December 1, Tawila — Local sources in the town of Tawila, 60 km west of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, told Darfur24 that commercial convoys coming from Tawila were stopped by an armed group with combat vehicles loyal to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The road is a vitalContinue Reading
November 30, Khartoum — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced the formation of a civilian authority to administer Khartoum state on Friday evening. This comes a year and a half after they had seized the majority of the Sudanese capital, including the presidential palace and various ministries. Khartoum has beenContinue Reading
November 29, Nairobi — On Thursday, Sudan reported 43,490 cholera cases and 1,800 deaths. New cases were reported in Khartoum, Gezira, Al Qadarif, Kassala, Nile River, Northern State, White Nile, and Sennar, the health ministry said. 15 new cases of dengue fever were also reported, raising the total number ofContinue Reading
November 28, Nairobi — Sudanese refugees fleeing from El Fasher to eastern Chad are experiencing increasingly deteriorating conditions. Fatima Mohammed Ishaq, a refugee at the Iridimi camp, told Darfur24 that families are struggling to feed themselves. A leader in Touloum refugee camp, also located on the Sudanese-Chad border, said thatContinue Reading
November 28, Nairobi — In just two days earlier this week, 70 families were displaced from El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, the United Nations said, as clashes continue between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the Jebel Marra in Central Darfur, sources told Darfur24 thatContinue Reading
November 26, Nairobi — More than 60 Sudanese women journalists living in the states of Khartoum, Gezira and Darfur are facing life-threatening situations because of the ongoing armed clashes, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate said on Monday. The group said that women are facing tough humanitarian challenges during the ongoing war. EarlierContinue Reading
November 26, Nairobi – Sudan’s military leader authorized the United Nations to use three airports in Sudan to deliver aid, the ruling Sovereign Council said on Monday. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereign Council, has allowed UN organizations to use airports of Kadugli in South Kordofan state, ElContinue Reading
November 25, Nairobi — Sudan’s gold exports generated $1.5 billion in revenue in the first ten months of 2024. Since the war began in April 2023, gold has become a critical source of income for Sudan. Mohamed Taher Omer, director of the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, the government body overseeingContinue Reading
November 25, Nairobi — There have been 469 incidents of violence against, or obstruction of, health care in Sudan since the war began in April 2023 and September 2024. 110 health workers have been killed. Insecurity Insight, which examines threats facing people living and working in dangerous environments, said inContinue Reading
November 22, Nairobi — U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has presented a bill to suspend American weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The bill aims to demand assurances that the UAE is not supply weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. The legislation challenges a recentContinue Reading