A rights group reported that Sudan's Sudanese Armed Forces struck Darfur by drone on August 2, killing 35 people; separately, a displaced-persons coordination body warned of imminent famine in Darfur as drought and soaring food prices cut off supplies

Sudan's Armed Forces and allied groups said on July 26-27 they captured three towns in North Kordofan, including Bara, after fierce fighting, claiming 62 RSF vehicles destroyed and 54 seized; the Rapid Support Forces denied losing the areas and said fighting was still ongoing; the SAF says the advance secures a supply route to El Obeid, the state capital encircled for weeks

The US State Department imposed new sanctions on Sudan's army-aligned government on July 20, accusing it of deploying chlorine gas against rival RSF paramilitaries; the measures include airspace bans and financing restrictions; Sudan called the allegations 'false' and 'politically motivated'

The World Health Organization warned on July 10 that a new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 114 people and infected more than 1,300 across multiple states, and could worsen sharply as rainy-season flooding spreads contaminated water; the outbreak compounds a humanitarian crisis already driven by the ongoing war between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces

Sudan's army-backed government signalled conditional support for a US-proposed peace framework for the country's three-year civil war, telling Washington it would accept the plan only if the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces withdrew completely from all cities they occupy; Reuters reported the condition from internal documents, representing the first formal army response to the US initiative

Sudan's Armed Forces and allied fighters retook Al-Kurmuk in Blue Nile State from the Rapid Support Forces on July 8-9, 2026, ending more than three months of RSF control; the town sits near the Ethiopian border and its recapture raises cross-border security concerns while potentially easing SAF supply-line pressure in the east

OFAC designated 8 individuals and entities on both the RSF and SAF procurement sides, including a Colombian retired officer and his wife running firms that sent former Colombian soldiers to Sudan as combatants and technical advisers

A new report based on 247 testimonies documents murder, rape, sexual slavery and the deliberate targeting of Zaghawa communities as the RSF has besieged North Darfur's last major city outside its control

A protocol signed in Port Sudan on June 28 cancels four interest-free Chinese loans totalling 344.52 million yuan; Beijing's finance minister framed it as proof that China has kept investing in Sudan while Western governments pulled back, and the deal takes effect immediately

Lighthouse Reports, Der Spiegel, Evident, and Sudan War Monitor identified four RSF military bases in eastern Libya, at Seweidiya near al-Kufra, Sabha, al-Jufra, and Camp 17 outside Benghazi, despite prior RSF denials; eight defectors described the network and an RSF spokesman confirmed 'The Emirates gave it to us'

A bacterial waterborne disease in a WHO-declared grade-3 global emergency since 2023, killing thousands annually across 60 countries as climate shocks and conflict drive accelerating outbreaks.

The Egypt-Ethiopia-Sudan dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has no binding operating rules, and Egypt, with 105 million people, sources 97% of its water from the Nile.

The UAE's third president since May 2022, MBZ built Abu Dhabi into the Gulf's most interventionist power, balancing US alliance, AI investment, and shifting stances on Iran.

With the dam inaugurated and the reservoir near 24 billion cubic metres, Cairo says the unilateral June filling threatens its water security as the Blue Nile drops

Le Monde and US lawmakers say Abu Dhabi opened covert cargo routes via Ethiopia and CAR to keep arming the RSF, contradicting assurances given to Washington

Van Hollen and Jacobs say the UAE is arming the RSF in contradiction of its assurances; resolutions of disapproval target Emirati weapons sales as Abu Dhabi denies all

Rapid Support Forces closed on North Kordofan's capital June 22-23; daily drone strikes since 10 June; four Western governments demand the assault halt

The June 2026 Hunger Hotspots report flags Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan and Yemen at 'highest concern'; Somalia at famine risk; a 31% fertiliser spike from Hormuz runs through every figure