September 18, Nairobi — On Tuesday, President Joe Biden released a statement calling for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to “pull back their forces, facilitate unhindered humanitarian access, and re-engage in negotiations to end this war.” Biden said that the Sudanese people “have enduredContinue Reading
September 18, Port Sudan — Over three million children under five in Sudan are at high risk of epidemic diseases, including measles, malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, and cholera, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Tuesday. In a statement, UNICEF also aid that between 22 July and 15 September, 8,457Continue Reading
September 18, Nyala — The family of Dr. Ibrahim Abaker Shogar, who is detained by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the city of Nyala, South Darfur, demanded his immediate release without any conditions. The detained doctor is a well-known government employee who has held a number of positions inContinue Reading
September 17, Nyala — The death toll from the Sudanese army airstrike that hit the city of Nyala, South Darfur, on Monday, has risen to eight, including a woman, her baby and a lawyer called Al-Masri who were at a rickshaw station adjacent to to the premises of the intelligence servicesContinue Reading
September 17, Miliet — Citizens in the town of Al-Sayah, 100 km northeast of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) blocked citizens and medical staff from approaching the rural hospital and treating patients there. Patients were forced to go to Miliet, Al-Malha, andContinue Reading
September 17, East Jebel Marra — The head of the civil administration of East Jebel Marra in South Darfur State announced that about 120,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Jebel Marra are experiencing dire conditions and are in desperate need of health care, food and shelter. Abdul Majeed Ishaq Bakur saidContinue Reading
September 17, Nyala — Several people were killed and 16 others injured in an airstrike carried out by army warplanes on the city of Nyala, capital of South Darfur state, according to eyewitnesses. This is the second airstrike on the city, which is controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),Continue Reading
September 17, Kadugli — The army deployed additional soldiers to the city markets and surrounding outskirts of Kadugli, capital of South Kordordan, following threats from an armed group led by Kafi Tayyar to attack warehouses of basic commodities, owned by army leaders. Kafi Tayyar leads a militia that allied withContinue Reading
September 16, Um Dafouk — Residents of Um Dafouk in South Darfur state, bordering Central Africa, have complained about the disastrously deteriorating humanitarian and environmental conditions caused by the flood of the Um Dafouk dam after it suffered a partial collapse. The water inundated homes and forced residents to evacuate, inContinue Reading
September 16, Adre — Chadian community leaders have given Sudanese refugees one week to pay $150,000 blood money to the family of a Chadian citizen whose body was found near the Maji refugee camp, 60 km from the city of Adre. The Chadian authorities had arrested refugee community leaders in theContinue Reading