2025 in Sudan

7 January – The United States officially declares that the Rapid Support Forces are committing genocide in Sudan and imposes sanctions on its leader, Hemedti.^[1]
11 January – The Sudanese Armed Forces says it has retaken control of Wad Madani, the capital of Gezira State. from the RSF.^[2]
16 January – The US imposes sanctions on SAF chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for the army's conduct in the civil war.^[3]

19 February – The Sudanese government announces unspecified amendments to the Transitional Constitutional Declaration serving as the country's provisional constitution since 2019.^[4]
20–22 February – At least 58 people die while 1,300 others fall ill following an outbreak of cholera in Kosti.^[5]^[6]
23 February –
- The RSF and allied groups sign a charter establishing a parallel government "government of peace and unity" in Sudan following a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.^[7]
- The SAF lifts the RSF's two-year siege of El Obeid.^[8]
25 February – An SAF Antonov An-26 transport aircraft crashes into a residential area in Omdurman during takeoff from Wadi Seidna Air Base, killing at least 46 people including senior SAF officials.^[9]

14 March – The Sudanese government orders a ban on imports from Kenya, citing national security concerns amid criticism over the latter's hosting of the RSF.^[10]
21 March – The SAF says it has retaken the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the RSF.^[11]
26 March – SAF commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan proclaims the liberation of Khartoum from the RSF.^[12]

13 April – The RSF says it has taken the Zamzam Refugee Camp near El Fasher.^[13]
15 April – The RSF announce the formation of a parallel Government of Peace and Unity.^[14]
28 April –
- The Sudan Doctors Network reports that at least 31 people were executed by the RSF in Omdurman.^[15]
- The RSF attack El Fasher and Abu Shouk, killing at least 40 civilians.^[16]
30 April – UAE authorities intercept millions of rounds of ammunition at an airport intended for the SAF.^[17]

2 May – The RSF capture the city of al-Nahud in West Kordofan from the SAF, killing 19 and injuring 37.^[18]
3 May – RSF launches a bombardment of the SAF’s General Command HQ in Khartoum.^[18]
4 May – The RSF launches a drone attack on Port Sudan, the de facto headquarters of the SAF-led government, for the first time since the beginning of the war.^[19]^[20]
5 May – The International Court of Justice dismisses a case filed by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates of genocide for its support of the RSF, citing lack of authority to continue the proceedings.^[21]
6 May – Sudan cuts diplomatic relations with the UAE due to its support for the RSF.^[22]
19 May – General al-Burhan appoints Kamil Idris as prime minister.^[23] He is sworn in on 31 May.^[24]
20 May – The SAF announces the clearing of Khartoum State from the RSF.^[25]
22 May – The United States Department of State announces it would impose sanctions on the Sudanese government after determining it had used chemical weapons in 2024.^[26]
27 May – Eight tonnes of essential medical supplies are delivered to El Geneina Hospital in West Darfur by the WHO to support services for the next six months.^[27]
29 May – A cholera outbreak in Khartoum kills at least 70 people in two days, with 172 deaths nationwide.^[28]

1 June – Prime Minister Idris orders the dissolution of the transitional government.^[29]
4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Sudanese nationals from entering the United States.^[30]
8 June – Seven people are shot dead in a rampage killing by an SAF soldier in Khashm El Girba, Kassala State. The shooter is subsequently injured in a shootout with soldiers and arrested along with a companion.^[31]
11 June – The RSF seizes control over the Sudan-Egypt-Libya border triangle, allegedly with the help of the Libyan National Army.^[32]
21 June – The Al-Mujlad Hospital in Muglad, West Kordofan is attacked, killing over 40 people, including six children and five healthcare workers.^[33]
29 June – Eleven people are killed when a gold mine collapses in Houeid, River Nile State.^[34]^[35]

1 July – The RSF and the SPLM-N (al-Hilu) announce the creation in Nyala of a governing alliance headed by Hemedti, with SPLM-N leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu as his deputy.^[36]
4 July –
- An attack is made on Sudanese farmers by Ethiopian militias at the disputed Al-Fashaga District.^[37]
- Four people are killed in clashes between the Kababish tribe and the Hawawir people in Al-Dabbah, Northern State.^[38]
11 July –The RSF launch a major attack on El Fasher, seizing the city's main livestock market, the Shalla prison and the headquarters of the Central Reserve Forces before being driven back the next day by the SAF.^[39]
12 July – The RSF kill nearly 300 civilians in attacks on villages near Barah, North Kordofan.^[40]

6 August – The UAE bans Sudanese airliners from the country.^[41]
7 August – Seven people, including an officer of the Sudan Shield Forces, are killed in clashes caused by a land dispute in Al-Qadambaliyya, Al Qadarif State.^[42]

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