Nyala, July 06 (Darfur24) Health authorities in South Darfur State announced on Sunday that they have intensified their field response measures after confirming three cholera cases, including two involving individuals who had recently arrived from North Kordofan State, where a cholera outbreak is currently ongoing. In a statement, the MinistryContinue Reading
Khartoum, July 04 (Darfur24) The Central Bank of Sudan announced on Saturday that it will withdraw six low-denomination banknotes from circulation, giving holders until July 30 to deposit them into bank accounts before they cease to be legal tender. In a statement, the bank said the move is intended toContinue Reading
Al-Mazroub, July 04 (Darfur24) The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Al-Mazroub, North Kordofan State, has risen to 21, while the number of confirmed infections has exceeded 400 since the disease began spreading in early June, medical sources said on Saturday. The outbreak is part of a wider choleraContinue Reading
Geneva, July 04 (Darfur24) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Friday of the risk of “another human rights disaster” in El Obeid, saying his office had documented 15 drone strikes on the city and surrounding areas in June that killed at least 45 civilians andContinue Reading
Nyala, July 04 (Darfur24) Fighting between members of the Bani Halba and Salamat tribes resumed in South Darfur State on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead and several others injured, just two weeks after the two communities signed a final peace agreement. A tribal leader in South Darfur, speakingContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, July 04 (Darfur24) More than 6,000 people have fled their homes in Kulbus locality, West Darfur State, following a deterioration in the security situation, with most seeking refuge across the border in Chad, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday. In an emergency alert, the IOM’s DisplacementContinue Reading
El Obeid, July 02 (Darfur24) A child was killed and several civilians, including his mother, were injured in artillery shelling that struck residential areas of Dilling in South Kordofan State on Wednesday evening, according to eyewitnesses. The attack has been blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the SudanContinue Reading
Khartoum, July 02 (Darfur24) The National Umma Party said on Thursday that a court in White Nile State had sentenced retired Major General Habib Siddiq Sanada, a member of the party’s political bureau in the state, to death after convicting him of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). InContinue Reading
New York, July 02 (Darfur24) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says it continues to document drone attacks on El Obeid in North Kordofan State that have caused civilian casualties and damaged critical infrastructure, as international concern grows over the humanitarian impact of the fighting. Speaking at theContinue Reading
Nyala, July 02 (Darfur24) South Darfur’s General Administration of Health Emergencies and Epidemic Control announced on Wednesday that two cholera cases have been confirmed in Nyala, prompting authorities to activate emergency response measures to contain the disease. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said the second patient, confirmed onContinue Reading