Assault on Sudanese City Bore ‘Hallmarks of Genocide,’ U.N. Finds

A paramilitary group in Sudan’s civil war “acted with genocidal intent” in a monthslong siege of El Fasher, according to human rights experts.

By Declan Walsh

RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds

Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said. In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur, investigators concluded that the RSF and allied militias deliberately inflicted conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities. Continue reading...

By Eromo Egbejule and agencies

'Hallmark of genocide' found in Sudan's el-Fasher — UN

An independent fact-finding mission said the paramilitary RSF's capture of el-Fasher bore the "hallmarks of genocide." Graphic footage circulated in October showed RSF members carrying out mass killings and other crimes.

UN's probe finds 'hallmarks of genocide' in El-Fasher

In tonight's edition, a new UN report warns that atrocities in El Fasher may bear the hallmarks of genocide. Also, Zimbabwe rolls out a new HIV prevention drug, targeting more than 46,000 people at high risk of contracting the virus. And award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie lost a child during medical care in a hospital,  a tragedy  that echoes cases faced by many families across Nigeria and is now drawing renewed attention to the country’s healthcare crisis.

By Clarisse FORTUNÉ