Kordofan, April 24 (Darfur24) Approximately 115 people from Al-Hamra village in Bara locality, North Kordofan State, have been displaced to Omdurman in Khartoum State due to escalating insecurity, according to the International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) report on Thursday. DTM field teams said the displacement began onContinue Reading
Port Sudan, April 24 (Darfur24) More than 10 civilians were killed in a drone strike on the town of Um Dukhun in Central Darfur State, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said, expressing alarm over escalating violence in the region. According to OCHA, the attackContinue Reading
Special Report, April 22 (Darfur24) Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has offered a top administrative post in North Darfur to Al-Nur Al-Qubba, a former RSF commander who recently defected, according to multiple sources familiar with a meeting held in Dongola. Al-Qubba defected from the RSF last week and arrivedContinue Reading
Singo, April 23 (Darfur24) An air strike targeting the Agbesh gold mine in the town of Singo, South Darfur State, on Tuesday killed four people and injured six others, as a wave of aerial attacks continues across parts of Darfur. Local sources told Darfur24 that the strike hit a marketContinue Reading
El Fasher, April 22 (Darfur24) The International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reported on Wednesday that approximately 115 people were displaced from Damra al-Qubba in Al-Waha locality, North Darfur State, last Sunday due to escalating insecurity. In its latest report on displacement in Sudan, reviewed by Darfur24, theContinue Reading
Um Ruwaba, April 22 (Darfur24) Elements affiliated with the Sudanese army carried out a raid on camps of nomadic herders near Um Ash and Abu Sharqila, southeast of Um Ruwaba in North Kordofan State, on Sunday, resulting in alleged abuses and looting, according to eyewitnesses and local sources. The raidContinue Reading
Tawila, April 22 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Red Crescent Society has distributed humanitarian assistance to displaced families in the “Dabba Nayra Al-Jadeeda” camp, south of Tawila in North Darfur, with support from the World Food Programme (WFP). A coordinator with the Red Crescent told Darfur24 that the aid included cooking oilContinue Reading
Jebel Marra, April 22 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that its teams, in coordination with Sudan’s Ministry of Health, vaccinated about 56,000 children in areas south of Jebel Marra in Central Darfur during an emergency campaign conducted between April 1 and 6. The campaign was launched inContinue Reading
Nyala, April 21 (Darfur24) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the resumption of measles vaccination campaigns in South Darfur State amid a growing outbreak of the disease across the Darfur region. In a statement posted on its official platforms, UNICEF announced that measles and rubella vaccination campaignsContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 21 (Darfur24) Pakistan has halted a $1.5 billion arms and aircraft deal with Sudan after Saudi Arabia requested its cancellation and withdrew financial backing, according to diplomatic and security sources. Reuters reported in January that the deal was in its final stages and had been brokered by Riyadh,Continue Reading