Over 550 Sudanese women reported rape by paramilitaries during war: official

Sudanese refugees who have fled from the war in Sudan line up during a cash assistance programme at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, on February 15, 2024. [AFP]

Authorities in Sudan have received more than 550 reports of rape committed by paramilitary fighters since war began in April 2023, an official with the army-aligned government told AFP on Tuesday.

The information shared by Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa, head of a government unit to combat violence against women, comes as the United States earlier on Tuesday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of "rape and other forms of brutal sexual violence" throughout the war.