Cholera cases in war-torn Sudan increased by nearly 40% in less than two weeks, according to the latest figures, alarming the U.N. health officials, who long warned about the outbreak and the lack of proper response since it was reported in July.

Sudan’s cholera outbreak has killed 545 people and infected more than 18,000, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the country struggles to contain the spread of the disease. The outbreak began in August following heavy rains and flooding,

Save the Children International Nigeria has reported alarming death rates from cholera outbreaks in Sudan and Nigeria, with figures now nearly three times the

CAIRO -- New fighting rocked Sudan's capital on Thursday with airstrikes and drone attacks in and around Khartoum amid a worsening cholera outbreak, officials said.