New York, October 09 (Darfur24) The United Nations Security Council has extended the sanctions regime on Sudan’s Darfur region for two months after failing to reach agreement on a US proposal to expand the arms embargo to cover the entire country, amid opposition from Russia and China. The 15-member councilContinue Reading
Nyala, October 09 (Darfur24) A reconciliation conference between the Masalit and Fulani tribes concluded in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, with the signing of an agreement aimed at ending hostilities following deadly clashes in Qureida last September. The violence, triggered by a dispute between two people at AbujaContinue Reading
Al-Daein, October 08 (Darfur24) Families fleeing intensified fighting in North Kordofan State are arriving in East Darfur amid shortages of food, shelter and other necessities. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that dozens of trucks and vehicles carrying families from Al-Mazroub, Hamra Al-Sheikh, Al-Nahoud and Al-Khuwai are heading toward Al-Daein and Nyala. MoreContinue Reading
Nyala, October 08 (Darfur24) Schools in Nyala, South Darfur State, remained closed on Thursday for a second consecutive day following the death of a teacher in a traffic accident involving a vehicle belonging to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that teacher Mohamed Hamed was killed and severalContinue Reading
Blue Nile, October 08 (Darfur24) Fierce fighting erupted in the Um Darfa area of Wad Al-Mahi locality in Blue Nile State on Thursday following an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), military sources told Darfur24. The sources said the SudaneseContinue Reading
Addis Ababa, October 08 (Darfur24) Sudanese journalist Haitham Osman, a member of the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate Council, was released on Wednesday after being detained for about two weeks by Ethiopian authorities in Addis Ababa, according to a reliable source who spoke to Darfur24. Osman and two other Sudanese nationals wereContinue Reading
Khartoum, October 08 (Darfur24) The spokesperson for the Sudanese Dialogue Preparatory Committee, Osman Mirghani, said the committee met with seven European ambassadors in Cairo and received political support for its efforts to prepare for a Sudanese dialogue. Mirghani told Darfur24 that the meetings included the European Union ambassador and aContinue Reading
Mukjar, October 07 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned that about 100,000 people in Mukjar, Central Darfur State, and surrounding areas face difficulties accessing healthcare amid limited humanitarian operations and growing medical needs. The organization said recurring violence between local communities in Mukjar has at times escalated into armedContinue Reading
Al-Mazroub, October 07 (Darfur24) At least four civilians, including a child, were killed and others injured after a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) unit opened fire in a village west of Al-Mazroub, North Kordofan State, field sources told Darfur24. The sources said the incident occurred amid tensions following the Sudanese army’sContinue Reading
Damazin, October 07 (Darfur24) Four civilians were killed in the early hours of Wednesday after a drone attack targeted the Al-Hijra neighbourhood east of Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile State, according to local sources. Sources told Darfur24 that those killed were Nahed Al-Jundi Yassin, Hanaa Al-Jundi Yassin, Masajid JaberContinue Reading