August 28, Benghazi — On Thursday, the World Food Program (WFP) announced that Libyan trucks loaded with 500 tons of food left the port of Benghazi to Chad via Al-Kufra to be distributed to Sudanese refugees. The corridor was reopened in May with an initial trial shipment. Additional shipments areContinue Reading
August 29, Khartoum — A dozen civilians were killed by Sudanese army drones in a market in the north of Khartoum on Thursday, also known as Khartoum Bahri. In a statement, the Bahri Resistance Committees said that the massacre comes following the shelling of the Al-Fazarab area last Saturday, whereContinue Reading
August 28, El Fasher — Soldiers from the Sudanese army are taking over residential areas in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, and using homes and former government facilities as bases, residents told Darfur24. A resident of Aldarga district, H.E., said that the presence of the military inside residential neighborhoodsContinue Reading
August 28, Nairobi — The U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, revealed new details about the Geneva talks on Tuesday, in a broadcast with Darfur24. The U.S. led talks were hoping to negotiate a ceasefire and improve access to humanitarian aid across Sudan. The talks concluded last week, andContinue Reading
August 27, Port Sudan — On Monday, surging waters burst through a dam, wiping out at least 20 villages and killing at least 30 people in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday. Many are unaccounted for and stuck in villages in the mountains without food or medicine, localContinue Reading
August 27, El Fasher — The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) bombed the Police Hospital in El Fasher, capital of north Darfur, wounding six hospital workers and destroying the building and those surrounding it, on Sunday and Monday. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in El Fasher since May.Continue Reading
August 27, El Fasher — At least 25 civilians were killed and dozens others were injured on Monday, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) renewed artillery shelling on the market of Abu Shouk camp for displaced people in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur State. The RSF has been fighting theContinue Reading
August 26, Khartoum — An armed group abducted Alaa El-Din Abu Harba in an area controlled by the Rapid Supports Forces (RSF) in Khartoum on Friday, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate reported on Sunday. The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of one million Sudanese pounds ($365), and after receiving it, demandedContinue Reading
August 26, El Fasher — The Sudanese army and its joint forces have established strict security measures to regulate the movement of people and trade in the border triangle between Sudan, Libya and Egypt, in an effort to stop any supplies reaching the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hundreds of travelersContinue Reading
August 26, Adre — There are no medical services in a makeshift camp for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, health workers and refugees have told Darfur24. More than 70,000 Sudanese refugees currently reside in the makeshift camp in Adre city for Sudanese refugees, where they are waiting to be relocated.Continue Reading