Tag: Sudan

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba called for restraint and compassion as retaliatory attacks in South Sudan followed the alleged killings of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan.

The US has declared genocide in Sudan amid brutal civil war, marking the second time in two decades the term has been used for the country.

Following months of deliberation, the US government has formally declared its belief that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are committing genocide.

Sudanese Catholic Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali of El Obeid 2 December described having survived execution in his country, where he has remained with the faithful amid a deadly war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Melkite Greek Catholic priest Fr George Banna is among those who was forced to leave his home in Sudan due to a catastrophic civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and prominent militia group Rapid Support Forces. Local supporters are trying to help his former parishioners and a group of nuns who also fled the violence.

As talks in Geneva aimed at ending the 16-month Sudanese conflict began 14 August, a Catholic bishop in the region stressed that addressing the humanitarian situation in the northeast African country cannot not wait for "tomorrow."

One year on, the war in Sudan continues relentlessly. With nearly 15,000 dead and millions displaced, the United Nations has described the conflict as one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world.