Kenya + 1 more
NEW DEVELOPMENTS Armed attack and attempted kidnaping On Wednesday, 23rd April at about 0820hrs, a convoy of vehicles carrying humanitarian staff, including from UNHCR was attacked by unknown gunmen whilst waiting for departure procedures outside the Hagadera Camp…
Sudan
BAHR EL ARAB LOCALITY (11 May .) - Two citizens were killed and more than a dozen others wounded at the Ideina market, in Bahr El Arab locality, East Darfur, in a clash between government forces…
Sudan
SHANGIL TOBAYA / TAWILA (11 May .) - Militiamen raped three women of the Shadad camp for the displaced in Shangil Tobaya, 60km south of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, this morning (Sunday). On…
South Sudan
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, reached out to the delegations of the Government of South Sudan and the SPLM/A in opposition during the…
Sudan
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 435th meeting held on 9 May 2014, was briefed on the evolution of the situation in Darfur by the Commissioner for Peace and Security…
South Sudan + 1 more
[ACTED news] - In refugee camps in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, there is a lack of higher education or skill-based training which reduces opportunities for employment, particularly for the youth. Vocational training centres that are…
Uganda
By John Thawite KASESE - Efforts are underway to tame River Nyamwamba which burst its bank due to flooding last week, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. At the request of the district leadership, Hima Cement…
Sudan
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) widespread attacks on rural areas in El Fasher locality, North Darfur, last month, caused the displacement of 27,751 people. Yousif Mahmoud El Tayeb, member of the North Darfur State parliament and…
Sudan
151 newly displaced families have arrived at Kassab camp in North Darfur’s Kutum locality. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, Sheikh Taher Ismail, the head of Kassab camp in Kutum localityreported that 151 families from ten villages in the…
Sudan
The South Darfur Minister of Finance has estimated the volume of food shortage in the state at 228,000 metric tons. The food gap in East Darfur has been estimated at 175,000 metric tons. After a tour of…
