Sudan

Sudan also known as North Sudan and officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in northeastern Africa. Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as an observer in the World Trade Organization. Its capital is Khartoum, the political, cultural and commercial centre of the nation. It is a presidential representative democratic federal republic. The politics of Sudan is regulated by a parliamentary organization called the National Assembly. The Sudanese legal system is based on Islamic law.

Three years of war in Sudan: US Congress must act

April 15, 2026 Dear Members of Congress, Exactly three years into the catastrophic war and genocide against the people of Sudan, we share with you one of an untold number of atrocities Sudanese have been forced to endure because you have the power to help bring these...

Monitor April 2026

Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...

2026 Watchlist

Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in preventing and responding to   of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...

Monitor November

Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...

Extend the mandate of the Fact Finding Mission

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60th session (HRC60, 8 September–8 October 2025), civil society organisations expressed deep concern over the ongoing human rights crisis in Sudan and urged states to support a mandate extension for the Independent International...

The Quad is meeting on Sudan: Where is Africa?

On July 29, the US will convene the first major diplomatic effort to end the war in Sudan in more than a year, but the only centered African participant will be Egypt. The African Union is reportedly trying to get a representative in the door, but it is...

Monitor July 2025

Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) is a non-partisan civil society organisation that provides continental leadership in matters pertaining to the prevention of mass atrocities within Africa. Our strategies and approaches are grounded in the realisation that atrocities can...