August 22, Adre — Hunger is killing Sudanese refugees in camps in eastern Chad, the chairman of the new Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement, Mansour Arbab, said on Wednesday. More than 600,000 Sudanese refugees have fled violence and famine in Chad since the war broke out last April, according toContinue Reading
August 22, Adre — One hundred trucks loaded with food and medical supplies from UNICEF and the World Food Program have arrived at the Adre border crossing, on their way to camps for internally displaced persons in North, South and Central Darfur. On August 16, Sudan’s sovereign council announced thatContinue Reading
August 21, El Daein — Hundreds of stores in El Daein City Market and various parts of the city were looted Tuesday, as Sudanese army aircrafts struck the capital of East Darfur State, which was widely believed to be the stronghold of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Al-Hajj Muhammad, aContinue Reading
El Daein — On Tuesday, the Sudanese army launched airstrikes on several areas in Darfur, killing and wounding dozens of civilians, and destroying parts of El Daein Teaching Hospital. The airstrikes targeted the cities of Al Fashir — where four were killed — and Al Tawisha in North Darfur, inContinue Reading
Cairo — Tom Perriello, U.S. envoy to Sudan, arrived in Egypt today to hold talks on the “collective diplomatic efforts underway in Switzerland to advance humanitarian access, civilian protection, compliance with the Jeddah Declaration, and a cessation of hostilities in Sudan.” Perriello said that he was briefing U.S. Secretary ofContinue Reading
Kauda — On Monday, The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that 37 people had died from hunger in areas under its jurisdiction in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile. This follows their announcement on August 14 that famine had hit the Nuba mountains and New Funj areas. Jatiqa AmogoContinue Reading
Nyala — Fardous Musa was walking back from working on the farm to the IDP camp with other women. Six armed men on motorcycles in military uniforms caught up with them. The other women managed to escape, but the gunmen captured Fardous and dragged her to a nearby creekContinue Reading
Port Sudan — An informed military source told Darfur24 that seven Russian fighters arrived in Sudan last week, and were funded by a Gulf state. The army also received a shipment of Iranian “Mohajer” drones at the start of this month. The new Russian fighters allegedly entered military operations inContinue Reading
El Fasher — Heavy rains have destroyed 210 houses in Fata Borno IDP camp and 200 in Kassab IDP camp inside Kutum, North Darfur state, according to a statement from the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees. “The displaced people (IDPs) are currently living in difficult humanitarian conditions withoutContinue Reading
Khartoum — The commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti,” announced on Sunday that his forces will prevent the army from controlling the fate of the Sudanese people. “We are committed to negotiation as a basic and strategic principle to achieve stability in our country, and thereforeContinue Reading