In 1884 a Sudanese boatman, turned religious seer, involved the British Empire in a sticky little war. ... Last week the dervish spirit was astir again in Khartoum. So was the Mahdi’s son.

But Mahdi said the situation was worse at Argeen, which is in the desert and far from the nearest Sudanese city. Mahdi said there were an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people stuck at the two border ...

In war-ravaged Khartoum donkey carts clatter over worn asphalt, the smell of tomatoes wafts from newly reopened stalls and pedestrians dodge burnt-out cars left by two years of war. Today, Mahdi ...

To many Sudanese Moslems, Mohammed Ahmed was more than a national hero. He was El Mahdi—the Messiah—legendary descendant of the Prophet and leader of the Whirling Dervishes, who massacred the ...

The conflict between Sudan’s army and the RSF paramilitary group has forced hundreds of thousands to flee heavy fighting in Khartoum and beyond.

French-Tunisian journalist and documentary filmmaker Hind Meddeb flew to Sudan after the overthrow of hated dictator Omar ...

Sudan’s military says it has agreed to a proposal from the United Nations for a weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher to facilitate ...

The Sudanese army is encircling Khartoum airport, two military sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as it battles to oust its rival Rapid Support Forces from a last foothold in the capital, though ...

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