A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan’s Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said.
The Sudanese army claims the war has reached a "turning point." But with accusations of human rights abuses on both sides and even genocide, there is still no end in sight for Sudan's devastating conflict.
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has lifted a nationwide curfew imposed more than 10 days ago after a night of deadly rioting in the capital over the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by the army and allied groups in neighbouring Sudan, its spokesperson said on Monday.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says his office will be seeking arrest warrants for those accused of atrocities in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which has seen reported ethnic cleansing by paramilitary forces that have been fighting government forces for 19 months.
The RSF did not immediately acknowledge the attack in El Fasher, which is over 800 kilometers southwest of Khartoum.
A plane crash in a remote area of South Sudan killed at least 18 people. The plane, chartered by Greater Pioneer Operating Co., was carrying oil workers and crashed while taking off near an oil field.
“To make life easier for women, surviving the war requires collective work and strength in solidarity,” said Huyam*, a mutual aid volunteer from southeastern Sennar state, where the army now controls key areas after an advance last year by the RSF.
A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said. The plane crashed at the Unity oilfield airport on Wednesday morning as it was heading to the capital Juba,
South Sudan authorities have lifted the temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week following the circulation of videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan.
Mona Ibrahim has already buried two of her children. Mary Lupul, humanitarian director at aid group Save the Children, described seeing "some of the skinniest children" she has ever encountered, with "runny noses and cloudy eyes".
Fighting around Sudan‘s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black smoke over the country’s ...