell, where I was beaten and abused. I lost three teeth due to torture. I was sexually assaulted and pressured into […]</description></item><item><title>Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/human-rights-chief-t-rk-renews-call-for-end-to-spiralling-su-12fcae/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/human-rights-chief-t-rk-renews-call-for-end-to-spiralling-su-12fcae/</guid><description>The ongoing war in Sudan took centre stage at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, led calls for an end to attacks on civilians in “markets, hospitals [and] fuel stations”.</description></item><item><title>Outside forces fuel Sudan war, new report finds</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/outside-forces-fuel-sudan-war-new-report-finds-bd3ea8/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/outside-forces-fuel-sudan-war-new-report-finds-bd3ea8/</guid><description>Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday in a new report, calling for accountability as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).</description></item><item><title>Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-air-attack-destroys-food-aid-for-families-in-south-kor-9a5929/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-air-attack-destroys-food-aid-for-families-in-south-kor-9a5929/</guid><description>Two truckloads of food aid destined for hungry families in South Kordofan state, Sudan, were destroyed in an aerial attack over the weekend, the World Food Progamme (WFP) said on Wednesday.</description></item><item><title>Sudan’s war caught in the Ethiopia-Eritrea crossfire</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-war-caught-in-the-ethiopia-eritrea-crossfire-a5e886/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:40:35 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-war-caught-in-the-ethiopia-eritrea-crossfire-a5e886/</guid><description>1 September 2026 Sudan’s war is increasingly becoming intertwined with the longstanding rivalry between Ethiopia and Eritrea, diplomatic sources told Ayin, raising fears that renewed tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara could further regionalise the conflict. Three sources familiar with the region’s diplomacy told Ayin that Ethiopian officials have expressed growing concern over Lt-Gen Abdel […]</description></item><item><title>People fleeing Sudan civil war face ‘dire and deteriorating’ conditions in refuge city</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/humanitarian-crisis-worsening-in-refuge-for-civilians-fleein-670b38/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/humanitarian-crisis-worsening-in-refuge-for-civilians-fleein-670b38/</guid><description>More traumatised civilians are arriving every day at ‘shockingly overcrowded’ El Obeid and camps on its outskirts Humanitarian conditions in the Sudanese city of El Obeid and two camps on its outskirts are dire and deteriorating, according to people on the ground, as civilians displaced by fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia continue to pour in from the surrounding countr</description></item><item><title>Security Council LIVE: War, hunger, flooding escalates in Sudan</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/security-council-live-war-hunger-flooding-escalates-in-sudan-808c5a/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/security-council-live-war-hunger-flooding-escalates-in-sudan-808c5a/</guid><description>Suffering in Sudan continues to grow in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis amid brutal mass killings, abductions and rape, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Monday, calling for action to end the four-year-long war. UN News app users can follow our coverage here.</description></item><item><title>Sudan’s war is becoming its partition</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-war-is-becoming-its-partition-6fc2b0/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:55:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-war-is-becoming-its-partition-6fc2b0/</guid><description>Protecting political possibility in Sudan By Abdul Mohammed Sudan is approaching a point at which continued war is becoming indistinguishable from partition. No borders have been agreed and no partition declared. Yet it is being constructed every day as institutions, war economies, communities and competing external alliances on either side of the front lines are […] Source</description></item><item><title>Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-war-200-000-newly-displaced-as-fighting-and-floods-int-9989af/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-war-200-000-newly-displaced-as-fighting-and-floods-int-9989af/</guid><description>Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.</description></item><item><title>Why a Sudanese–Sudanese Dialogue Has Yet to Begin</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/why-a-sudanese-sudanese-dialogue-has-yet-to-begin-12f7b2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:20:46 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/why-a-sudanese-sudanese-dialogue-has-yet-to-begin-12f7b2/</guid><description>An Introductory Discussion Paper on the Core Political Disagreements Elwathig Kameirkameir@yahoo.com Cairo, August 12, 2026 Much has been written about how to end Sudan’s war. Far less attention has been paid to a more fundamental question: why have Sudanese political and civilian actors themselves struggled to even begin a meaningful national dialogue? Sudan has never suffered […] Source</description></item><item><title>The Guardian view on atrocities in Sudan: when ‘never again’ becomes again, and again | Editorial</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/the-guardian-view-on-atrocities-in-sudan-when-never-again-be-d9d8e2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:40:48 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/the-guardian-view-on-atrocities-in-sudan-when-never-again-be-d9d8e2/</guid><description>The city of El Obeid faces catastrophe. Governments are shirking their duty to challenge all those sustaining this war “This is not a drill. It is a red alert,” said the UN rights chief, Volker Türk, on Friday. He was warning that catastrophe was unfolding in the strategically important Sudanese city of El Obeid in north Kordofan. Near-siege conditions are tightening, relentless drone attacks continue and the paramil</description></item><item><title>‘The situation is terrible’: aid workers on life in Sudanese city pummelled by drone strikes</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/the-situation-is-terrible-aid-workers-on-life-in-sudanese-ci-ea1299/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:14:18 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/the-situation-is-terrible-aid-workers-on-life-in-sudanese-ci-ea1299/</guid><description>El Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudan’s armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSF Fatima has lost count of the number of drone attacks on the besieged city of El Obeid in Sudan, but said the attacks this past weekend were the most violent so far. The drones hit schools and fuel stations, killing more than 20 people, including students, she said. “Over the past few months, seeing 40 or 45 d</description></item><item><title>Sudan’s RSF committed crimes against humanity in El Fasher, Amnesty says</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-rsf-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-el-fasher-a-fa58a2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/sudan-s-rsf-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-el-fasher-a-fa58a2/</guid><description>Report accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civilians The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to capture El Fasher, Amnesty International has alleged. Many of the crimes, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, were carried out as part of a widespread and s</description></item><item><title>Why the UK is accused of allowing the UAE to fuel war in Sudan – video explainer</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/why-the-uk-is-accused-of-allowing-the-uae-to-fuel-war-in-sud-44e759/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:32:13 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/why-the-uk-is-accused-of-allowing-the-uae-to-fuel-war-in-sud-44e759/</guid><description>In Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, 13 million have been displaced and 19 million are facing acute starvation. Using satellite imagery, leaked documents and reports and on-the-ground footage, we trace how weapons are moving into Sudan through a covert supply chain linked to the UAE and how the UK is accused of being complicit in the atrocities, choosing its relationship with the UAE over its r</description></item><item><title>UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/uk-prioritised-ties-with-uae-over-averting-mass-atrocities-i-c68240/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:15:28 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/uk-prioritised-ties-with-uae-over-averting-mass-atrocities-i-c68240/</guid><description>Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee The British government had received intelligence that Ethiopia appeared to be supporting a genocidal militia in Sudan’s civil war as far back as 2024 but did not go public with the news for fear of upsetting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a parliamentary comm</description></item><item><title>I will never forget the teacher who negotiated to be gang-raped instead of her daughter. These war crimes against women must be addressed | Hala Alkarib</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/i-will-never-forget-the-teacher-who-negotiated-to-be-gang-ra-8b5dbc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/i-will-never-forget-the-teacher-who-negotiated-to-be-gang-ra-8b5dbc/</guid><description>Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and future In a village in South Darfur, I met a young girl about my daughter’s age – six or seven years old – who touched my hand and said: “I was taken by the Janjaweed.” This was more than 20 years ago, during the first Darfur crisis, and at</description></item><item><title>Poverty, racism and forced disappearances: why Sudanese war refugees are leaving Egypt for Europe</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/poverty-racism-and-forced-disappearances-why-sudanese-war-re-e5961d/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/poverty-racism-and-forced-disappearances-why-sudanese-war-re-e5961d/</guid><description>In Cairo’s Faisal district, those who fled conflict at home say they face violence and uncertainty, making a voyage across the Mediterranean their only hope Words and photographs by Simon Ruisch There are an estimated 1.3 million Sudanese refugees living in Cairo. Most have fled from neighbouring Sudan after the outbreak of civil war in April 2023. Instead of the safety and security they had hoped to find, they say l</description></item><item><title>To Massad Boulos: You are on the right track! — Ramadan Mubarak</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/to-massad-boulos-you-are-on-the-right-track-ramadan-mubarak-f93523/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/to-massad-boulos-you-are-on-the-right-track-ramadan-mubarak-f93523/</guid><description>To Massad Boulos: You are on the right track! — Ramadan Mubarak Munzer Mustafa Translated from Arabic The Sudanese people yearn for an end to the war and the suffering perpetuated by socially and politically isolated groups (the militias: the military and paramilitary forces currently in conflict). These groups seek to hold the land and …</description></item><item><title>Massad Boulos Should not Shake Hands With Sudan’s Generals</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/massad-boulos-should-not-shake-hands-with-sudan-s-generals-107c44/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:28:59 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/massad-boulos-should-not-shake-hands-with-sudan-s-generals-107c44/</guid><description>Massad Boulos Should not Shake Hands With Sudan’s Generals Abdallah Greyda Sudan today is a nation at the crossroads of history, and tragedy and opportunity, and Massad Boulos at the epicenter of this storm. Since April 2023, when the Sudanese Armed Force (SAF) and the Rapid Support Force (RSF) tore the country apart, millions have …</description></item><item><title>Egypt’s Parallel Diplomacy and the Management of Sudan’s War</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/egypt-s-parallel-diplomacy-and-the-management-of-sudan-s-war-341825/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:26:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/egypt-s-parallel-diplomacy-and-the-management-of-sudan-s-war-341825/</guid><description>By Omer Sidahmed Egypt recently convened a meeting in Cairo under the banner of the “Consultative Mechanism for Enhancing Peace in Sudan,” bringing together regional and international actors. The gathering was promoted as a constructive contribution to stability. In reality, it reflects a broader pattern of parallel initiatives deployed by Cairo that risk hollowing out …</description></item><item><title>Forgotten Conflict, Forgotten Nation</title><link>https://kandaka.com/news/forgotten-conflict-forgotten-nation-7380f1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:38:53 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://kandaka.com/news/forgotten-conflict-forgotten-nation-7380f1/</guid><description>The ongoing conflict that erupted in April 2023 in Khartoum between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has brought Sudan to its knees. Millions of people have been displaced, lost homes and businesses, suffered horrific violations, including torture, sexual violence and others and lost loved ones. The United Nations …</description></item></channel></rss>