Nairobi, November 4 (Darfur24) Nearly 200 leading figures from Sudanese civil society have appealed to the Quartet countries to step up efforts and pressure the warring parties to engage in negotiations and reach a peace agreement that would end the country’s devastating conflict. The appeal was made in a memorandumContinue Reading
Babanusa, November 4 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Tuesday that they had shot down an Ilyushin warplane belonging to the Sudanese army over the city of Babanusa in West Kordofan State. In a statement, the RSF said the aircraft had carried out a series of airstrikes thatContinue Reading
Khartoum, November 4 (Darfur24) Sudan’s Security and Defense Council announced on Tuesday that it welcomes international efforts to end the war in Sudan and has formed a special committee to present Sudan’s vision on the delivery of humanitarian aid and the restoration of peace in the country. The Council heldContinue Reading
Port Sudan, November 4 (Darfur24) The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Famine Review Committee announced on Monday that famine has been confirmed in El Fasher in North Darfur and Kadugli in South Kordofan. In its latest report, the committee said that the situation in Dilling, also in South Kordofan,Continue Reading
The Hague, November 4 (Darfur24) The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday that it has begun taking immediate steps to preserve and collect evidence related to alleged crimes committed in El Fasher, for potential use in future prosecutions. The move comes after theContinue Reading
Nyala, November 4 (Darfur24) Displaced families escaping intense fighting in West and North Kordofan states are enduring dire humanitarian conditions after arriving in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, over the past two weeks. Local sources told Darfur24 that around 20 families have settled in the Neem Forest areaContinue Reading
Al-Daein, November 4 (Darfur24) Traders in Darfur reported on Monday that authorities in the city of Al-Dabba, in northern Sudan, have suspended the issuance of shipping permits for goods bound for Darfur, following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in the Darfur region.Continue Reading
El Obeid, November 4 (Darfur24) A drone strike targeted a civilian gathering on Monday morning in the Al-Luweib area, east of El Obeid in North Kordofan State, killing and injuring several people. Local sources told Darfur24 that the drone struck a mourning tent where residents had gathered to offer condolences.Continue Reading
Special Report, November 4 (Darfur24) A delegation from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) met with officers from the Chadian army near the border between the two countries on Monday to discuss cooperation in border security and combating cross-border crime. The head of the RSF’s Peace and Reconciliation Committee, Brigadier GeneralContinue Reading
Al-Nuhud, November 3 (Darfur24) Eyewitnesses reported that a unit of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) kidnapped a trader, Osama Hussein, from the Fuga area in Al-Nuhud locality, West Kordofan State, last Thursday evening. Witnesses told Darfur24 that a group of men wearing RSF uniforms and traveling in an armed LandContinue Reading