Al-Daein, October 18 (Darfur24) Residents of Al-Neem Internally Displaced Persons’ Camp (IDP) in East Darfur have launched a community initiative to build the first school in Sabreen Camp, west of Al-Daein, which currently has no educational facilities. The initiative comes as the new school year begins, amid the collapse andContinue Reading
Addis Ababa, October 17 (Darfur24) The Civil Democratic Alliance of Revolutionary Forces (Sumud) has proposed the formation of a preparatory committee to define the issues and parties involved in the anticipated political process aimed at ending the war in Sudan. A Sumud delegation held a consultative meeting on Thursday inContinue Reading
Diling, October 17 (Darfur24) A young girl was killed and several civilians, including five children, were injured on Thursday when the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) shelled the town of Dilling in South Kordofan State. Mubarak Omar Ibrahim, a resident, told Darfur24 that the bombardment began at around 11 a.m.,Continue Reading
El Fasher, October 16 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Wednesday that they had taken full control of the town of Abu Gamra in Karnoi locality, about 200 km northwest of El Fasher in North Darfur. The takeover came just hours after the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) ledContinue Reading
El Fasher, October 16 (Darfur24) Three people were killed and five others wounded in two separate shooting incidents on Tuesday in Kutum, about 136 km northwest of El Fasher in North Darfur, eyewitnesses and local sources said. A medical source at Kutum Rural Hospital confirmed the facility received three bodies,Continue Reading
Cairo, October 15 (Darfur24) Sudanese Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday affirmed the importance of the Quartet’s Proposal as the main framework for efforts to end the war in Sudan. The two leaders held talks on Wednesday at Egypt’s Al-Ittihadiya Palace inContinue Reading
Zalingei, October 15 (Darfur24) Farmers and native administration leaders in Central Darfur State have reported widespread attacks on farmland in the areas of Bindisi, Mukjar, Garsila, and north and east of Zalingei by armed herders, just weeks before the harvest season begins. Adam Abdel Rahman, a farmer in Zalingei, toldContinue Reading
Nairobi, October 15 (Darfur24) Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, the Kenyan Government has announced. Odinga passed away on Wednesday while receiving treatment at a hospital in India. He reportedly collapsed during a morning walk and was rushed to Devamatha Hospital, where doctorsContinue Reading
Abu Karshola, October 15 (Darfur24) Two civilians were killed and a third was injured when gunmen opened fire on a vehicle traveling between Abu Karshola and Umm Barambeta in South Kordofan State on Tuesday. The victims were identified as Muath Osman Adam and an unidentified woman. A third passenger, Muath’sContinue Reading
Khartoum, October 15 (Darfur24) Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has reduced its medical team at Bashair Hospital, south of Khartoum, after an armed member of a military group allied with the Sudanese army assaulted hospital staff. In a statement on Tuesday, MSF said that on October 10, two armed men enteredContinue Reading