Geoffrey York Africa Bureau Chief Johannesburg Published 30 minutes ago

Sudanese residents gather to receive free meals in El-Fasher, a city besieged by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in Darfur region in August, 2025. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

A missile strike has killed scores of people at morning prayers in a crowded Sudanese mosque, the latest atrocity in the prolonged siege of a city in western Sudan where famine and starvation are looming.

The death toll at the mosque in El Fasher has climbed to 78, with rescuers still searching for survivors and bodies, according to human-rights monitors in the Darfur region. The Sudanese government said more than 70 people were killed.

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