Nyala, February 19 (Darfur24) Several detainees from the town of Muhajiriya in East Darfur State, including a community leader, were released on Thursday by the Rapid Support Forces following mediation efforts led by local dignitaries who traveled to Nyala to negotiate their freedom. Multiple sources said the release came afterContinue Reading
Abu Matariq, February 19 (Darfur24) Two traders were killed and a third injured in an armed robbery attack targeting fuel merchants on the road linking Al-Daein and Abu Matariq in East Darfur State. Eyewitnesses and traders told Darfur24 that the incident occurred in the Bawat al-Khail area on Tuesday eveningContinue Reading
Kordofan, February 19 (Darfur24) Several people, including children, were killed in a drone strike that targeted a water source in West Kordofan State on the first day of Ramadhan, in an incident that drew widespread condemnation from political and human rights groups. Darfur24 was unable to verify the exact numberContinue Reading
Nyala, February 19 (Darfur24) The announcement by the parallel government, Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS), that it intends to hold the 2026 secondary school certificate examinations in areas under its control across the Darfur region has sparked wide debate among stakeholders over technical preparedness and the legitimacy and recognition of theContinue Reading
Nyala, February 19 (Darfur24) Large fires that broke out Tuesday evening in the town of Al-Malm in South Darfur State and the city of Um Dukhun in Central Darfur State caused extensive material losses, destroying a key market and dozens of homes. In Al-Malm, about 120 kilometers north of Nyala,Continue Reading
Kadugli, February 18 (Darfur24) Security authorities in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan state, have launched a wide-scale arrest campaign targeting civilians suspected of spying for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North. The arrests come days after the city was subjected to heavy drone bombardment believed to have been carried outContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, February 18 (Darfur24) Sudanese civil and political forces have submitted a joint memorandum to the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the leadership of the Rapid Support Forces, calling for an immediate and comprehensive humanitarian truce to begin with the start of Ramadan, alongside the release of civiliansContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, February 18 (Darfur24) Sudanese families in the border town of Umm Dafuq, South Darfur State, said seven Sudanese were killed and three others injured in armed robberies that occurred inside the territory of the Central African Republic on Monday. Survivor and trader Hamdan Mahdi told Darfur24 that gunmenContinue Reading
Agencies, February 18, (DArfur24) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced Tuesday an urgent appeal for $1.6 billion to provide life-saving and dignity-preserving assistance to an estimated 5.9 million people displaced by the war in Sudan and now living in seven neighboring countries by the end of theContinue Reading
Port Sudan, February 18 (Darfur24) The head of the European Union delegation to Sudan, Wolfram Vetter, has warned against plans to hold parallel secondary school certificate examinations in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), describing the move as an “implicit call for secession.” The warning came after theContinue Reading