September 6, 2026 Report – Darfur24 The expanding deforestation in the Darfur region of western Sudan is not limited to environmental degradation and soil loss; it also extends to the loss of natural grazing lands for livestock and an increase in drought-stricken areas, raising fears of renewed conflict...

Khartoum, September 05 (Darfur24) UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Sudan Pekka Haavisto arrived in Khartoum on Friday for consultations with key Sudanese stakeholders on de-escalation and measures to strengthen civilian protection. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Haavisto spoke by phone on Thursday with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan...

Khartoum, September 05 (Darfur24) The Sudanese-Sudanese Dialogue Preparatory Committee will begin official consultations with political forces on Saturday as part of efforts to establish a political path to resolve the country’s conflict, committee spokesman Osman Mirghani said. The 19-member committee launched the Sudanese-Sudanese Dialogue Initiative in Khartoum last Sunday. The...

Zalingei/Qureida, September 05 (Darfur24) Three people were killed in separate suspected armed robbery incidents in Central and South Darfur, while clashes following one of the attacks left additional people injured, according to residents and community leaders. In Deleij town, Wadi Saleh locality, Central Darfur, two brothers, Mohamed and Idris Adam,...

Nairobi, September 05 (Darfur24) Families and local sources say armed Chadian men have detained several Rapid Support Forces (RSF) members inside Chad and demanded ransoms for their release, following an airstrike on an RSF convoy near the Sudan-Chad-Libya border. The family of an RSF soldier identified as Ahmed told Darfur24...

Kauda, September 04 (Darfur24) Escalating violence in the Kauda area of South Kordofan has killed 453 people, displaced about 53,000, and led to the arrest of 710 others, including 45 humanitarian workers, since March, according to humanitarian sources who spoke to Darfur24. The sources said the displacement followed the killing...

El Fasher, September 04 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied forces have continued reinforcing earthen berms and trenches around El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, while tightening restrictions on civilian movement into and out of the city, eyewitnesses said Thursday. Humanitarian workers and other witnesses told...

Geneva, September 04 (Darfur24) The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan has warned that drone warfare and foreign support are expanding the scope of the conflict and increasing risks to civilians, saying there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that a cross-border network has supplied the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with...

Khartoum, September 03 (Darfur24) Teachers’ committees in Khartoum State have threatened gradual and organized action to protest the failure to implement approved salary amendments and increases in teachers’ August 2026 pay. In a statement on Thursday, the Sudanese Teachers’ Committees in the state’s seven localities said the failure to include...

Al-Daein, September 03 (Darfur24) Low rainfall and prolonged dry spells have damaged farms and disrupted grazing in several parts of East Darfur State, raising concerns over agricultural losses, food prices and competition for water and pasture. Local sources told Darfur24 that farms in Buwat al-Khail, Jiqin and Tayba in Bahr...

El Obeid, September 03 (Darfur24) Four civilians from the same family, including a woman and a child, were killed when Sudanese army warplanes bombed the village of Jafawa, about 50 kilometers southwest of El Obeid in North Kordofan State, on August 31, according to local sources. Sources in El Obeid...

Abu Jubaiha/Damazin, September 03 (Darfur24) Nearly 69,000 displaced people are currently sheltering in Abu Jubaiha, South Kordofan, and areas of Qaysan locality in Blue Nile State amid escalating fighting and insecurity, according to displacement tracking data. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Abu Jubaiha is hosting about 57,880 displaced...

Al-Junaynah, September 02 (Darfur24) The World Food Programme (WFP) condemned an air attack on two of its trucks outside Dilling, South Kordofan State, on August 30, which destroyed more than 50 metric tons of food aid. The trucks were traveling to Kadugli and were clearly marked with WFP logos and...

Khartoum, September 02 (Darfur24) Sudanese pro-peace forces have submitted a formal memorandum to the African Union Peace and Security Council and the Commission for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, protesting the AU Commission’s support for a Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue initiative launched by Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The memorandum, signed by...

Nyala, September 02 (Darfur24) Parents and bookstore owners in Nyala, South Darfur, have reported shortages of school textbooks and sharp price increases as the 2026–2027 academic year gets underway. Yahya Abdulrahman, a bookstore owner, told Darfur24 that Arabic, mathematics, and English textbooks for third-grade primary students are in short supply,...

Damazin, September 02 (Darfur24) The General Court in Damazin, Blue Nile State, has sentenced Awad Omar Faisal Abbas to death by hanging after convicting him under Articles 50 and 51 of the Crimes Against the State Act on charges of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Joint Security...

Nyala, September 01 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Education and Guidance in Sudan’s Founding Alliance (TASIS) government announced Tuesday the results of the secondary school certificate examinations held in areas under its control in Darfur and parts of Kordofan. Yusra Hamed Adam achieved the highest overall score, with 91.7%, according to...

Khartoum, September 01 (Darfur24) Sudan’s authorities have approved legal guarantees for participants in the anticipated Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, including the cancellation of criminal reports linked to political opinions, Justice Minister Abdullah Darf said Tuesday. Darf said Resolution No. 363 of 2026 cancels reports filed by state agencies against Sudanese residents abroad...

Nyala, September 01 (Darfur24) The leadership body of Sudan’s Founding Alliance (TASIS) has approved a vision for what it described as a just and sustainable peace, established a political reference mechanism for negotiations and the peace process, and endorsed plans to form a “New National Army.” The decisions were taken...

Al-Abbasiya, September 01 (Darfur24) About 730 people have been displaced from five villages in Al-Abbasiya locality, South Kordofan State, amid worsening insecurity, according to the International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). The IOM said its field teams recorded displacement from Umm Luta, Daqaq Fur, Zarami, Al-Lubana and Al-Saisban....