Declan Walsh

Reporter-researcher Nairobi, Kenya

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Our investigation naming & linking RSF commanders to war crimes in Sudan was nominated for the #NewsEmmys. 🙏

Watch it here: youtu.be/H231YlstDKk

By @sanjanamv.bsky.social @ckoettl.bsky.social Natalie Reneau @declanwalsh.bsky.social Aaron Byrd with @cen4infores.bsky.social & Ayin Sudan.

It's a great honor. The war continues to spiral. At the heart of our coverage are those Sudanese who helped us, or shared their stories, in the worst of circumstances.

The New York Times Wins 3 Polk Awards (Gift Article) The Times was honored for an investigation into extremism in Israel, coverage of the civil war in Sudan and a narrative about a Russian soldier who defected from the war in Ukraine.

Our Sudan investigations have won the Polk Award for War Reporting. I worked with many brilliant colleagues at
@nytimes.com, and this award is important acknowledgement of a tragic and often overlooked conflict. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/b...

Excellent segments tonight @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @declanwalsh.bsky.social what other countries are filling the void in absence of USAID ? Your reporting was compelling but I’d like to know who else is contributing?

‘We Are in Disbelief’: Africa Reels as U.S. Aid Agency Is Dismantled

New in the @nytimes.com: “’We are in disbelief,’ said Medhanye Alem of the Center for Victims of Torture, which treats survivors of conflict-related trauma at nine centers in northern Ethiopia, all now closed.” By @declanwalsh.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...

Video: How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit ...

Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times reveals widespread atrocities in Sudan committed by a shadowy paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces — often under commanders' watch.

The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article) Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

A mammoth investigation by Declan Walsh into the gold rush fueling Sudan's civil war. The paramilitary RSF has extracted $860m worth from mines it seized in Darfur this year alone. Who's profiting? The UAE.

Gift link and 🧵 of some visual reporting. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article) Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

Strong display in today's @nytimes.com for our story about the gold rush driving Sudan's brutal war.

The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article) Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article) Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

Exclusive — A luxury jet, a secret cargo, and the gold rush propelling Africa's biggest war.
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...

The Gold Rush at the Heart of a Civil War (Gift Article) Famine and ethnic cleansing stalk Sudan. Yet the gold trade is booming, enriching generals and propelling the fight.

Exclusive — A luxury jet, a secret cargo, and the gold rush propelling Africa's biggest war.
How a gold trade that Sudanese once hoped would lift their country is turning out to be its downfall.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/w...