Situation in Sudan (per 27 November) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) have reportedly been forcibly recruiting men in the Nuba mountains, South Kordofan. 70 gunmen are reported to have kidnapped hundreds of men in Tibsa village on Saturday, killing one who resisted, releasing some after ransom payments, and […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Heavy fighting in Kordofan
Situation in Sudan (per 20 November) Some of the heaviest fighting in a year has been reported in the Greater Kordofan region, between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and allied militias, with the centre of the conflict shifting, following the redeployment of forces after the RSF captured El Fasher last month. […]
Has Malaysia Surrendered To America’s “Gangster” Diplomacy?
By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK | 11 November 2025 (IDN) — After the United States President Donald Trump barged into the ASEAN Summit with the Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim providing him with Malay dancing music at Kuala Lumpur airport, a trade deal signed between the two countries on the sidelines of the Summit on October 29th […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: El Fasher survivors cut off from communication
Situation in Sudan (per 10 November) Eyewitnesses and survivors have reported on an estimated 50,000 people trapped in El Fasher, North Darfur, by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) across five locations, being cut off from communication as the RSF have captured starlink devices and mobile phones. The escapees have reported on extensive raids, and kidnapping […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Walid hearing starts in the Netherlands
Situation in Sudan (per 6 November) Mass killings and systemic body removal by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, North Darfur, have been reported by The Humanitarian Research Lab of the Yale School of Public Health. The report states that it is difficult to estimate the overall scale and exact amount of bodies. […]
SITUATION REPORT SPECIAL – WALID HEARINGS No. 675 – 4 November 2025
Walid hearing: Summary of Day 2 (per 4 November 2025) Day 2 of the substantive hearing in the case of the alleged Eritrean human trafficker Tewelde Goitom known as “Walid” took place in Zwolle, the Netherlands, today. Walid was present in the court room, represented by his lawyers, Jordi L’Homme and Simcha Plas. The presiding […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: Mass killings by RSF in El Fasher
Situation in Sudan (per 30 October) About 2,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, North Darfur, since it captured the city over the weekend. The mass killings were reportedly ethnically motivated, with reports of horrific atrocities including burning and burying people alive, stated the Preliminary […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: SAF headquarters in El Fasher fall to RSF
Situation in Sudan (per 27 October) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the 6th Infantry Division headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, which was the last major stronghold of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Darfur. Various media have confirmed the authenticity of videos showing RSF fighters inside the army base. SAF and allies […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: RSF attacks Khartoum airport
Situation in Sudan (per 23 October) The international airport in Khartoum was attacked by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones over three days between Tuesday and Thursday. The airport, controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), was due to reopen on Wednesday after being closed for over two years. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, SAF leader, visited the […]
Situation Report Horn of Africa: BNP Paribas found liable for Sudan atrocities
Situation in Sudan (per 20 October) A drone strike in Al-Mazroub, North Kordofan State, killed Paramount Chief Suleiman Jaber Jumaa Sahl and ten senior elders of the Arab Majaneen tribe and wounded 15 others. Witnesses state that the drone targeted a tribal leadership meeting at the Majaneen headquarters. The drone strike took place in an […]