El Fasher – Darfur24 The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “appalled and deeply shocked” by reports that 460 patients and their companions were killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a statement on Wednesday, saidContinue Reading
Al-Nuhud, October 30 (Darfur24) Residents of Al-Nuhud city and the nearby town of Al-Qurzi in West Kordofan State have complained of a severe shortage of medicines and medical services, amid reports of rising deaths among people suffering from chronic illnesses. A patient, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told Darfur24Continue Reading
Rome, October 29 (Darfur24) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that Sudanese authorities have not provided any explanation for their decision to expel two of the organization’s senior staff members from Sudan. In a statement, the WFP explained that the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hadContinue Reading
Nyala, October 29 (Darfur24) The Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti”, has announced the formation of military and legal committees to investigate alleged violations committed in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. In a recorded speech released on Monday, Hemedti said theContinue Reading
Nairobi, October 29 (Darfur24) The European Union has described the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) capture of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as a dangerous turning point in Sudan’s war, warning that it could further aggravate the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis. In a joint statement, EU High Representative forContinue Reading
Al-Abyad, October 29 (Darfur24) The Um Dam Haj Ahmed locality in North Kordofan State has seen a new wave of mass displacement, with the UN estimating that between 24,000 and 26,000 people fled their homes in recent days due to escalating insecurity. In a report issued Tuesday, the United NationsContinue Reading
Nyala, October 29 (Darfur24) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have transferred dozens of military prisoners and civilian detainees to Nyala, South Darfur, following their takeover of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, according to multiple sources. A military source within the RSF said that the Intelligence Service in NyalaContinue Reading
Port Sudan, October 29 (Darfur24) The leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), Minni Arko Minawi, said that collective mistakes and failures by all parties contributed to the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. He urged that these errors be urgently addressed toContinue Reading
El Fasher, October 29 (Darfur24) Civilians fleeing El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, said on Tuesday that the fate of patients inside homes and health facilities remains unknown following the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) takeover of the city. The RSF seized the headquarters of the army’s 6th InfantryContinue Reading
Geneva, October 29 (Darfur24) The UN Human Rights Office said it had received multiple disturbing reports that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed atrocities, including summary executions, after seizing control of El Fasher in North Darfur and Bara in North Kordofan State. “In El Fasher, initial reports indicate an extremelyContinue Reading