Sudan Nashra: Democratic Bloc convention fails to resolve divisive issues, participants say | RSF abuses in Tina villages trigger new displacement wave | Tawila-bound aid truck struck, shipment destroyed | RSF seizes Blue Nile’s Keili, pushes north Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. A surge in violence over the past week has swept through the village belt of North Darfur’s Tina locality and nearby areas, as abuses by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters against civilians drive yet another wave of displacement, according to two Darfur regional government officials. The escalation is the latest in a cycle that has persisted since Fasher fell in late October, […] The post Sudan Nashra: Democratic Bloc convention fails to resolve divisive issues, participants say | RSF abuses in Tina villages trigger new displacement wave | Tawila-bound aid truck struck, shipment destroyed | RSF seizes Blue Nile’s Keili, pushes north first appeared on Mada Masr .
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Subscribe to our Lens on Sudan newsletter here. A surge in violence over the past week has swept through the village belt of North Darfur’s Tina locality and nearby areas, as abuses by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters against civilians drive yet another wave of displacement, according to two Darfur regional government officials. The escalation is the latest in a cycle that has persisted since Fasher fell in late October, […] The post Sudan Nashra: Democratic Bloc convention fails to resolve divisive issues, participants say | RSF abuses in Tina villages trigger new displacement wave | Tawila-bound aid truck struck, shipment destroyed | RSF seizes Blue Nile’s Keili, pushes north first appeared on Mada Masr .
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The Sentry, an American investigative organization, published an alert alleging a network linked to the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) controls approximately $24 million in UAE real estate assets. This report suggests potential money laundering or sanctions evasion mechanisms used to obscure financial support for armed groups.
The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces vowed his paramilitary could sustain its war against the national army for decades, reaffirming that RSF fighters remain encircling the army-held capital Khartoum with no sign of withdrawal.
9bacc721…openwatch.io →Press freedom at lowest level in 25 years, Romania ranked 49th out of 180 Press freedom has reached its lowest level in the past quarter-century, according to the announcement made by Reporters Without Borders on Thursday, April 30, as it launched its World Press Freedom Index. Romania is in 49th place in the ranking, up from 55th in 2025 . According to RSF, in 2002, 20% of the global population lived in a country where the state of press freedom was categorised as “good.” In 2026, less than 1% of the world’s population lives in a country that falls under this category.