September 9, Abu Jibeha — On Saturday, the General Intelligence Service arrested activist Ahmed Nasr Al-Tijani in front of a hospital in South Kordofan after he posted an article on his Facebook page, sources told Darfur24. Nasr was allegedly arrested after he criticized the General Intelligence Service for summoning Dr.Continue Reading
September 9, Zalinegi — On Sunday, the refugees and displaced persons coordination body held the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) responsible for killing a displaced person in the Mukjar camp in Central Darfur. An armed group had opened fire Hussein Musa Abdel Mahmoud, 47, last Friday night, inside his home inContinue Reading
September 8, Port Sudan — The Sudanese Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday that cholera cases in Sudan have risen to 5,081 since the outbreak of the epidemic. 176 people have died. In Forbaranga, West Darfur four cases were confirmed after heavy rains and floods hit the area. Cases alsoContinue Reading
September 8, Port Sudan — On Saturday, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry announced its rejection to the recommendations of the fact-finding mission formed by the United Nations Human Rights Council. On Friday, a UN report said that that the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies practiced widespreadContinue Reading
September 7, Katila — Floods and heavy rains hit Katila in South Darfur and destroyed 500 homes and government facilities including health offices and schools, Jaafar Abdullah Ibrahim, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Civil Administration told Darfur24. Many were forced to flee their homes. Al-Baqir Hussein Musa, Katila resident,Continue Reading
September 6, Nairobi — On Friday, United Nations experts called for the deployment of an “independent and neutral” force without delay in Sudan to protect civilians in the face of atrocities committed by the two warring parties. In a report, the experts commissioned by the Human Rights Council concluded thatContinue Reading
September 6 — The starvation crisis across Sudan is hitting “historic proportions” refugee councils said on Tuesday. More than 25 million people, over half the population, are suffering acute food insecurity. In Kass, South Darfur, one clinic is seeing 500 malnourished children every day, but doesn’t have the resources toContinue Reading
September 6, Al-Tina — Soldiers from the armed struggle movements, who fight alongside the Sudanese army, launched an arrest campaign against civilians, especially those of Arab descent in Al-Tina, North Darfur. The forces coming from Libya and the desert regions “have become a security threat in the town and areContinue Reading
September 5, Kass — There has been a significant increase in malnutrition cases among children in the last month, Noura Daw, who works at the nutrition center in Kass, South Darfur, told Darfur24. The center allegedly sees 500 malnourished children under the age of five turn up every day. MalnourishedContinue Reading
September 5, Mellit — The bodies of two brothers, Tajadin Abdul Rahman and Kamaladin Abdul Rahman, aged 30 and 27, were found on Wednesday in the city of Mellit, North Darfur, after they had been arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hashim Ahmed Ismail, a member of the ResistanceContinue Reading