WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera

Firstpost  

Many countries have successfully evacuated their citizens from war-torn Sudan after several attacks on diplomats, including the killing of an Egyptian attache shot on his way to work. Some countries are also extracting their private citizens The World Health Organisation has warned of the “high risk of biological hazard” in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after one of the warring parties seized a national laboratory holding measles and cholera pathogens and ejected the technicians. The fighting in Sudan has eased overnight after the country’s army and a rival paramilitary force agreed to a three-day truce, allowing more Sudanese to flee on Tuesday and foreign countries to extract citizens. The situation for those remaining in Africa’s third-largest country, where a third of the 46 million people needed aid even before the violence, is deteriorating fast.

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Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the U.N.
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the U.N.

LA Times  

People line up in front of a bakery during a cease-fire in Khartoum, Sudan, in May 2023. Cholera cases in war-torn Sudan increased by nearly 40% in less than two weeks, according to the latest figures, alarming the U.N. health officials, who long warned about the outbreak and the lack of proper response since it was reported in July. Sudan’s …

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, says Health Minister
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, says Health Minister

The Hindu  

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the county …

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

The Independent  

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Cholera outbreak in Sudan killed at least 22 people, health minister says
4 months ago

Cholera outbreak in Sudan killed at least 22 people, health minister says

Al Jazeera  

Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement on Sunday that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases of cholera have been detected across the …

British man left in Sudan shot by sniper before wife dies of starvation
1 year, 6 months ago

British man left in Sudan shot by sniper before wife dies of starvation

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An 85-year-old British citizen was shot in Sudan before his …

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Civilians complain “being forgotten” as warring rages in Sudanese capital Khartoum

Hindustan Times  

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday and there was no sign of any letup in fighting as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said their plight was being ignored by both the army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The sudden collapse into warfare has killed hundreds, triggered a humanitarian disaster, sent an exodus of refugees …

Fighting rages in Khartoum, civilians complain of being forgotten
1 year, 7 months ago

Fighting rages in Khartoum, civilians complain of being forgotten

The Hindu  

Heavy gunfire echoed around Khartoum again on Friday as civilians trapped in the Sudanese capital said the army and rival paramilitary forces were fighting on and ignoring their plight. "Sudan's warring armies are showing reckless disregard for civilian lives by using inaccurate weapons in populated urban areas," Human Rights Watch Sudan researcher Mohamed Osman said in a report documenting damage …

Conflict in Sudan could force 8 lakh people to flee, warns United Nations
1 year, 7 months ago

Conflict in Sudan could force 8 lakh people to flee, warns United Nations

India Today  

The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. UN official Raouf Mazou said the body's refugee agency was planning for an exodus of 815,000 people including 580,000 Sudanese as well as foreign refugees now living …

Final Sudan airlifted evacuees expected to arrive in Britain within hours
1 year, 7 months ago

Final Sudan airlifted evacuees expected to arrive in Britain within hours

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s aerial evacuation mission from Sudan is over with …

Sudan conflict latest news: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan conflict latest news: Final evacuation flight for fleeing Britons leaves as violence resumes

The Independent  

✕ Close UK evacuations from Sudan could be 'impossible' once ceasefire ends, Cleverly warns For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be …

UN envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate
1 year, 7 months ago

UN envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to send representatives for negotiations, potentially in Saudi Arabia, the top U.N. official in the country said Monday, even as the two sides clashed in the capital of Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a fragile cease-fire. “To best protect our necessary humanitarian workers and the people of Sudan, the fighting must stop.’’ …

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Army, rival extend truce, despite ongoing clashes

The Hindu  

Sudan's Army and its rival paramilitary said on April 30 they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. Earlier Sunday, an aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical aid landed in Sudan to resupply hospitals devastated by the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which organized the shipment. “The hope is to get this …

India brings back 229 more citizens as Sudan conflict enters third week | Top points
1 year, 7 months ago

India brings back 229 more citizens as Sudan conflict enters third week | Top points

India Today  

As the armed struggle between rival generals in Sudan entered the third week, indiscriminate firing continued to echo across capital Khartoum on Saturday. TOP DEVELOPMENTS ON SUDAN-CRISIS A 7th outbound flight carrying 229 passengers, under operation Kaveri, has departed from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah and will be landing in Bengaluru today. The United States rescued its citizens, local staff and others …

Deadline passes for British nationals in Sudan to reach evacuation airfield
1 year, 7 months ago

Deadline passes for British nationals in Sudan to reach evacuation airfield

The Independent  

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Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds evacuated from Sudan as fighting enters third week

Al Jazeera  

People are trying to reach neighbouring countries as international evacuation efforts continue for foreign citizens. Hundreds of foreigners fleeing Sudan have arrived in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah, Saudi state media reported, as Sudan entered a third week of fighting between rival military forces despite a ceasefire. The group included the first known Iranian evacuees to escape the …

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan

Associated Press  

PARIS — Leila Oulkebous’ research for her doctorate from one of France’s top universities was going well when the explosions started. “We were hiding all the time under the bed,” she said Wednesday at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport as hundreds of people arrived in harrowing evacuations. “The feeling I had since the first day of fighting was I felt …

Sudan: India Evacuates 1,100 Citizens; China, US Rush to Rescue Nationals from Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan: India Evacuates 1,100 Citizens; China, US Rush to Rescue Nationals from Khartoum

News 18  

Several countries including India evacuated diplomats and citizens from Khartoum as fighting rages in the Sudan capital. Here are the latest updates on the evacuation of people from conflict-torn Sudan: India has successfully evacuated more than 1,100 of its citizens from Sudan under Operation Kaveri. An Indonesian military plane flew 110 Indonesian nationals from Port Sudan to the Saudi city …

British nationals face dangerous journeys to Sudan evacuation site
1 year, 7 months ago

British nationals face dangerous journeys to Sudan evacuation site

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “My dad is recovering from a stroke, but the best option right now is …

How is the UK evacuating people from Sudan?
1 year, 7 months ago

How is the UK evacuating people from Sudan?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We actually have two more flights this evening, and then many more into tomorrow, …

Sudan Unrest: The threat of ‘germ bomb’ as lab seized in Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Unrest: The threat of ‘germ bomb’ as lab seized in Khartoum

Firstpost  

In conflict-hit Sudan, fighters seized the public health laboratory in Khartoum. Amid this, the World Health Organization warned of a “huge biological risk” at a laboratory in Khartoum – the National Public Health Laboratory – caught up in the ongoing conflict. Dr Nima Saeed Abid, the WHO representative in Sudan, expressed concerns that “one of the fighting parties” — he …

UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N. officials said Tuesday that one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national health lab in the capital of Khartoum that holds biological material, calling it an “extremely dangerous” development. Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the World Health Organization’s representative in Sudan, expressed concerns that “one of the fighting parties” — he did not identify …

Sudan Fighting Resurges After Nightfall Despite 72-Hour Ceasefire
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan Fighting Resurges After Nightfall Despite 72-Hour Ceasefire

News 18  

Fighting flared anew in Sudan late on Tuesday despite a ceasefire declaration by the warring factions as more people fled the capital Khartoum and former officials, including one facing international war crimes charges, left prison. But gunfire and explosions could be heard after nightfall in Omdurman, one of Khartoum’s sister cities on the Nile River where the army used drones …

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?
1 year, 7 months ago

Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan?

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — As continued fighting raises fears that Sudan could plunge deeper into chaos, foreign governments are scrambling to get their diplomats and other citizens safely out. Although some flights included people of various nationalities, here’s a country-by-country accounting of evacuation efforts based on information available so far: UNITED STATES: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Monday …

'High bio-hazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized: WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

'High bio-hazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized: WHO

India Today  

There is a "high risk of biological hazard" in Sudan's capital Khartoum after one of the warring parties seized a laboratory holding measles and cholera pathogens and other hazardous materials, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters in Geneva via video link from Sudan, the WHO's representative in the country, Nima Saeed Abid, said technicians were unable …

Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce
1 year, 7 months ago

Aid groups raise alarm as Sudan fighting eclipses shaky truce

Al Jazeera  

Sudanese caught in the crossfire are struggling to find food, shelter, and medical care as the conflict in Sudan continues. Sudanese and foreigners have streamed out of the capital of Khartoum and other battle zones, as fighting shook a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan, reporting from Khartoum, said that there …

India starts evacuation from Sudan as conflict continues
1 year, 7 months ago

India starts evacuation from Sudan as conflict continues

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday started evacuating its citizens from strife-torn Sudan amid intense fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary force there, officials familiar with the matter said. Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian nationals,” the French embassy in India wrote on Twitter. The ministry of external affairs on Sunday said it …

Sudan evacuations gather pace in fighting lull
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan evacuations gather pace in fighting lull

The Hindu  

Europe, China and Japan raced to extract their citizens from Khartoum on April 24 and thousands more people took advantage of an apparent lull in fighting between the Army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape Sudan. Nations including Gulf states and Russia were trying to get citizens out on April 24, and there was a …

More Indians Evacuated from Sudan: The Conflict Explained in 5 Simple Points
1 year, 8 months ago

More Indians Evacuated from Sudan: The Conflict Explained in 5 Simple Points

News 18  

France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. People familiar with the matter said in New Delhi that Saudi Arabia evacuated three Indians, who were part of the crew of a Saudi flight and stuck in Sudanese capital Khartoum. The fighting broke out between forces loyal to …

Indian nationals among people evacuated by France from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian nationals among people evacuated by France from Sudan

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian nationals," it tweeted. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it has evacuated from Sudan 66 citizens from "brotherly and friendly" foreign countries that included …

Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan

Hindustan Times  

France has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan. Sudan clashes: The French embassy said that on Monday, 388 people from 28 countries, including India, were evacuated. Read here: Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week The French embassy in New Delhi said …

Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week
1 year, 8 months ago

Countries rush to evacuate citizens from Sudan as conflict enters second week

Hindustan Times  

Several nations have accelerated their effort to evacuate foreign nationals from conflict-ridden Sudan as the war raged unabated in different parts of the country. United States Sudan's Rapid Support Force on Sunday said it had ‘coordinated' American troops to evacuate diplomats and their families from the country as the paramilitary forces pledged ‘full cooperation with all diplomatic missions, and providing …

Germany Evacuates 101 People From Conflict-Hit Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Germany Evacuates 101 People From Conflict-Hit Sudan

News 18  

Germany has evacuated 101 people from Sudan, where fierce fighting between rival generals has entered its second week, the army said on Sunday. An Airbus A400M carrying the evacuees “landed safely in Jordan” at around midnight local time, the Bundeswehr said on Twitter. Defence sources told AFP the German military planes were taking off from Azraq in Jordan and using …

UK evacuates British embassy staff and their families from Sudan after threats
1 year, 8 months ago

UK evacuates British embassy staff and their families from Sudan after threats

Firstpost  

Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that UK armed forces have completed a “complex and rapid evacuation” of British diplomats and their families from Sudan London: The United Kingdom has evacuated its embassy staff from Sudan, UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, said on Sunday, adding that the safety of British citizens remains the top priority for the UK government. We are …

Foreign nations scramble to evacuate citizens as Sudan battles rage
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign nations scramble to evacuate citizens as Sudan battles rage

The Hindu  

U.S. and British forces on Sunday evacuated embassy staff and their families from battle-torn Sudan where deadly fighting raged into a second week between forces loyal to two rival generals. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later said U.K. forces had also "completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in …

Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, U.S. diplomats airlifted
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan rivals pledge evacuation help, U.S. diplomats airlifted

The Hindu  

American embassy staffers were airlifted from Sudan early on April 23, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of Africa's third-largest nation for a ninth day amid fading hopes for deescalation. The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, which has been battling the Sudanese army, said the U.S. rescue mission involved six aircraft and that it had coordinated evacuation …

Foreigners evacuated as factions battle in Sudan’s Khartoum
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreigners evacuated as factions battle in Sudan’s Khartoum

Al Jazeera  

Countries scrambled to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from the Sudanese capital on Saturday and Sunday. The United States said special forces using MH-47 Chinook helicopters swept into Sudan’s battle-stricken capital from a US base in Djibouti, spending just one hour on the ground to bring out fewer than 100 people. United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Twitter …

Which countries have evacuated nationals from Sudan?
1 year, 8 months ago

Which countries have evacuated nationals from Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

Several countries have launched operations to evacuate their diplomatic staff and other nationals from Sudan. Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly has said they are working with “like-minded countries” to help the roughly 1,600 citizens formally registered in Sudan. The Netherlands About 100 Dutch nationals have been evacuated from Sudan since Sunday, Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said. “For now, no decision …

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan
1 year, 8 months ago

Saudi Arabia announces safe evacuation of Indians from Sudan

Hindustan Times  

More than 150 people, including foreign diplomats and officials, have been rescued from Sudan and have arrived in Jeddah, Saudi foreign ministry said. The first announced evacuation of civilians was carried out by the Saudi Arabia's naval forces with the support of other branches of the army, the foreign ministry said. Violence erupted in Sudan last week between forces loyal …

Sudan's Army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's Army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin

The Hindu  

The Sudanese Army said on April 22 it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China, and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that Army Chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations …

Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's army says evacuations of diplomats expected to begin

Deccan Chronicle  

KHARTOUM : The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations …

Sudan's army on evacuations of diplomats as fighting persists: ‘Likely to begin soon’
1 year, 8 months ago

Sudan's army on evacuations of diplomats as fighting persists: ‘Likely to begin soon’

Hindustan Times  

The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate diplomats from the United States, Britain, China and France out of the country on military airplanes, as fighting persisted in the capital, including at its main airport. The military said that army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan had spoken to leaders of various countries requesting safe evacuations of their …

Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages
1 year, 8 months ago

Foreign states begin Sudan evacuations as fighting rages

Al Jazeera  

Some foreign nationals have begun evacuating from Sudan, as the army uses air raids against RSF during battles in Khartoum. In a security alert, the US embassy in Sudan said it had “incomplete information about significant convoys departing Khartoum traveling towards Port Sudan” and that the situation remained dangerous. “We share the international community’s concern about foreign nationals,” he said, …

Vital supplies dwindle, health care system threatened in Sudan: UN
1 year, 8 months ago

Vital supplies dwindle, health care system threatened in Sudan: UN

China Daily  

The photo taken on April 17, 2023 shows Sudanese collecting fresh water from the Nile River after ongoing clashes cut off the water and electricity supplies in their neighborhoods in the capital of Khartoum. UNITED NATIONS - Sudan's population is running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the health care system is in danger of collapse, UN …

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