UN alarmed by fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan

U.N. health officials are alarmed after Sudan’s health ministry confirmed  cholera cases have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total 18 states in less than two weeks. Aid agencies are working with the ministry to vaccinate 1.81 million people hoping to alleviate the spread of the disease. The overall number of cases includes 626 deaths ,as of Sunday. It comes as Sudan's warring sides target local volunteers fighting famine. Also, the U.S. initiated sanctions against Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa a senior leader in war-torn Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for his role in obtaining weapons for the paramilitary organization. Millions have been displaced and tens of thousands of people have died since war broke out in April 2023 between Sudan's army and the RSF after their head generals refused a plan to bring the warring parties together.