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Abdelaziz Yakub
Abdelaziz Yakub is the Editor-in-Chief of Sudan Now, covering Sudanese affairs, politics, humanitarian developments and the conflict in Sudan.
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Articles by Abdelaziz Yakub
News
Five Children Killed in Sudan Army Airstrike in North Kordofan, Lawyers Say
ABU ZAIMA – Five children were killed and their mother injured on Thursday when an Antonov aircraft operated by the Sudanese...
News
50 Sudanese Return From Mauritania as UNHCR Records 942,000 Cross-Border Returns
PORT SUDAN – Fifty Sudanese nationals, including families and children, have voluntarily returned from Mauritania as the number of Sudanese recorded returning...
News
Sudan Hosts Nearly 689,400 South Sudanese Refugees and Asylum-Seekers
KHARTOUM – Sudan was hosting 689,397 refugees and asylum-seekers from South Sudan as of Sept. 30, 2026, with nearly two-thirds concentrated in...
News
UNDSS Leadership Returns to Khartoum for First Time Since 2023
KHARTOUM – The leadership of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security in Sudan has returned to permanent operations from Khartoum...
News
IPC Warns Famine Risk Is Growing Across Darfur and Kordofan
KHARTOUM – The risk of famine is increasing across conflict-affected parts of Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, as war, mass displacement and...
Human Rights
Blue Nile Villages Nearly Emptied by Displacement as Risks to Women and Girls Grow
AD-DAMAZIN – The Women’s Advisory Group for Humanitarian Work in Sudan has warned of near-total displacement from some villages in Blue Nile,...
News
Sudan Police: Two Egyptians Killed, Third Wounded in Khartoum Shooting
KHARTOUM – Two Egyptian nationals were killed and a third wounded in a shooting in the Al-Souq Al-Mahalli area of Khartoum on...
Reports
UN Report: 4.2 Million Children Face Acute Malnutrition in Sudan
KHARTOUM – An estimated 4.2 million children in Sudan are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to a new humanitarian snapshot by the...
News
UN: At Least 17 Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes in West Kordofan
KHARTOUM – At least 17 civilians, including women and children, were reported killed in two drone strikes that hit areas sheltering displaced...
Investigations
Survey Finds Sudanese Fleeing War Face Long, Violent Journeys to Morocco
KHARTOUM – Most Sudanese migrants and refugees interviewed in Morocco said they fled Sudan because of war and insecurity, while many reported...