News in Brief 06 September 2023

WFP food warehouse stormed by desperate civilians, as starvation loomsThe UN honours the service and sacrifice of peacekeepersA new $15 million initiative to boost sustainable development in the Congo Basin 

Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five yearsGaza: 50,000 children killed in less than 600 days warns UNICEFEssential supplies reach Sudanese hospital: WHO 

Gaza: UN agencies call for an aid ‘surge’ as Israeli distribution plan beginsUkraine’s battered communities face ongoing deadly Russian attacksSudan’s health system is on the brink of collapse, warns the WHO 

For weeks after the military took over Sudan on October 25, an internet shutdown made it hard to speak with people inside the country. But even as a communications blackout meant news was only trickling out of Sudan, the situation on the ground was rapidly changing. After weeks o ... Show More

Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Sudan from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!.In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined again by Crisis Group’s Sudan expert Shewit Woldemichael and Horn of Africa director Alan Boswell to discuss Sudan’s war on t ... Show More

Yesterday, Africa Daily heard from two Sudanese men about how a year of war has forever changed their lives. But the impact is also being felt beyond Sudan’s borders: South Sudan’s oil industry – its main income generator – has been heavily impacted because routes to the coast fo ... Show More

More than fifty people killed in fighting on South Sudan's border. A rebel group is blamed for the attacks in an oil-rich area claimed by Sudan and South Sudan. So, what's stirred the latest violence and where is it leading? In this episode:  Kennedy Mabongo, Country Director, No ... Show More

The International Criminal Court has opened a new investigation into alleged war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan. Ethnic violence has surged there as part of the conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary RSF. The court's chief prosecutor -- Karim Khan -- said t ... Show More

Il generale Hemedti vendeva l’oro a Prigozhin e ora lo vende ai servizi segreti militari di Mosca. Ha le mani sulle risorse e ormai controlla quattro dei cinque stati del Darfur, nel sud ovest del Sudan. E lì, a El Geneine, nel 2023 i suoi uomini hanno ucciso tra le 10 mila e le ... Show More

Today we're bringing you a bonus episode on Ethiopia from Crisis Group's Global Podcast Hold Your Fire!.Two rival armies are driving Sudan toward full-blown civil war. Fighting between the Sudanese armed forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a ... Show More

By Monday, close to 100 civilians – including at least three UN workers - had lost their lives in Sudan following violence that broke out between the African nation's army and a paramilitary group two days earlier. On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood speaks to our Africa corres ... Show More