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
November 21, Nairobi — War in Sudan is being fought on the bodies of women, said a top United Nations human rights investigator on Thursday. Women and girls have been subjected to large-scale sexual violence, gang-rape, abduction and detention akin to sexual slavery. “This is a shameful story, to beContinue Reading
November 21, El Fasher — The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have changed their combat tactics in El Fasher, North Darfur. They have been withdrawing from bases to lure in Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters before attacking them, sources told Darfur24. This comes as RSF continue to try and takeover theContinue Reading
November 21, Nairobi — An estimated 35 households were displaced from Al Koma town, North Darfur, due to airstrikes, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. There were also reports of deaths and injuries among civilians. “The situation remains tense and unpredictable,” IOM said. Al Koma has been hostingContinue Reading
November 20, Nairobi — About 28,400 cases of cholera and 836 associated deaths have been reported in Sudan since August. “The public health situation in Sudan is at a crisis point,” the the United Nations said on Tuesday. In August, Sudanese authorities officially declared a cholera outbreak, which continues to spreadContinue Reading