US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities

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Burhan’s Hard No: How Islamist Patronage Blocks Sudan’s Peace

It was predictable—almost scripted. Six days after Washington and its regional partners unveiled their latest plan to halt Sudan’s brutal civil war, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made his position plain in Doha: thanks, but no thanks. Meeting...

Journalism is the oxygen of democracy: How Sudan’s information crisis reflects a global reality

Screenshot from video ‘Sudan War Deepens as RSF Intensifies Attack, Several Women & Children Killed in Drone Strikes’ uploaded to YouTube by user WION. Fair use. By Meera Selva Now more than ever, we need to talk about the importance of...

Severe flooding in Sudan is an example of how the world's poorest people are also exposed to climate risks

Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden," the United Nations warned Friday.

Crop of the week: Sudan grass

Every week, the Yuma Sun is featuring a different crop currently growing in the area. This week the featured crop is Sudan grass. Here is some information on it: • Sudan grass is a tall, coarse annual (Sorghum sudanese) of the family Gramineae...

Baghdad drowning in waste: A growing environmental and economic crisis

Shafaq News Every day, Baghdad wakes up under a blanket of its own waste. Streets and alleys are buried beneath mountains of trash, turning the city into a living symbol of neglect. But this is more than an eyesore—it is a ticking environmental...

Sudan Conflict Intensifies: Sudanese Army vs RSF in North Kordofan

The resumption of fighting between Sudan’s army and the RSF in North Kordofan after days of calm reveals a harsh truth: in Sudan’s civil war, peace is merely the pause between battles. A Conflict Without Resolution Since April 2023, Sudan has been...

Erdogan urges Gaza rebuilding and criticizes West's approach to Africa

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized the urgent need for reconstruction and healing in Gaza during his address at the 5th Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum in Istanbul on Friday. While acknowledging the current agreement...

The Pentagon Retreats from Climate Fight as Heat and Storms Slam Troops

This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Sign up for Floodlight’s newsletter here. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy....

World Food Day 2025: Building Sustainable Food Systems for All

Image Source: Getty Images On 16 October 2025, as the world observes World Food Day, organised by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the need to eliminate hunger and advance sustainable food systems becomes ever more...

Sustainable switch climate focus: Ethiopia’s dam causes disputes with Egypt

Water is back in focus as Ethiopia’s new dam causes fresh disputes with its neighbor Egypt over flooding, while residents of the Dutch-Caribbean asked its courts to order the Dutch state to accelerate its cuts to greenhouse emissions due to rising...

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops

Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Sign...

A life spent serving humanity

WHAT began as a career in academics took a life-changing turn for Dr Selva Ramachandran when he decided to serve on the global stage as a diplomat for 30 years. The journey took the 63-year-old across 106 countries, including some of the world’s...

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops

This story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed...

Sudanese leaders assess Khartoum’s readiness for government return after long exile

Sudan has been waiting a long time for the civil war in Khartoum to set up the national government yet again and, government officials have already made arrangements to evaluate the pre-rational setup. After a long wait, the capital, Port Sudan,...

Chris Hedges: 2025 Edward Said Lecture, ‘Requiem for Gaza’

Journalist Chris Hedges delivers the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture, “Requiem for Gaza” in Adelaide, Australia. Chris Hedges gives the second talk of his 2025 Australian tour, the Edward SaidMemorial Lecture, at the University of South...

Enhancing Patient Outcomes: Clinical Pharmacy in Sudan

The burgeoning field of clinical pharmacy services has garnered significant attention in recent years, particularly in low-resource settings such as Sudan. The implications for patient care are profound. In a systematic review published in BMC...

Targeting volunteers: Lifesavers face cyberwar in Sudan

Report by Ayin Network for Sudan Media Forum Emergency room volunteers and revolutionary resistance committees in Sudan are facing a massive digital war, their activity and communication online and social media platforms is monitored, in a way...

SA condemns deadly attack on hospital and displacement centre in Sudan

The South African government has strongly condemned the deadly attacks carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 9 October 2025 in El Fasher, North Darfur, which targeted a hospital and a displacement centre, killing at least 20 people. The...

Sudan timeline July-September 2025: Daily attacks, disease, and disaster obscure plans for peace

The June 30 March of the Millions anniversary seems a distant memory as Sudan steps into the rainy season in earnest. The overarching themes of the period are the increased spread of diseases such as cholera, malaria, and dengue fever, regular...