Nairobi, September 24 (Darfur24) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of escalating violence, continued displacement and worsening food insecurity across Sudan as fighting intensifies in several states. In its latest humanitarian update, OCHA reported that clashes broke out on September 19 at Al-BorsaContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 23 (Darfur24) Three Rapid Support Forces (RSF) military sources said an attack on Nyala International Airport earlier this month disrupted a flight that was scheduled to transport RSF personnel to a battlefront. The sources told Darfur24 that the flight was scheduled for September 6 or 7, but wasContinue Reading
Tawila, September 23 (Darfur24) More than 3,400 displaced people have arrived in Tawila, North Darfur State, since the beginning of September, amid worsening humanitarian and sanitation conditions, according to the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees. The coordination said 121 families, comprising about 605 people, arrived in Tawila betweenContinue Reading
Washington, September 23 (Darfur24) The United States said Tuesday that neither the Sudanese army nor the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their leaders represent a legitimate constitutional government in Sudan, calling on both sides to accept an immediate humanitarian truce and pursue a political settlement. In a statement, the USContinue Reading
El Obeid, September 23 (Darfur24) About 3,650 people have been displaced from Umm Badr in Sudan’s North Kordofan State amid deteriorating security and a military buildup by the Rapid Support Forces, according to local sources and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix reported that the displacementContinue Reading
Agencies, September 23 (Darfur24) The United States has not yet issued an entry visa to Sudanese Sovereignty Council Chairman and army commander Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, days before he is due to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Reuters reported. Sudan’s ambassador to the UN, Al-Harith IdrisContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, September 22 (Darfur24) The United Nations said it is ready to send a fact-finding mission to Sudan to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use, provided it receives an official mandate to conduct the investigation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, told The National in New York that theContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 22 (Darfur24) More than 5.1 million Sudanese have returned to their areas of origin since the outbreak of war, while about 8.6 million remain internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a statement on Monday, IOM said data from its Displacement Tracking Matrix showedContinue Reading
New York, September 22 (Darfur24) Sudanese civilian forces opposed to the war have urged the United Nations to push for an immediate and comprehensive humanitarian ceasefire, stronger civilian protection and the expansion of the arms embargo to cover all of Sudan. In a joint letter dated September 22 to theContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, September 22 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have blocked opposition forces from the Central African Republic (CAR) from entering Sudanese territory and launching attacks from the Um Dafuq border area in South Darfur, security sources told Darfur24. The sources said the RSF deployed reinforcements along the borderContinue Reading