Al-Junaynah, November 10 (Darfur24) Following security and community meetings on Sunday between joint Sudanese and Chadian committees, an agreement was reached to reopen the Asanga–Adré border crossing, which has been closed for more than eleven days, according to sources who spoke to Darfur24. The meetings were held in the AsangaContinue Reading
Al-Daein, November 10 (Darfur24) Farmers and herders in East Darfur have expressed growing concern that the ongoing shortage of cash is driving down prices for crops and livestock during the current marketing season. Livestock owner Al-Dahi Ishaq told Darfur24 that animal prices have fallen to levels that are no longerContinue Reading
Kordofan, November 10 (Darfur24) Intense disputes have emerged within the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the administrative affiliation of the Fuga region in Kordofan, according to high-level sources who spoke to Darfur24. The sources said tensions have been building for months among RSF components controlling the areas of Al-Hamra, UmmContinue Reading
Nyala, November 8 (Darfur24) The health ministry in the South Darfur State announced on Saturday the detection of three new dengue fever cases in the Karari and Wadi neighborhoods of Nyala. Dengue fever began spreading in Nyala and North Nyala localities on October 21. According to the ministry’s latest report,Continue Reading
Port Sudan, November 9 (Darfur24) Sudan’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Welfare, Mutasim Ahmed Saleh, said on Saturday that the poverty rate in Sudan has risen from 21% to 71% as a result of the ongoing war. Speaking at a press conference held by the Sudan News Agency inContinue Reading
Al-Tina, November 9 (Darfur24) Local sources in Al-Tina, on the border between Sudan and Chad, reported escalating security tensions on Saturday, amid widespread concerns about a possible Rapid Support Forces attack on the area. The heightened fears have led to the closure of most shops in the town’s main market,Continue Reading
Nyala, November 8 (Darfur24) Residents of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, reported a noticeable decline in the number of flights landing at Nyala International Airport following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of El Fasher late last month. Nyala Airport resumed operations on September 24 last year, whenContinue Reading
Khazan Jadid, November 8 (Darfur24) The Khazan Jadid area in the Sha’iriya locality of East Darfur State has received a new wave of families displaced from the city of El Fasher, amid worsening humanitarian conditions. According to humanitarian estimates, around 81,000 people were displaced from El Fasher in North DarfurContinue Reading
Nyala, November 8 (Darfur24) The displaced population of Kalma Camp, east of Nyala in South Darfur, reported a rise in incidents of violence targeting women and girls during October. Hanan Hassan, the camp’s Women’s Affairs Officer, told Darfur24 that several women and girls were subjected to beatings and intimidation whileContinue Reading
Tawila, November 8 (Darfur24) The medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says displacement from the city of El Fasher is continuing, with approximately 300 people arriving in Tawila, North Darfur, on Thursday, November 6, according to field reports. MSF has renewed its call to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) toContinue Reading