Darbat, February 13 (Darfur24) Pregnant women in Darbat and nearby communities in eastern Jebel Marra are facing growing life-threatening risks after the shutdown of the area’s only hospital, with local health sources reporting a troubling increase in childbirth-related deaths. Residents said the Darbat Rural Hospital, which had provided basic maternalContinue Reading
Nyala, February 12 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Founding Alliance (Ta’sis) welcomed a recent call by a five-party international mechanism urging de-escalation in Sudan, describing it as an important step toward reducing harm to civilians, while criticizing the statement for not identifying those responsible for attacks cited in the conflict. The QuintetContinue Reading
Nyala, February 12 (Darfur24) More than 17 people were killed and others injured, including members of the Rapid Support Forces, after a longstanding dispute escalated into armed clashes between two groups from the Awlad Ali clan, a branch of the Bani Halba tribe, in the town of Markandi, southwest ofContinue Reading
Nyala, February 12 (Darfur24) Rapid Support Forces personnel in Nyala, South Darfur State, arrested pharmacist Samia Farouk Khater and two of her female colleagues last Thursday after raiding a pharmacy in the city center, according to a family member. A relative of Samia, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Darfur24Continue Reading
Malha, February 12 (Darfur24) Health workers in Al-Malha, northeast of El Fashir, say a surge of unexplained fevers and malaria cases is straining already limited medical facilities, with clinics reporting heavy overcrowding and shortages of diagnostic equipment. A medical source who requested anonymity told Darfur24 that the locality has seenContinue Reading
Kordofan, February 12 (Darfur24) Drone attacks over two days targeted religious, educational, and service facilities in several cities across North and South Kordofan, leaving civilians dead or injured and damaging key infrastructure, according to local sources. The strikes were attributed by witnesses to drones believed to belong to the RapidContinue Reading
Al-Daein, February 12 (Darfur24) A dispute between South Sudanese refugees inside a camp in East Darfur State escalated into a fire that killed four people and injured four others, most of them children, according to local officials. An official at Hilal camp, east of Al-Daein, told Darfur24 that a fightContinue Reading
Al Salam, February 11 (Darfur24) Displaced residents of Al Salam camp, south of Nyala city in South Darfur State, say worsening health and living conditions, coupled with limited basic services, are contributing to the spread of disease inside the camp. Isaac Abkar, head of the camp’s youth committee, told Darfur24Continue Reading
Kalma, February 11 (Darfur24) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has commenced implementing a program to support small income-generating projects for displaced people in Kalma camp, east of Nyala in South Darfur State, aiming to strengthen livelihoods and reduce reliance on aid. Ishaq Mohammed Abdullah, head of Kalma camp, told Darfur24Continue Reading
Geneva, February 11 (Darfur24) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children in Sudan are living through what it described as the world’s largest humanitarian disaster, with conditions deteriorating rapidly, particularly in the Darfur region. UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Perez said more than half of children in parts ofContinue Reading