Kabkabiya, April 13 (Darfur24) At least 23 children have died, and more than 200 others have been infected as measles and whooping cough spread rapidly in Kabkabiya, west of El Fasher in North Darfur, amid a deepening health crisis and acute shortages of vaccines and medicines. The emergency room inContinue Reading
Al-Junaynah, April 13 (Darfur24) At least 17 civilians were killed and 14 others injured in two drone strikes on separate sites in West Darfur State on Sunday, according to local sources, in attacks believed to have been carried out by the Sudanese army. Sources told Darfur24 that one strike targetedContinue Reading
Um Dafuq, April 13 (Darfur24) Security tensions have escalated along the Sudan–Central African Republic (CAR) border after the killing of several Sudanese civilians inside Central African territory, prompting threats of retaliation from relatives of the victims. Eyewitnesses told Darfur24 on Sunday that two Sudanese men were killed while collecting firewoodContinue Reading
Dilling, April 13 (Darfur24) Artillery shelling struck the city of Dilling in South Kordofan for the second consecutive day on Sunday, injuring civilians and setting homes ablaze after attacks targeted the market and residential areas. Eyewitnesses said the bombardment, attributed to the SPLM-N, hit the Dilling market earlier in theContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 11 (Darfur24) A senior commander in the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has defected and joined the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), leading a convoy of combat vehicles, in a development that may signal growing internal fractures within the paramilitary group. Sources told Darfur24 that Brigadier General Al-Nur al-Qubba defectedContinue Reading
Shangil Tobaya, April 11 (Darfur24) The death toll from a measles outbreak in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, has risen to 11 after five more children died in the past two days, as infections continue to spread rapidly in the town and surrounding displacement camps. The local emergency room stated inContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 11 (Darfur24) Medical services in parts of East Darfur and North Kordofan are collapsing under the combined pressure of drone attacks, shortages, and mass displacement, according to testimonies gathered by the United Nations Population Fund from doctors and frontline health workers. In East Darfur, a drone strike hasContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 11 (Darfur24) The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in a drone strike that targeted a wedding gathering in Kutum, North Darfur, amid growing concerns over civilian casualties in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. Reports indicate that at least 30 people, includingContinue Reading
Khartoum, April 10 (Darfur24) More than 7,000 male and female students from the Darfur states are set to sit for the Sudanese secondary school certificate exams next week in areas controlled by the Sudanese army, after technical committees completed all necessary preparations. The exams are scheduled to begin on MondayContinue Reading
Nairobi, April 10 (Darfur24) Fires that broke out in several towns across Darfur have caused widespread destruction, displacing hundreds of families and destroying homes, crops, and property, according to emergency rooms, residents, and humanitarian data. In Mukjar town in Central Darfur State, the local emergency room reported that a fireContinue Reading