Tripoli, November 17 (Darfur24) Two boats carrying dozens of refugees capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Libyan city of Al-Khums on Saturday evening, leaving several people dead and others missing. The passengers had been attempting the dangerous journey toward Europe. The UNHCR in Libya expressed deepContinue Reading
Washington, DC, November 15 (Darfur24) A new investigative report by The Sentry has revealed that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are among the major foreign beneficiaries of Libya’s rapidly expanding fuel-smuggling industry, an illicit trade that has cost Libyans an estimated $20 billion between 2022 and 2024. The report showsContinue Reading
Nyala, November 15 (Darfur24) The Ministry of Health in South Darfur State announced on Saturday that 16 new dengue fever cases have been confirmed out of 18 suspected samples. In a press statement, the ministry said the new infections were recorded in the High Dam and Al-Salam neighborhoods in NyalaContinue Reading
Jebelain, November 15 (Darfur24) One person was killed and four others were injured on Saturday morning when a drone targeted an oil pumping station in the Al-Mukhalif area of Al-Jabalain locality, White Nile State, according to sources in Jebalain locality in White Nile State. Sources told Darfur24 that the strikeContinue Reading
El Obeid, November 15 (Darfur24) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday morning regained control of Um Dam Haj Ahmed and Kazqil in North Kordofan State after renewed clashes with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Military sources told Darfur24 that the army has been conducting a large-scale offensive since Friday,Continue Reading
Nairobi, November 15 (Darfur24) The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution establishing an independent fact-finding mission to urgently investigate atrocities committed in the city of El Fasher in western Sudan. The Council instructed the mission to investigate violations of international law committed by all parties, and toContinue Reading
Zalingi, November 15 (Darfur24) A military source told Darfur24 that angry mobs stormed the police station in Umbro city, North Darfur, on Wednesday, looting its weapons stores and detaining the station chief in protest against what they described as the police’s failure to address the rising insecurity in the area.Continue Reading
Heglig, November 15 (Darfur24) A drone attack on the Heglig oil field in West Kordofan State on Thursday left one engineer dead and two other workers injured, according to field sources. An engineer working at the site, who requested anonymity, told Darfur24 that the strike targeted the field’s analysis laboratoryContinue Reading
El Geneina, November 15 (Darfur24) The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Tom Fletcher, arrived in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur State, on Thursday as part of a field visit to the Darfur region, which includes North, Central, and West Darfur. Sources told Darfur24 that Fletcher departed ElContinue Reading
Nyala, November 15 (Darfur24) Two traders were reportedly kidnapped by unidentified armed men in Nyala’s market, the capital of South Darfur State. Witnesses told Darfur24 that Issa Kujin and Mansour Daki Bella, both livestock traders, were on their way home to District 18 carrying sums of money when they wereContinue Reading