Washington, September 13 (Darfur24) The Quartet group—comprising the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—has proposed a truce in Sudan to pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and the launch of a political process leading to a transitional government. The foreign ministers of the Quartet, meetingContinue Reading
Washington, September 13 (Darfur24) The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Sudan’s Finance Minister and leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Gibril Ibrahim, along with the Al-Baraa bin Malik Brigade, citing their involvement in Sudan’s war and links to Iran. InContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 12 (Darfur24) The Sudan Foundation Alliance (TASIS), led by its Vice President Abdelaziz Adam Al-Hilu, met Friday with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, in Nairobi, Kenya. In a statement seen by Darfur24, TASIS said the meeting was held at Lamamra’s request to discuss opportunitiesContinue Reading
El Fasher, September 12 (Darfur24) Humanitarian volunteers in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, distributed food to internally displaced persons (IDPs) on Thursday, as the city continues to endure a prolonged siege and heavy fighting. Mohamed Ahmed Nizar, speaking on behalf of the volunteers and the El FasherContinue Reading
Nyala, September 12 (Darfur24) Eyewitnesses and local sources reported Thursday that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched arrests in Nyala following a deadly explosion at the South Darfur government secretariat on Wednesday. The blast, which struck the northern part of the secretariat, killed several civilians, including five guards of theContinue Reading
El Fasher, September 12 (Darfur24) At least seven people were killed and more than ten others injured on Thursday as fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flared up again in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, eyewitnesses told Darfur24. Residents reported that they heardContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 11 (Darfur24) The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Ramtane Lamamra, on Thursday held talks in Nairobi with the Civil Democratic Alliance of Revolutionary Forces (Sumud), led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss ways of ending the war in Sudan. Lamamra met with the Sumud delegation headed byContinue Reading
Nyala, September 11 (Darfur24) Eight people, including two civilians, were killed and others injured on Wednesday in a drone strike targeting the state government secretariat building in Nyala, South Darfur State, eyewitnesses and local sources reported. A senior source in the administration affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) saidContinue Reading
Sudan, September 11, (Darfur24) The head of the World Food Programme’s communications department, Leni Kinsley, told Darfur24 that approximately 3.6 million children under five, along with pregnant and breastfeeding women, suffer severe malnutrition and require immediate intervention. In an exclusive interview, Kinsley said that El Fasher, Kadugli, and Dilling areContinue Reading
Nyala, September 11 (Darfur24) Prime Minister of Sudan’s Foundation Alliance (TASIS), Mohammed Hassan Al-Ta’aishi, on Wednesday, issued an order guaranteeing unhindered humanitarian access across the country, including the establishment of a national body to oversee aid operations. The order creates the National Humanitarian Access Authority under the Prime Minister’s supervision.Continue Reading