Special Report, April 22 (Darfur24) Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has offered a top administrative post in North Darfur to Al-Nur Al-Qubba, a former RSF commander who recently defected, according to multiple sources familiar with a meeting held in Dongola. Al-Qubba defected from the RSF last week and arrivedContinue Reading
Singo, April 23 (Darfur24) An air strike targeting the Agbesh gold mine in the town of Singo, South Darfur State, on Tuesday killed four people and injured six others, as a wave of aerial attacks continues across parts of Darfur. Local sources told Darfur24 that the strike hit a marketContinue Reading
El Fasher, April 22 (Darfur24) The International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) reported on Wednesday that approximately 115 people were displaced from Damra al-Qubba in Al-Waha locality, North Darfur State, last Sunday due to escalating insecurity. In its latest report on displacement in Sudan, reviewed by Darfur24, theContinue Reading
Um Ruwaba, April 22 (Darfur24) Elements affiliated with the Sudanese army carried out a raid on camps of nomadic herders near Um Ash and Abu Sharqila, southeast of Um Ruwaba in North Kordofan State, on Sunday, resulting in alleged abuses and looting, according to eyewitnesses and local sources. The raidContinue Reading
Tawila, April 22 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Red Crescent Society has distributed humanitarian assistance to displaced families in the “Dabba Nayra Al-Jadeeda” camp, south of Tawila in North Darfur, with support from the World Food Programme (WFP). A coordinator with the Red Crescent told Darfur24 that the aid included cooking oilContinue Reading
Jebel Marra, April 22 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that its teams, in coordination with Sudan’s Ministry of Health, vaccinated about 56,000 children in areas south of Jebel Marra in Central Darfur during an emergency campaign conducted between April 1 and 6. The campaign was launched inContinue Reading
Nyala, April 21 (Darfur24) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the resumption of measles vaccination campaigns in South Darfur State amid a growing outbreak of the disease across the Darfur region. In a statement posted on its official platforms, UNICEF announced that measles and rubella vaccination campaignsContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 21 (Darfur24) Pakistan has halted a $1.5 billion arms and aircraft deal with Sudan after Saudi Arabia requested its cancellation and withdrew financial backing, according to diplomatic and security sources. Reuters reported in January that the deal was in its final stages and had been brokered by Riyadh,Continue Reading
Abu Matariq, April 20 (Darfur24) Two members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were seriously injured and their weapons stolen after gunmen attacked commercial trucks traveling from the Al-Raqibat border crossing with South Sudan toward Darfur, eyewitnesses said on Monday. The attack took place in the Tutlutu area of BahrContinue Reading
Adré, April 20 (Darfur24) Frustration is mounting among Sudanese students and their families in eastern Chad after the Sudanese consulate in Abéché made refugee registration a condition for sitting the alternative Sudanese Secondary School Certificate exams scheduled for May. The decision threatens to exclude more than 5,000 registered students, particularlyContinue Reading