Khartoum/El Obeid, August 20 (Darfur24) Nearly 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan amid escalating fighting and seasonal flooding, while around 11,000 people fled two villages in North Kordofan in the latest wave of displacement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. IOM said the number of internally displacedContinue Reading
Nyala, August 20 (Darfur24) The Sudan Founding Alliance government, TASIS, said its prime minister, Mohamed Hassan Osman Al-Ta’aishi, has sent an official letter to the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) following the council’s recent visit to Khartoum and meetings with Sudan’s military-led government. TASIS’s media office said TuesdayContinue Reading
Rumbek, August 19 (Darfur24) Security authorities in Rumbek, Lakes State, South Sudan, have arrested several Sudanese refugees over their failure to pay residency and immigration fees, with some detainees later transferred to Aweil in Western Bahr el Ghazal State, according to a statement by Sudanese refugees in the city. TheContinue Reading
Malha, August 19 (Darfur24) At least three civilians, including a child, a woman, and a community volunteer, have been killed in separate armed attacks on vehicles and travelers in North and Central Darfur, amid a resurgence of armed robbery on major roads across the region. In North Darfur, activist andContinue Reading
Nyala, August 19 (Darfur24) Authorities have begun installing and distributing drinking-water purification stations in several cities and localities across Darfur amid a worsening water crisis caused by damage to water sources and rising operating costs. In Nyala, South Darfur, the civil administration inaugurated a water purification station in Majok, eastContinue Reading
Khartoum, August 19 (Darfur24) The United Nations has warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as fighting intensifies in North Kordofan and Blue Nile, killing and injuring civilians and displacing thousands in recent days. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said local authorities in North Kordofan reported that more than 12Continue Reading
Nyala, August 18 (Darfur24) A report by the South Darfur State Ministry of Health has recorded 47 maternal deaths during the first half of 2026, amid severe disruptions to healthcare services caused by the ongoing war. The report, reviewed by Darfur24 on Monday, said maternal deaths were reported from onlyContinue Reading
Nyala, August 18 (Darfur24) Authorities in Nyala, South Darfur State, have begun evacuating displaced people from several schools that had been used as shelters, coinciding with the start of the 2026–2027 academic year. Halima Al-Mahdi, Minister of Social Affairs in the South Darfur Civil Administration, said the decision was takenContinue Reading
Damazin, August 18 (Darfur24) The joint security cell in Blue Nile State said Monday that it had arrested several people, including three foreigners, during a security campaign in Damazin aimed at strengthening security and combating what it described as “negative phenomena.” The security campaign included arrests in markets and residentialContinue Reading
Damazin, August 18 (Darfur24) The Sudanese army bombed a vital bridge linking Qaysan locality with Damazin in Blue Nile State, residents said Monday, in an apparent attempt to prevent the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from advancing toward the regional capital. The RSF, backed by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N)Continue Reading