Zalingei, May 23 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained several students from Central Darfur last week while they were traveling to neighboring Chad to sit for the postponed Sudanese secondary school certificate examinations scheduled for next June, according to local officials and relatives of the detainees. A local officialContinue Reading
Nyala, May 23 (Darfur24) A tribal leader identified as Al-Dum Dawai Yahya was shot dead on Thursday evening by unidentified gunmen in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, according to eyewitnesses and local sources. A family source told Darfur24 that armed men traveling in a saloon car intercepted theContinue Reading
Khartoum, May 23 (Darfur24) Several pilgrims from South Darfur State said the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained them in the Kordofan region and prevented them from traveling to areas controlled by the Sudanese army to complete Hajj procedures. Hajj Abdullah Ishaq told Darfur24 that he completed all Hajj arrangements throughContinue Reading
Dilling, May 22 (Darfur24) Three civilians were killed and seven others injured, some critically, after a drone strike believed to have been carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted a civilian transport vehicle in the city of Dilling on Wednesday. According to a nurse at Dilling Hospital whoContinue Reading
Zalingei, May 22 (Darfur24) Traders in Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur State, say the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)-aligned civil administration has imposed compulsory financial fees on shops in the city’s main market, sparking fears of further economic decline and additional shop closures. Al-Zein Al-Nour, a trader in Zalingei market,Continue Reading
Nyala, May 22 (Darfur24) The chairman of the Presidential Council of the RSF-led parallel Founding Alliance Government (TASIS), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti,” on Thursday appointed Bilal Hussein Ismail Kano Koko as Auditor General, according to an official decision by the alliance. The decision stated that the appointment aimsContinue Reading
Khartoum, May 21 (Darfur24) The Civil Democratic Alliance of Revolutionary Forces, known as “Sumud,” warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan amid the continued expansion of armed conflict and its growing impact on civilians, particularly in Darfur, Kordofan, and the Blue Nile region. In a recent report, the coalitionContinue Reading
Kadugli, May 20 (Darfur24) Markets in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, have witnessed a sharp decline in the prices of basic commodities following the reopening of the Hebeila-Dilling road and the arrival of commercial convoys and humanitarian aid, according to traders and local sources. The development came afterContinue Reading
Nyala, May 20 (Darfur24) The Health Ministry of the alternative RSF-affiliated TASIS administration announced that 371 people have died from measles across South, North, and East Darfur states, amid ongoing efforts to contain the outbreak through large-scale vaccination campaigns. In statements published on Facebook, the ministry said South Darfur recordedContinue Reading
Geneva, May 20 (Darfur24) The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed alarm over the “scale and speed” of a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that the crisis could continue for months as infections spread in conflict-affected regions. The outbreak, caused by the rare BundibugyoContinue Reading