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- 1Millions return to find Sudan's capital unlivableβPower cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudanβs capital unlivable
Millions of people returning to Khartoum after fighting subsided are finding the city barely habitable, with no electricity, widespread rubble and destroyed infrastructure. Returning residents describe a capital stripped of basic services after nearly two years of war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces displaced huge parts of the population. Aid agencies warn conditions remain dire across the city.
- 2Millions return to find Sudan's capital unlivableβPower cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan's capital unlivable
Millions of people returning to Khartoum after fighting subsided are finding the Sudanese capital barely habitable, with power cuts, destroyed buildings and rubble across neighbourhoods. Basic services including water and electricity remain largely out of action, leaving returnees without shelter or supplies. Reports describe residents attempting to rebuild their lives amid widespread devastation and an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
- 3Sudan rejects 'blackmail' after US withholds Burhan's UN visaβSudan won't yield to 'pressure or blackmail' after US withholds Burhan's UN visa
Sudan says it will not bow to 'pressure or blackmail' after the United States declined to grant a visa to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for the UN General Assembly in New York. Khartoum's authorities framed the visa denial as an attempt at coercion, deepening a dispute between Washington and Sudan's military leadership as the country's devastating civil war continues.
- 4Sudan rejects US 'pressure or blackmail' amid visa disputeβSudan will not yield to βpressure or blackmail,β Sovereign Council chief says amid US visa dispute
The head of Sudan's Sovereign Council said the country will not bow to 'pressure or blackmail' amid a visa dispute with the United States. The remarks signal escalating friction between Khartoum and Washington, with Sudanese officials pushing back against what they view as coercive US visa policy measures.
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Sudan is objecting to the United Arab Emirates hosting a UN congress on crime, citing the UAE's alleged support for the Rapid Support Forces, the paramilitary group fighting Sudan's army in the country's civil war. Khartoum argues the UAE cannot credibly host an international law enforcement gathering while accused of backing a militia accused of widespread atrocities.
- 6Sudan's RSF collects oil transit fees as Heglig output continuesβParamilitary RSF extracts oil transit fees as Heglig pumps 26,000 bpd
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are extracting transit fees from oil passing through Heglig, where pumping continues at around 26,000 barrels per day. The report underscores how control of key oil infrastructure in South Kordofan has become a revenue source for the RSF during Sudan's war, complicating Khartoum's finances and oil export arrangements.
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Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has responded to the United States' refusal to grant him a visa, saying Sudan does not need one and downplaying the diplomatic snub. The refusal comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Sudan's military leadership over the country's civil war. Observers see it as a sign of deepening friction between the US and Khartoum's military rulers.