September 2, Port Sudan — On Sunday the Ministry of Health said the number of cholera cases had risen to 2,583 and the death toll to 98. Over 230 new cases had been recorded in Gedaref and Kassala in southeastern Sudan. The UN Refugee Agency noted these areas of particular concernContinue Reading
September 2, Abu Matariq — Three refugees from South Sudan died in a camp in East Darfur state in the last few days due to starvation, the chief told Darfur24. The camp in Abu Matariq has over 6,600 refugees. They are suffering from a severe shortage of food, shelter, healthContinue Reading
August 29, Dilling — On Thursday, the Sudanese army air dropped eight large containers into Dilling, the secondest largest city in South Kordofan State. The Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement have been blockading Dilling from all directions since January, creating a food and medicine crisis in theContinue Reading
August 30, El Fasher — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have deployed thousands of fighters in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur, following reports that fighting with the Sudanese army is expected to intensify in the coming days. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that soldiers were mobilizing in areas bordering theContinue Reading
August 28, Benghazi — On Thursday, the World Food Program (WFP) announced that Libyan trucks loaded with 500 tons of food left the port of Benghazi to Chad via Al-Kufra to be distributed to Sudanese refugees. The corridor was reopened in May with an initial trial shipment. Additional shipments areContinue Reading
August 29, Khartoum — A dozen civilians were killed by Sudanese army drones in a market in the north of Khartoum on Thursday, also known as Khartoum Bahri. In a statement, the Bahri Resistance Committees said that the massacre comes following the shelling of the Al-Fazarab area last Saturday, whereContinue Reading
August 28, El Fasher — Soldiers from the Sudanese army are taking over residential areas in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, and using homes and former government facilities as bases, residents told Darfur24. A resident of Aldarga district, H.E., said that the presence of the military inside residential neighborhoodsContinue Reading
August 28, Nairobi — The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, revealed new details about the Geneva talks on Tuesday, in a broadcast with Darfur24. The U.S. led talks were hoping to negotiate a ceasefire and improve access to humanitarian aid across Sudan. The talks concluded last week, andContinue Reading
August 27, Port Sudan — On Monday, surging waters burst through a dam, wiping out at least 20 villages and killing at least 30 people in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday. Many are unaccounted for and stuck in villages in the mountains without food or medicine, localContinue Reading
August 27, El Fasher — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed the Police Hospital in El Fasher, capital of north Darfur, wounding six hospital workers and destroying the building and those surrounding it, on Sunday and Monday. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in El Fasher since May.Continue Reading