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Sudan's headlines are dominated by a grinding multi-front civil war between the army and the RSF, alongside harrowing humanitarian fallout — sexual violence, mass displacement, and a collapsing currency — while diplomatic efforts from the UN, US, and AU appear paralyzed amid geopolitical rivalries involving the UAE, Ethiopia, China, and Russia.
  1. Sudan plans to launch a banking app payment system in Saudi Arabia in order to capture remittances from Sudanese workers abroad. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  2. Villagers in South Kordofan protest as a fragile truce between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and its Otoro faction breaks down. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  3. Sudanese diaspora in the United States plan a class-action lawsuit against the United Arab Emirates over its alleged funding of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  4. The Sudanese army says it has repelled a joint rebel assault on a town in Blue Nile state. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  5. Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have seized two Sudanese army bases in Blue Nile state. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  6. A Yale report says a military build-up at an Ethiopian base threatens the Sudanese city of Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile State. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-29)
  7. A Sudanese human rights group accuses armed fighters of committing rape in Omdurman, a city adjacent to Khartoum that has been a frontline in Sudan's civil war; a Sudanese armed force denies any link to the alleged assaults. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  8. Analysis: Is the UN Security Council merely managing Sudan's civil war rather than working to end it? (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  9. Drone strikes hit Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state in Sudan, shortly after a cargo plane arrived. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  10. The United Nations reports that over 1.2 million Sudanese have returned from abroad, but many remain stranded. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  11. The United States proposes a nationwide arms embargo on Sudan amid pushback from China and Russia. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  12. Sudan's Central Bank eases foreign exchange restrictions to stabilize the Sudanese pound. (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  13. A recent African Union visit to Sudan did not discuss lifting Sudan's suspension from the bloc, sources say (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  14. The deputy leader of Sudan's Umma Party proposes a roadmap for an anti-war declaration aimed at ending Sudan's civil war (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  15. Sudan has documented more than 200 cases of sexual violence against children since the civil war began (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  16. Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shuts markets and cuts internet access in a city in West Kordofan state (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  17. Sudan's SPLM-N rebel group says it has retaken a stronghold and denies targeting civilians in the Otoro area of South Kordofan (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  18. US State Department diplomat Jonathan Howard takes charge of the Office of Sudan Affairs, the State Department unit handling policy on Sudan and South Sudan (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  19. Sudan is seeking support from a China-led bloc of countries at the UN to block the renewal of the UN human rights mission on Sudan (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)
  20. Sudan's central bank launches a digital system to track foreign capital flows into the country (Sudan Tribune, 2026-08-28)