Nairobi, September 28 (Darfur24) Eighteen people, including a leader of the Native Administration, were killed while searching for passengers who went missing after a commercial vehicle broke down in the desert of North Darfur, according to local leaders and relatives of the victims. Haroun Khater, a Native Administration official inContinue Reading
Damazin, September 28 (Darfur24) Authorities in Sudan’s Blue Nile region have seized about 50 motorcycles in Damazin and Al-Rusayris since a nighttime movement ban came into effect, prompting complaints from owners over the enforcement of the measure. The governor of Blue Nile issued the decision on September 23, banning motorcyclesContinue Reading
Kauda, September 28 (Darfur24) The Atoro and Shuwaya tribes have exchanged accusations over recent violence in Heiban County, South Kordofan, with the Atoro accusing the SPLM-North of killing eight detainees and the Shuwaya accusing Atoro-affiliated groups of launching an armed attack. In a statement on Sunday, Atoro tribal leaders saidContinue Reading
Umm Jalbakh, September 28 (Darfur24) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intelligence has arrested several civilians in North and East Darfur in recent days, according to local sources and relatives of detainees, amid heightened security measures as the army advances on fronts in North Kordofan. In Umm Jalbakh, northwest of El Fasher,Continue Reading
El Obeid, September 28 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Teachers Committee on Sunday called on authorities to review the suspension of salaries for about 40 teachers in North Kordofan State, including four in Bara locality, and disclose the reasons and legal basis for the decision. In a statement, the committee said decisionsContinue Reading
New York, September 28 (Darfur24) The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, said Saturday that the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have established mechanisms to discuss confidence-building measures, including possible prisoner exchanges and the release of civilian detainees. Haavisto told the UN website that he discussedContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 26 (Darfur24) The Emir of the Awlad Zeid clan, a branch of the Mahamid, Ahmed Khalil Sheet, has received invitations to be appointed Nazir of West Darfur State, a move opposed by the Native Administration and local authorities. Sources told Darfur24 that the inauguration ceremony, scheduled for Saturday,Continue Reading
Kabkabiya, September 26 (Darfur24) Farmers in Kabkabiya, North Darfur State, say livestock have damaged their crops after entering farms amid a shortage of pasture and rain, and some farmers have faced threats from armed herders. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, a Native Administration leader in North Darfur, told Darfur24 that livestock had entered cultivatedContinue Reading
Benghazi, September 25 (Darfur24) Libya’s eastern anti-illegal immigration agency said on Thursday that it had arrested hundreds of migrants, including Sudanese nationals, during raids on markets, residences and roads in the coastal city of Tobruk. Videos posted by the agency, which Darfur24 reviewed and verified, showed large numbers of migrantsContinue Reading
Tawila, September 25 (Darfur24) Doctors and health workers have warned of the risk of dengue fever spreading in displacement camps in Tawila, North Darfur State, after cases were recorded amid a rise in malaria infections. A medical source told Darfur24 that hospitals in Tawila had recorded several dengue cases, whileContinue Reading