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While Egypt seeks to resolve the conflict between warring factions of power in Sudan, a mass grave containing at least 87 bodies has been discovered in the West Darfur state, which United Nations human rights officials claim was a result of killings by Rapid Support (RSF) paramilitary forces, which have been battling government military forces since mid-April. Close to...

United States State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has announced that a government-organized convoy carrying American and foreign nationals has arrived to Port Sudan from the capital of Khartoum for evacuation efforts. In a statement, Miller added that from the port, "we are assisting U.S. citizens and others who are eligible with onward travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where additional U.S....

Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdul Qahar Balkhi has announced that Afghan nationals have started to be evacuated from Sudan in coordination with Saudi military forces. The Taliban has previously stated that there are at least 120 Afghan nationals trapped in the country. Balkhi stated that "We assure our compatriots of our continued efforts for the safe...

British lawmaker and Minister of State for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, told Parliament on Monday that a French special forces operator was wounded by gunfire outside of the French Embassy in Khartoum sometime over the weekend as evacuation efforts were underway to transport diplomats and civilians out of Sudan. Mitchell claimed that "When the French were seeking to evacuate...

Egypt's Ambassador in Khartoum has denied claims by the Sudanese military that their deputy military attaché was killed by paramilitary fighters of the Rapid Support Forces. Ambassador Hani Salah released a statement through the Embassy stating that all diplomatic and military members are unharmed.