El Fasher, September 12 (Darfur24) At least seven people were killed and more than ten others injured on Thursday as fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) flared up again in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, eyewitnesses told Darfur24. Residents reported that they heardContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 11 (Darfur24) The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Ramtane Lamamra, on Thursday held talks in Nairobi with the Civil Democratic Alliance of Revolutionary Forces (Sumud), led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, to discuss ways of ending the war in Sudan. Lamamra met with the Sumud delegation headed byContinue Reading
Nyala, September 11 (Darfur24) Eight people, including two civilians, were killed and others injured on Wednesday in a drone strike targeting the state government secretariat building in Nyala, South Darfur State, eyewitnesses and local sources reported. A senior source in the administration affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) saidContinue Reading
Sudan, September 11, (Darfur24) The head of the World Food Programme’s communications department, Leni Kinsley, told Darfur24 that approximately 3.6 million children under five, along with pregnant and breastfeeding women, suffer severe malnutrition and require immediate intervention. In an exclusive interview, Kinsley said that El Fasher, Kadugli, and Dilling areContinue Reading
Port Sudan, September 11 (Darfur24) The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Wednesday replaced Sudan’s police chief and his deputy as part of an ongoing overhaul of the security sector since the conflict erupted. According to a police statement, Al-Burhan appointed Lieutenant General Amir AbdelContinue Reading
Kafut, September 10 (Darfur24) Health authorities in Kafut, a town in El Fasher, North Darfur State, reported on Tuesday four cholera-related deaths and 14 new cases. A local health source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Darfur24 that these are the first confirmed cholera cases in the town, raising concernsContinue Reading
Nyala, September 10 (Darfur24) Journalist and former director of Darfur Radio 90.3, Rashid Mohamed Haroun Jarad, was arrested in El Geneina, West Darfur, at the end of July and later transferred to Dagris Prison in South Darfur, sources confirmed. Jarad’s relative told Darfur24 that he was arrested at the ArdabaContinue Reading
El Fasher, September 10 (Darfur24) At least nine civilians were killed and seven others injured on Monday in renewed clashes between the Sudanese army, backed by allied forces, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 that the RSF launchedContinue Reading
Nairobi, September 10 (Darfur24) Darfur24 has learned that the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday to hold talks with a delegation from the Sudan Foundation Alliance (TASIS). According to informed sources, Lamamra requested the meeting, expected to take place in the KenyanContinue Reading
Khartoum, September 9 (Darfur24) – The Sudan Foundation Alliance (TASIS) announced that its drones struck military and logistical sites in Khartoum and several other cities, saying the operations were in response to what it called the “criminal targeting” of hospitals and civilian facilities in Darfur and Kordofan. Videos shared onContinue Reading