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Sudan crisis: Number of internally displaced rises to more than 700,000

The increase in displacements has raised fears of an escalation in violence despite ceasefire talks being held in Saudi Arabia.

Air strikes and ground battles are continuing in the capital Khartoum.

Entire neighbourhoods have become empty as residents flee their homes.

Khartoum had a population of 5.4 million, but the once-peaceful city has been devastated by the conflict that broke out on 15 April between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan battles risk exodus of 800,000 people - UN

Reuters reports hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles since disputes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into conflict on 15 April.

There seems little prospect of a quick resolution to the crisis, which has unleashed a humanitarian disaster, damaged swathes of Khartoum, risked drawing in regional powers, and reignited conflict in the Darfur region.

Sudan crisis: New ceasefire announced but doubts remain

It is at least the third ceasefire to be announced since violence erupted this month but none have held.

Mr Blinken said agreement had been reached between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after 48 hours of negotiations.

BBC reports at least 400 people have been killed since fighting erupted on 15 April.

UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned the violence in Sudan risks causing a "catastrophic conflagration" that could engulf the whole region and beyond.

US and France evacuate diplomats from Sudan as battles rage on

President Joe Biden said the US was temporarily suspending operations at its embassy in Khartoum but remained committed to the Sudanese people, reiterating calls for a ceasefire that have so far gone largely unheeded.

"The belligerent parties must implement an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, allow unhindered humanitarian access, and respect the will of the people of Sudan," Biden said in a statement.

Nauru Police officers deployed to UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

This is the first time that NPF officers have been deployed to the mission in the Central African nation.

Superintendent Imran Scotty, Sergeant Drusky Dabadauw and Senior Constable Jacaranda Akibwib were selected after successfully completing a four-week United Nations Police (UNPOL) pre-deployment training programme in Ankara, Turkey in February.

The last male northern white rhino

With news that Sudan is gravely ill and may face euthanasia where he is being guarded in Kenya, it seemed like a good time to remember him and those who kept him safe all these years.

Sudan, one of three remaining northern white rhinos in the entire world, has been closely guarded at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy since 2009, along with two female rhinos.

Photos over the years show the affection shown by his keepers and armed guards who take care of these magnificent creatures.

Sudan government accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur

Amnesty International say the children are among more than 200 people estimated to have been killed by the banned weapons since January.

Those affected by the "poisonous smoke" vomit blood, struggle to breathe and watch as their skin falls off.

The Sudanese government and rebels have been fighting in Darfur for 13 years.

Yet the conflict and its toll on Darfur's citizens has fallen off the radar since 2004, when warnings of a potential genocide forced the outside world to act.