West Darfur
Coverage of West Darfur in the Nexus archive.
- Sudanese court sentences Hemedti to death in absentia
A Sudanese court has sentenced General Hemetti, commander of the Rapid Support Forces, to death in absentia for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in West Darfur. The charges are linked to atrocities in the region, as reported by a FRANCE 24 correspondent.
- Sudan court sentences RSF commander to death over West Darfur killings
Sudan's court sentenced RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide in West Darfur. The conviction relates to the 2023 assassination of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar and attacks on el-Geneina.
- Exclusive: ICC prosecutors shelved RSF arrest warrant as Sudan atrocities mounted
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor’s office has not applied for arrest warrants against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for alleged crimes in Sudan's Darfur region since April 2023, despite public assurances and a pretrial chamber's recent criticism of the delay. The office cited confidentiality and ongoing investigations into gender-based crimes and crimes against children as reasons for withholding updates.