In international human rights and humanitarian law, internally displaced people are — as civilians — considered “internationally protected persons” when displaced as a result of armed conflict.

From Sudan to the DRC and Mozambique, armed groups prey on refugees to instil fear and consolidate power. On the second anniversary of Sudan’s civil war in mid-April, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ...

On the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum, builders clear rubble from houses pockmarked with bullet holes, haul away fallen ...

Sudan is becoming a new hub for Captagon after the collapse of Syria’s narco-state. It could leave behind a trail of ...

Noum, including many women and children. Witnesses told The Associated Press that hundreds of fighters rampaged through the ...

The top U.N. human rights body has accused both the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces of detaining tens of ...

Sudan's army chief appointed a raft of new senior officers on Monday in a reshuffle that strengthened his hold on the ...

The Gulf state has been widely accused of arming and financing rebel militia fighting a brutal civil war against the Sudanese ...

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against the military in the country’s civil war. The foreign ...

This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with analyst and expert Sarra Majdoub about the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and their shifting military and political goals as Sudan's civil war ...