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Elon Musk's SpaceX is seeking an official distributor to operate its Starlink satellite internet service in Sudan, despite the challenges posed by a 15-month-long civil war in the country. The search for a distributor has been difficult due to violence and uncertainty. Starlink devices have been illegally traded and activated in Sudan, with many being imported through corridors controlled by a paramilitary force. Humanitarian groups have urged Starlink to maintain its service in Sudan to aid relief efforts. Starlink has recently obtained a provisional license to operate in neighboring South Sudan, which has also been affected by conflict. [Extracted from the article]

At least 85 people have been reported dead at a hospital in the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state due to fighting between the army and an opposition militia. The clashes began on May 10 in El-Fasher, the last major city in the region still held by the government. The fighting has resulted in over 700 casualties, with 85 fatalities. The United Nations, US, and others have been urging the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group not to attack El-Fasher, as it could worsen the already devastating civil war that has displaced millions and potentially claimed the lives of up to 150,000 people. [Extracted from the article]

Sudan is currently facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to its ongoing civil war. The capital city, Khartoum, has been heavily damaged, and over 8 million people have been displaced and forced to live in camps. The war began in April 2023 when the ruling military junta split into two factions, with foreign powers arming both sides. There are concerns that another genocide, similar to the one in Darfur, may occur. The situation is exacerbated by the threat of famine, as farmers are unable to harvest crops and aid shipments are blocked. The war has been marked by brutal violence, including the use of rape as a weapon and reports of soldiers engaging in cannibalism. Despite the severity of the crisis, it has received little international attention, which some attribute to racism and a dismissive attitude towards African conflicts. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the impact of the 2023 conflict in Sudan on the country's health financing system. The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. The already weak health infrastructure and limited state funds have been further strained by the fighting. Out-of-pocket payments account for the majority of health expenditure, and the existing national insurance scheme only covers a small portion of the population. The article suggests that investment in health financing capacity, blended financing, donor coordination, and community mobilization are necessary to improve access to healthcare in Sudan. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The United Nations' World Food Programme has suspended assistance in some parts of Sudan's state of Gezira, where it was supporting more than 800,000 people, as fighting spreads.About 300,000 people have fled Gezira since Dec. 15, when clashes erupted, the WFP said in an emailed statement."Ongoing fighting makes it extremely challenging for humanitarian agencies to safely deliver assistance,especially with more and more people on the move, fleeing for their lives," it said.Read More: Paramilitary Forces Defy US With Attack on Sudan Aid Hub©2023 Bloomberg L.P.By Ana MonteiroReported by Author [Extracted from the article]

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have defied a warning from the US and launched an attack on the aid hub of Wad Madani, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee. This escalation in the eight-month-old conflict between the RSF and Sudan's military has disrupted humanitarian operations and displaced millions. The attack has also hindered efforts by mediators and regional leaders to bring the warring factions together for peace talks. The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe, with over half of Sudan's population in need of aid. [Extracted from the article]

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have defied a US warning and launched an attack on the aid hub of Wad Madani, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee. The attack has also disrupted humanitarian operations and jeopardized efforts to bring the leaders of Sudan's warring factions together. Violence has also spread to other areas of Sudan, with shops and markets closing and supplies for displaced people at risk. The RSF claims to have acted in response to the army's mobilization of soldiers against them. The situation is worsening in Sudan, with millions of people in need of aid and a humanitarian catastrophe looming. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group it's battling for control of the North African nation agreed to facilitate aid access and enact trust-building measures during new talks in Saudi Arabia, mediators said. "The co-facilitators regret that the parties were unable to agree on cease-fire implementation agreements during this first round", a joint statement by Saudi Arabia, the US and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a bloc of East African nations, said Tuesday. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the violence of the ethnically Arab militia, the Jangaweed, which has resulted in the deaths of at least fifty thousand Africans in Darfur in the western Sudan. How 1.4 million people have been forced from their homes as a result of violence and the ensuing hunger and disease; Declaration by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell that the Janjaweed and the Sudanese government should be held accountable for the genocide; Pledge of the U.S. to deploy several thousand African observers to monitor the violence; Failure of the administration of President George W. Bush to persuade the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Khartoum; Lack of assistance from the international community against the Sudanese government; Findings of the UN that only half of Darfurians have sufficient food and health care.

Read: Sudan's Civil Conflict Spreads South as Peace Talks Falter Fighting between Sudan's military and a rival paramilitary force has dragged on for over 10 weeks, leaving hundreds dead. (Bloomberg) -- Egypt will host a meeting of Sudan's neighbors on July 13, in a gathering aimed at discussing ways to the end the ruinous conflict and mitigate its impact on the surrounding nations. [Extracted from the article]

The current conflict in Sudan between the armed forces and the RapidSupport Forces paramilitary group is a security and humanitarian crisis. Afterthe war in Darfur subsided in intensity, Bashir used the RSF to protectagainst potential military coups by the armed forces. But if Hemedti sought to leverage the FFC-CC in his rivalry withal-Burhan in the run-up to the conflict, the FFC-CC had similarly alignedwith the RSF in an effort to play the different armed services againsteach other. [Extracted from the article]

Read more: UK Defends Sudan Diplomatic Evacuation as Citizens Trapped The UK was previously criticized for its decision to evacuate diplomats from Khartoum while offering only limited assistance to British citizens caught up in the fighting, with a flurry of complaints from those in Sudan about being "abandoned" carried by media including the BBC. (Bloomberg) -- The UK government said it's ended evacuation flights from Sudan given reduced demand and the volatile situation on the ground. [Extracted from the article]

Fewer than 5,000 US citizens in Sudan have contacted the State Department and only a small number said they wanted to leave, department spokesman Vedant Patel said Friday. (Bloomberg) -- A US-organized convoy in Sudan brought citizens fleeing fighting in Khartoum to a port on the Red Sea as part of an expanded American rescue effort after the evacuation of embassy staff from the capital. [Extracted from the article]

The continued fighting came despite cease-fire pledges from both the army and the rival Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which have been battling for control of the North African country since April 15. Air strikes, heavy shelling and gunfire continued across strategic sites in Sudan's capital Khartoum as the war that's torn the nation apart - killing hundreds of people and sending hundreds of thousands fleeing - entered its third week. [Extracted from the article]

In addition, several hundred US citizens have already left Sudan either by land, sea or aircraft, Patel added. (Bloomberg) -- Fewer than 5,000 US citizens have contacted the State Department about the deteriorating security situation in Sudan, and only a small number have said they want to leave the country, spokesman Vedant Patel said on Friday, offering one of the first tallies of Americans stranded by the outbreak of violence. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Sudan's military and a rival paramilitary force agreed to extend what had been a largely ineffective truce for an additional 72 hours, as diplomatic efforts pressed ahead to end a conflict that's tipped the impoverished nation into fresh chaos. The decision by the military headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces chief Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced late Thursday as an earlier truce brokered at the start of the week was set to expire. [Extracted from the article]

Egypt has historically backed the army in Sudan, and the two nations are united in opposing the construction of a massive hydro-power dam in Ethiopia - the neighboring country that's the main source of their fresh water. (Bloomberg) -- Japan, Germany and other nations are struggling to evacuate their citizens from Sudan amid fighting between the army and a paramilitary group, while water, health care and other services are becoming increasingly hard to access. [Extracted from the article]

The fighting, the culmination of a long-simmering power struggle between the army and the RSF, has upended plans for a power-sharing government that was supposed to lead Sudan to democratic elections after 2021 coup. (Bloomberg) -- Japan, Germany and other nations are struggling to evacuate their citizens from Sudan as fighting between the army and a paramilitary group continues and water, healthcare and other services become increasingly hard to access. United Nations staff within Sudan have been attacked and their homes and offices have been looted, internal UN reports seen by Bloomberg show. [Extracted from the article]

The fighting, which broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, saw fighter jets take to the skies over the capital and armed fighters take to the streets. Militia vs military The latest fighting comes as no surprise to many in Sudan, where a power struggle has been brewing for some time between the two generals, al-Burhan and Dagalo (also known as Hemedti). In the last few days, a deadly conflict has erupted in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, between rival factions of the armed forces, leaving at least 180 people dead and at least 1,800 civilians and combatants injured. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a US diplomatic convoy in Sudan was fired upon but everyone in the group was safe. Blinken said it looked liked the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group was responsible for the attack on the convoy, adding the immediate priority is a quick cease-fire so people can get the help they need. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a US diplomatic convoy in Sudan was fired upon in a "reckless" act, adding all the people in the group were safe. Vehicles in the convoy had diplomatic license plates and flew a US flag, Blinken said Tuesday at a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in the Japanese mountain resort of Karuizawa. [Extracted from the article]

Any escalation in the conflict would reverberate across northeast Africa and further afield given that Sudan borders on seven other countries and the Red Sea, and has drawn a number of foreign companies intent on tapping its abundant mineral and oil reserves. (Bloomberg) -- Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has claimed the lives of at least 97 civilians, set back hopes of a return to civilian rule after a 2021 coup and sparked fears of a full-blown civil war. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Gunfire and explosions rocked the Sudanese capital for a third day as diplomats intensified efforts to stop clashes between the army and a paramilitary group from escalating into a full-blown civil war. Also in jeopardy is a $6 billion preliminary agreement that Sudan's government signed with two firms from the United Arab Emirates in December to construct a new port on the Red Sea coast, Sudanese state media said. [Extracted from the article]

The conflict between the military under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF militia throws into chaos plans for a power-sharing government that would lead Sudan to democratic elections after a 2021 coup. (Bloomberg) -- Clashes erupted across Sudan between the army and a rival paramilitary force as a long-simmering dispute exploded into a full-blown battle for control of the North African nation. [Extracted from the article]

The conflict between the military under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the RSF militia throws into chaos plans for a power-sharing government that would lead Sudan to democratic elections after a 2021 coup. Volker Perthes, special representative for the UN secretary-general in Sudan, said in a statement that he'd reached out to both the army and the RSF, urging them to "spare the country from further violence.". [Extracted from the article]

Fighting broke out across Sudan's capital Khartoum on Saturday between the army and the country's most powerful paramilitary force. Gun shots and tank canons could be heard ringing out in the city after talks between Sudan's army and civilian politicians to discuss a potential power-sharing plan broke down. In a statement, the RSF said it had been surprised when national soldiers entered its base in Khartoum "besieging the forces present there and then attacking them with a variety of heavy and light weapons.". [Extracted from the article]

A drive for oversight of the military's business interests may have played a role in sparking the putsch that derailed Sudan's democratic transition after the 2019 overthrow of dictator Omar al-Bashir. (Bloomberg) -- Sudan's army and civilian politicians are discussing a potential power-sharing plan that would curb the military's dominance of the economy and give regional lawmakers the right to veto mooted projects such as a Russian naval base. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A Sudan doctors' committee said three protesters were shot dead and more than 80 people wounded as demonstrations raged against the military's seizure of power. Sudan has been run by an uneasy coalition of civilian and military figures in the aftermath of the 2019 uprising that unseated dictator Omar al-Bashir following three decades in power. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on a struggle for power between the army and militias in Sudan which could lead to civil war. Topics discussed include the peaceful protest movement that prompted the army to oust Sudan's dictator, Omar al-Bashir, in April 2019, the Transitional Military Council, the junta that replaced Bashir and is refusing to hand power to civilians, and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group which is rampaging through the capital.

(Bloomberg) -- When disgruntled Sudanese spies took up arms and gunfire rang out across Khartoum, even members of the most powerful pro-government militia were startled. The mutiny shows "the threat that Sudan's sprawling military and security apparatus poses to the democratic transition", said Jean-Baptiste Gallopin, an academic researching the country. [Extracted from the article]

Discusses fears that the death of Sudan's vice president, John Garang, might restart a conflict that has cost an estimated two million lives since 1983. Role of Garang's designated successor, General Salva Kiir Mayadit; Question of whether Kiir can keep the peace agreement alive; Comments of Kiir; Issue of civilian politics; How Kiir and other officers rose up with Garang to fight for the freedoms of Christians and animists; Mention of atrocities inflicted by Arab paramilitaries against black African farmers in the western Darfur region; Outlook for peace.

The article reports on a rally held by tens of thousands of protesters in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 30, 2019 to mark 30 years since the coup that brought to power the military dictatorship. The protesters want to overthrow General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo and his paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that were blamed for the massacre in the capital on June 3, 2019. Dagalo responded that he would not tolerate the protesters.

The generals announced they were scrapping agreements for a transition to democracy that had been negotiated with the protesters who brought down the dictator Omar al-Bashir in April. Since Bashir's ouster, the generals have courted Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. [Extracted from the article]