Farchana, October 11 (Darfur 24) Sudanese refugees in the Farchana camp in eastern Chad are facing a severe clean water crisis, exacerbating their suffering years after being displaced by conflict between 2003 and 2023. The refugees report a drastic shortage of drinking water, with existing supplies limited and unable toContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, October 11 (Darfur24) Dozens of Sudanese refugees in Birao camp, Central African Republic, were robbed and assaulted shortly after receiving financial aid from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), according to refugee testimonies. Adam Mukhtar, a refugee, told Darfur 24 that 14 women and eight men wereContinue Reading
El Fasher, October 11 (Darfur24) Farmers in Kabkabiya, located about 155 kilometers west of El Fasher, have warned that this year’s agricultural season is at risk of failure due to a surge in attacks by herders ahead of the harvest. Mariam Ishaq, a farmer, told Darfur24 that a group ofContinue Reading
Nyala, October 10 (Darfur24) A six-month-old infant, Ahmed Yahya, died on Tuesday in a stampede at a mosquito net distribution center in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, according to eyewitnesses. Sources told Darfur24 that the infant suffocated due to severe overcrowding in the distribution line in the Al-Wahda neighborhoodContinue Reading
Ad-Damar, October 10 (Darfur24) Local sources in the River Nile State have warned of an escalating “recruitment race” among armed formations supporting the Sudanese army, particularly between the Joint Forces and the Sudan Shield Forces. Ismail Juma Hamad, head of the Nuba General Council, told Darfur24 that the Joint Forces,Continue Reading
El Fasher, October 10 (Darfur24) The residents of Kabkabiya, 155 km west of El Fasher in North Darfur, say the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched a wave of arrests targeting civilians accused of affiliation with, or collaboration with, the Sudanese army. An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, told Darfur24 thatContinue Reading
El Fasher, October 9 (Darfur24) At least 13 civilians were killed and 20 others injured on Wednesday when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled an internally displaced persons camp (IDP) in the Abu Shouk neighborhood of El Fasher, North Darfur. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that the RSF resumed artillery attacks onContinue Reading
Al-Mujlad, October 9 (Darfur24) Three people were killed on Wednesday in an armed clash inside the Al-Mujlad city market in West Kordofan State, eyewitnesses told Darfur24. Abdul Rahman, an eyewitness, said the incident began as a quarrel between two cousins and another family member over a longstanding personal issue. TheContinue Reading
The Hague, October 9 (Darfur24) The International Criminal Court (ICC) will announce the sentence of Ali Muhammad Abd al-Rahman (“Kushayb”) on November 17, following his conviction on 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur in the early 2000s. Lead prosecutor Julian Nicholls said during anContinue Reading
El Fasher, October 9 (Darfur24) At least eight people were killed and several others, including children, were injured when Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled the Saudi Specialized Hospital for Women and Maternity in El Fasher on Tuesday evening. Witnesses, including patient attendants, told Darfur24 that five consecutive artillery shells struckContinue Reading