Our Scans · Sudan · Weekly Summary

• [New] Women and Girls 'Not Safe Anywhere' as Darfur Suffers Surge in Sexual Violence As Sudan's Darfur region has been overrun by militias, women are facing the constant threat of sexual violence, Medecins Sans Frontieres has reported. Africa Center
• [New] Authorities in White Nile have tightened security at the Joda border crossing with South Sudan, fearing RSF infiltrators. Sudan War Monitor
• [New] There is significant potential for a repeat of the past situations in South Sudan and the failures by the previous administration of the AU, unless there is a change in an overall strategic approach for South Sudan within the AU/IGAD context. Radio Tamazuj
• UN Extends South Sudan Mission amid Growing Instability The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to extend the mandate of the U.N. mission in South Sudan for another year as the world's youngest nation faces renewed threats of conflict. Africa Center
• The attack on the only hospital in the county - where people are already reeling under floods, food shortages, and disease amid continued fighting as South Sudan hurtles back into civil war - will have disastrous consequences. Peoples Dispatch
• Since early May, Hemedti's forces have carried out a series of devastating drone strikes on Port Sudan, causing widespread blackouts and threatening the inflow of foreign aid. Yahoo News
• Says More than 638,000 people in Sudan are experiencing famine conditions, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that the dire humanitarian crisis could worsen significantly as the June-September lean season approaches. Africa Center
• At least seven people have been killed and another 20 injured in an attack on a town in South Sudan, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has said, as fears grow that the world's youngest nation will relapse into all-out civil war. Al Jazeera
• Today marks two years of the Sudan conflict, and the Christian charity World Vision warns that 600,000 people are at risk of dying within weeks, after foreign aid cuts reduced the level of humanitarian assistance. Religion Media Centre
• The RSF and a Kiir-aligned militia made a political pact in early 2025 and opened joint training camps in a militia-controlled enclave in southeastern Sudan, which fueled SAF fears of the RSF establishing a supply corridor from western Sudan to the SAF's flank in southeastern Sudan via South Sudan. Institute for the Study of War
• The unlikelihood of a realistic de-escalation or ceasefire and the SAF's increasing threats to Chad and South Sudan highlight the risk of a war that, far from subsiding, could escalate, wreaking ever more destruction to its population and pulling neighboring countries in. Acled
• The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, which has a robust mandate to protect civilians, should establish temporary operating bases in high risk areas, and proactively respond to the deteriorating situation. Human Rights Watch
• Aid organizations are struggling to respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan's North Darfur, being driven by attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the United Nations has warned. Al Jazeera
• The Ugandan refinery should not be seen as only Uganda's, adding that the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan and others could take advantage of it. The Independent Uganda:
• The unification of all forces will undoubtedly lay a firm foundation for attainment of sustainable peace, security and prosperity for South Sudan. Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commissio
• The United States has dismantled its own capacity to respond to humanitarian crises as the famine in Sudan threatens to be the deadliest in decades. Council on Foreign Relations
• The UN has been warning that South Sudan is on the brink of a return to civil war following an escalation of conflict between Machar and the president that has been building for weeks. Africa Center
• Sudan and its population face grave danger as the civil war approaches its third year, with the UN designating $4.2 billion in aid. What You Missed
• Given the seriousness of current conflicts, France will pay particular attention to the situation in the Great Lakes region, Sudan and South Sudan, and Haiti. France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
• Mediators from the African Union have arrived in South Sudan for urgent talks amid growing fears of a new civil war following the recent arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, which ended a fragile power-sharing agreement. Havana Times
• The situation in South Sudan remains precarious as escalating violence threatens a relapse into civil war. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
• Based on a Biden Administration briefing and as also demonstrated by recent reporting, they could confirm that the UAE is providing weapons to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, in direct contradiction to the assurances it has made to the United States. Middle East Eye
• The fragile power-sharing agreement in South Sudan is facing increasing strain amid fears of a resurgence of civil war. Maghrebi.org

Last updated: 13 June 2025