Al-Daein, October 20 (Darfur24) Five people were killed and 20 others injured, some critically, in a drone strike targeting military sites in Al-Daein, the capital of East Darfur state, on Monday, medical sources told Darfur24. Residents reported hearing successive loud explosions that shook the eastern and southeastern parts of theContinue Reading
Beli Serif, October 20 (Darfur24) Thousands of displaced people in Beli Serif, in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra locality, are facing worsening humanitarian conditions amid severe shortages of food, drinking water, and healthcare, including maternal and child health services. Local volunteers say no humanitarian aid has reached the area. A volunteerContinue Reading
Tawila, October 20 (Darfur24) The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has provided cash assistance to 108 people with disabilities who fled El Fasher and are living in displacement sites in Tawila and Korma in North Darfur. People with disabilities in displacement sites face additional challenges accessing humanitarian assistance, including difficulties reachingContinue Reading
Abyei, October 19 (Darfur24) More than 50 people were killed and 70 others injured in a drone strike on Monday that hit the northern section of Al-Naam border market between Sudan and South Sudan, local sources told Darfur24. Mohammed Abdu, a trader at the market, said the strike occurred atContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, October 19 (Darfur24) Um Dafuq Hospital in South Darfur has resumed operations after months of closure due to a shortage of medical staff, a disruption that sources linked to the deaths of 11 pregnant women who could not access emergency maternity care. Medical sources told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading
Khartoum, October 19 (Darfur24) Sudan has approved a 29.57% increase in the customs dollar exchange rate, raising it to 5,631.76 Sudanese pounds from 4,346.65 pounds, a source at the Ministry of Finance told Darfur24 on Monday. The source said the increase amounted to 1,285.11 pounds, attributing the decision to aContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, October 19 (Darfur24) Sudanese traders said on Monday that Russian and Central African Republic government forces raided the Sanguilo mining market inside the Central African Republic, assaulting traders and looting money, gold, and mobile phones. Mohamed Jibril, a trader, told Darfur24 that the joint force stormed the market,Continue Reading
Al-Daein, October 19 (Darfur24) Large numbers of South Sudanese refugees have arrived at camps in East Darfur in recent weeks, fleeing drought and declining rainfall, as well as fighting in Kordofan and Darfur, camp leaders told Darfur24 on Monday. Ibrahim Weil, chief of Krio camp, told Darfur24 that the newContinue Reading
Nyala, October 19 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Interior of the Sudanese Founding Alliance (TASIS) in Nyala, South Darfur State, has graduated a new batch of Federal Police personnel following advanced training, according to officials and local sources. Bashir Adam Issa, director of the Federal Police in the TASIS government, saidContinue Reading
El Geneina, October 19 (Darfur24) More than 55 people have died from malaria in the past three weeks in West Darfur State, including 39 children and 16 adults, as rising infections overwhelm El Geneina Hospital, the hospital’s medical director said on Sunday. Dr. Al-Shafi Saleh Younis told Darfur24 that theContinue Reading