# Darfur Followups

> Seeking For The Truth


## Posts

- [Sudan on the Guillotine of Narratives: How Digital Darkness Re-Shaped the War (1–3)](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/11/20/sudan-on-the-guillotine-of-narratives-how-digital-darkness-re-shaped-the-war-1-3/): Report by: Enaam Alnour On a heavy evening, fragmented news trickled out of El-Fasher through intermittent Starlink calls and encrypted messages in private groups. The city had fallen militarily then communications fell with it. One question hung in the air: Who will tell what happened? Sudan’s media space has turned into a parallel battlefield where every tool is weaponized language, religion, images, rumors, and even accusations of treason to construct a single narrative that erases all others. Misinformation and hate speech are no longer background noise; they have become direct instruments of violence, shaping who is spared and who is […]
- [German investigation traces the route of European weapons that ended up in the hands of "RSF"](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/11/20/german-investigation-traces-the-route-of-european-weapons-that-ended-up-in-the-hands-of-rsf/): By: Darfur followups The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are waging a fierce war across Sudan, and amid the ongoing conflict, German media reports have documented the presence of advanced European weapons in the group’s possession. A report by Tagesschau cites visual evidence analyzed by the investigative program Report Mainz, showing that the RSF appear to be using weapons believed to be of German origin. According to Tagesschau, Report Mainz analyzed videos and photos said to have been taken during the early stages of the war. One photo shows a fighter wearing RSF uniform and holding a rifle. Investigators were able […]
- [The Endless Journey: Testimonies of Women and Children Fleeing from El Fasher](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/11/08/the-endless-journey-testimonies-of-women-and-children-fleeing-from-el-fasher/): By: Enaam Alnour In the early morning, 28-year-old Salha Ibrahim left the city of El-Fasher, holding the tiny hand of her infant daughter and looking back one last time at the city she was leaving behind unsure if she would ever see it again.“I saw with my own eyes how they killed my son, he was 12 years old,” she said in a trembling, exhausted voice. “They shot him in the head, then told me, ‘Cry for him quickly before it’s your turn.’ I just ran. I don’t even know how I made it to Tawila.” This is the beginning […]
- [Death of Civil Administration Chief’s Guards in West Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/19/death-of-civil-administration-chiefs-guards-in-west-darfur/): Darfur followups: Geneina Two guards of the head of the Civil Administration, Tajani Karshum, were killed, and Karshum himself was injured, following a strike on the local government headquarters in West Darfur, according to field sources in the area. Sources told “Darfur followups” that the attack occurred while Karshum and several officials were inside the headquarters, resulting in the immediate death of the two guards and injuries to others. The source added that a drone launched from the Tineh area, the base of the joint forces, targeted the government headquarters, causing powerful explosions and extensive damage around the site. West […]
- [Drone Strikes Target Sarf Omra City in North Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/19/drone-strikes-target-sarf-omra-city-in-north-darfur/): Darfur followups: Sarf Omra Local sources reported that drone strikes carried out by the Sudanese army targeted the city of Sarf Omra in North Darfur today, Sunday, resulting in injuries and material damage among civilians. Eyewitnesses told “Darfur followups” that the strikes hit the city’s market and the administrative unit headquarters, causing panic among residents, with no civilian deaths reported so far. North Darfur has been experiencing escalating security tensions in recent days, amid ongoing exchanges of fire between army-allied joint forces and the Rapid Support Forces in several areas.
- [Foreign aid worker killed in Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/19/foreign-aid-worker-killed-in-darfur/): Darfur followups – El Fasher Local sources in the town of Tawila, North Darfur State, reported on Saturday the death of a foreign employee working with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) under mysterious circumstances. The NRC, along with UN agencies and other humanitarian organizations, provides assistance to nearly 600,000 displaced people in Tawila, which is under the control of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur. According to Darfur24, the foreign staff member was found dead inside his room at the organization’s compound in the town. The NRC administration reportedly imposed strict secrecy around the incident and granted […]
- [17 children killed in attack on displacement camp in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/13/17-children-killed-in-attack-on-displacement-camp-in-sudan/): Darfur followups The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has received reports that the attack occurred in a facility hosting families displaced by the ongoing conflict in the region. A further 21 children were reportedly injured. According to media reporting, up to 60 people were killed on Saturday’s assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting Sudanese army since April 2023. The conflict has created a humanitarian catastrophe, with tens of millions living in conditions of acute hunger. “This devastating attack on children and families who were already displaced and seeking safety is an outrage,” said Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive […]
- [UN: Ongoing conflict forces 300,000 to flee South Sudan in 2025](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/13/un-ongoing-conflict-forces-300000-to-flee-south-sudan-in-2025/): Darfur followups : sudan About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The report cautioned that the conflict between President Salva Kiir and suspended First Vice President Riek Machar risks a return to full-scale war. The commission’s report called for an urgent regional intervention to prevent the country from sliding towards such a tragic event. South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since […]
- [Sudan Gold , fuel for regional influence war, and Egyptian intelligence is the master of the scene. ](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/12/sudan-gold-fuel-for-regional-influence-war-and-egyptian-intelligence-is-the-master-of-the-scene/): By: Mohamed Osman  Amid stifling economic pressures and dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Cairo is moving to secure new sources of gold outside its borders, specifically in chaotic Sudan. Through businessman Mohamed El-Garhy, and with direct support from the General Intelligence Service, Egypt is seeking to establish a strategic foothold in the Sudanese mining sector, enhancing the Central Bank of Egypt’s ability to support the national currency and finance imports. Recent developments indicate that Egypt has officially entered the race to control Sudan’s mineral resources, using economic fronts that complement the influence of its security institutions. Deep Metals, a newly registered […]
- [Behind the Walls of Salvation: Sudanese Women Flee War Only to Fall into the Trap of the Body in Libya](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/10/12/behind-the-walls-of-salvation-sudanese-women-flee-war-only-to-fall-into-the-trap-of-the-body-in-libya/): Darfur followups: Enaam Alnour In the desert between Sudan and Libya, the wind carried screams that reached no one.There, in the middle of nothingness between burning sands and days without shade dozens of Sudanese women left their bodies on the dunes in exchange for a chance to cross toward “salvation.” The sky was a witness, and silence guarded a crime that would never make it into reports.Some collapsed unconscious from fear; others carried their shame with them across the border, entering Libya not as refugees, but as survivors wounded, yet still breathing. Amina Idris, a 30-year-old woman from El Fasher, […]
- [The Sudan Liberation Movement-Abdul Wahid issues an appeal for assistance to those fleeing El Fasher](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/04/12/the-sudan-liberation-movement-abdul-wahid-issues-an-appeal-for-assistance-to-those-fleeing-el-fasher/): Darfur Follow-up: Elfasher In an urgent appeal, the SLMA calling for the urgent intervention of regional and international organizations to provide life-saving necessities to save the lives of those displaced from the ongoing fighting in El Fasher, and to provide them with the necessary tools, resources, and skills to enable them to become self-reliant. In the statement, which was marked “its Time for Help,” it was noted that the two-year war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has forced many defenseless citizens from various Sudanese states to seek refuge in areas under the movement’s control for […]
- [Ugandan President Museveni arrives in Juba for bilateral talk](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2025/04/03/ugandan-president-museveni-arrives-in-juba-for-bilateral-talk/): Darfur follow ups: Juba The Ugandan President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni this afternoon arrived in Juba to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries. “I have arrived in South Sudan at the invitation of His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit. I look forward to our discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing cooperation between our two nations,” Museveni tweeted on X. Museveni is expected to hold a talk with his counterpart, President Salva Kiir Mayardit today at the State House,
- [Systematic Breaches of Humanitarian Agreements: The Sudanese Military’s Exploitation of Aid Operations](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/12/30/systematic-breaches-of-humanitarian-agreements-the-sudanese-militarys-exploitation-of-aid-operations/): By: Ammar Najm al-Din The Sudanese Armed Forces’ continued violations of humanitarian agreements represent a deliberate and systematic pattern of dishonoring commitments. The most recent incident occurred in Kadugli on December 29, 2024, when military forces dropped weapons supplies near the city in clear contravention of agreements stipulating that humanitarian aid deliveries must be conducted via the Kadugli airport or the designated “Jald” drop zone. This blatant breach underscores the Sudanese military’s persistent misuse of humanitarian ceasefires to further its military objectives, disregarding the dire humanitarian conditions and the suffering of civilians. Reservations of the SPLM-North: A Prescient Warning Against […]
- [OCHA : over 55 thousand of civilians fleet to kassala Gadarif white Nile and blue Nile States](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/07/02/ocha-over-55-thousand-of-civilians-fleet-to-kassala-gadarif-white-nile-and-blue-nile-states/): Darfur Follow-ups Over 55,400 people flee Sinja Town as conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spreads to the town.People fleeing Sinja Town have arrived in Gedaref, Blue Nile, White Nile, and Kassala states. Armed men, reportedly including members of the RSF, have ransacked and looted homes and shops and occupied government buildings. Humanitarians in Gedaref have started planning for the arrival of displaced people from Sennar. The World Food Programme (WFP) has enough food and nutrition stocks in Gedaref to meet the needs of 50,000 people. Displacement of civilians from Sennar is taking place […]
- [Sudan War: Women on the verge of sexual exploitation](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/06/19/sudan-war-women-on-the-verge-of-sexual-exploitation/): Darfur followups : Enaam Alnour The stories of refugee and displaced women in Sudan differ from sexual harassment during the war. You find them sharing stories that they have experienced themselves, or heard about, and they expose the harassers by speaking in closed circles where their actions are described. This is an option for survivors who are less at risk of speaking out in a society that still blames and stigmatizes female speakers because of the attacks they were subjected to. Revealing it remains one of the few remaining coping mechanisms for women, if not to achieve justice, then at […]
- [Chad goes to polls to vote for a new president](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/05/06/chad-goes-to-polls-to-vote-for-a-new-president/): DARFUR FOLLOW UPS : N’DJAMENA Chadians lined up on Monday to vote three years after military leader Mahamat Idris Deby seized power, in the first presidential election in Africa’s Sahel region since a wave of coups. Analysts say Deby, who took over the day rebels killed his long-ruling father Idriss Deby in April 2021, is most likely to win, although his chief opponent drew larger-than-expected crowds on the campaign trail. Deby, who voted early on Monday in the capital N’Djamena, has promised to bolster security, strengthen the rule of law and increase electricity production. “Today I’m upholding a fourth commitment […]
- [UAE 'cancels' UK ministerial meetings after accusations of sending weapons to RSF in Sudan war](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/04/30/uae-cancels-uk-ministerial-meetings-after-accusations-of-sending-weapons-to-rsf-in-sudan-war/): Darfur follow up : UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has cancelled a number of meetings with UK ministers after being accused of fueling the ongoing war in Sudan The Times reported on Sunday. Earlier this month, on 19 April, the UN Security Council held a meeting on Sudan following a request by the UK, where Khartoum’s representative accused the UAE of providing military assistance to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, who have been fighting Sudan’s armed forces for over a year. The Emiratis then went on to pause all ministerial meetings with the UK following the accusations, UK former minister […]
- [Sudan war: Deadly drone attack on River Nile state iftar march](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/04/03/sudan-war-deadly-drone-attack-on-river-nile-state-iftar-march/): Darfur follow up: Sudan At least 12 people have died and others were injured in an apparent ‘drone attack’, which targeted a Ramadan iftar march by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) affiliated Elbaraa bin Malik Brigade in Atbara in Sudan’s River Nile state on Tuesday evening. Callers told Radio Dabanga that the drone came from the southwest, and targeted the Infinity Hall, where a gathering for iftar (breaking of the fast of Ramadan) was being held. Members of the SAF ordered the public to evacuate the area and turn off lights in anticipation of another attack. They say that the […]
- [Chad opposition leader " Yaya Dillo" killed in shootout](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/03/01/opposition-leader-in-chad-yaya-dillo-killed-in-chad/): Darfur follow up : Chad An Opposition leader in Chad Yaya Dillo has been killed in a clash with security forces in Chad. Heavy gunfire erupted near his party’s headquarters in the capital, N’Djamena, on Wednesday. Dillo, a vocal critic of President Mahamat Déby, had opposed him since Déby took office in 2021, succeeding his father, who was killed by rebels after ruling for thirty years. The violence comes ahead of presidential elections scheduled for May 6, aimed at restoring constitutional rule. Communications Minister Abderaman Koulamallah told AFP that Dillo refused to surrender and fired on law enforcement before his […]
- [ICC prosecutor believes warring parties committing war crimes in Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/29/icc-prosecutor-believes-warring-parties-committing-war-crimes-in-darfur/): Darfur follow Up The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told the U.N. Security Council on Monday “there are grounds to believe” both Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are committing war crimes in Darfur at present. War erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023 between the Sudanese armed forces and the RSF. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan launched an investigation in July last year into the surge of hostilities in Sudan’s Darfur region. The ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, gives the court jurisdiction over four major crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, the crime of aggression […]
- [Sudanese and Chadian FM discuss strained relations, efforts to end conflict](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/19/sudanese-and-chadian-fm-discuss-strained-relations-efforts-to-end-conflict/): Darfur follow up : Kampala Sudanese and Chadian foreign ministers held a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the Summit of Non-Aligned Countries in Kampala to discuss the strained bilateral relations and regional efforts to end the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese foreign ministry, in a statement issued in Port Sudan, said that the meeting focused on addressing issues of mutual concern in light of recent developments in the relationship between the two nations. The statement alluded to the deteriorating ties between the two neighbouring countries following allegations by Sudanese […]
- [IGAD Members Describe Sudan War as Unjust, Call for Constructive Dialogue Between Ethiopia and Somalia](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/19/igad-members-describe-sudan-war-as-unjust-call-for-constructive-dialogue-between-ethiopia-and-somalia/): Darfur follow up : Entebbe The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has today convened its 42nd Extraordinary Assembly of Heads of State and Government, hosted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda at State House, Entebbe. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, the President of the Republic of Djibouti and the Chairperson of the IGAD Heads of State and Government. Other heads of state in attendance were H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya; H.E. Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the […]
- [Popular resistance" is a path towards comprehensive genocide in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/17/popular-resistance-is-a-path-towards-comprehensive-genocide-in-sudan/): Darfur follo up : Sudan The current calls to arm citizens in Sudan, organize what has been called “popular resistance,” and open the way for individuals to purchase weapons have raised great fears that the country will slide toward more chaos. These calls may provide a favorable incubator for global terrorist groups. As happened in the nineties of the last century; Which led to Sudan being placed on the list of states sponsoring terrorism for about 20 years before it was removed from it in December 2020. These fears are based on the fact that similar popular army policies pursued […]
- [Sudan suspends engagement with IGAD over interference in internal affairs](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/16/sudan-suspends-engagement-with-igad-over-interference-in-internal-affairs/): Darfur follow up : port sudan Sudan has suspended its engagement and frozen all dealings with the IGAD regarding the resolution of the ongoing conflict in the country, citing the organization’s interference in its internal affairs. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Djiboutian foreign minister, in his capacity as the current IGAD chair, of the government’s decision to disengage from IGAD’s involvement in resolving Sudan’s crisis. The disengagement was decided in response to Sudan’s inclusion on the agenda of the extraordinary meeting without prior consultation with the Sudanese government, and the IGAD’s […]
- [IGAD to address Sudan’s conflict, Ethiopia-Somalia dispute next Thursday](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/12/igad-to-address-sudans-conflict-ethiopia-somalia-dispute-next-thursday/): Darfur follow up : Djibouti President and IGAD Chair Ismail Omar Guelleh has invited the member states of the East African bloc to an extraordinary summit in Uganda next week to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the recent dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia. “According to IGAD sources told Darfur Follow-up, the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces agreed to a direct meeting to discuss an unconditional agreement to stop hostilities.” In a letter sent to IGAD countries, the Djibouti foreign ministry announced that the summit will be held […]
- [Dismissed North Darfur Governor unveils reasons for his ouster](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/11/dismissed-north-darfur-governor-unveils-reasons-for-his-ouster/): Darfur follow up: Elfashir Nimr Abdel Rahman, the ousted governor of North Darfur, revealed on Wednesday that his dismissal stemmed from his commitment to neutrality and refusal to declare a mobilization campaign in support of the Sudanese army’s war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sovereign Council, dismissed Nimr from his position at the beginning of the year without providing a reason. In statements to Sudan Tribune, Nimr explained that his dismissal followed “his refusal to support the war and to wear military uniform, as the rest of the state governors did.” He […]
- [SPLM-N Hilu to meet with Tagadum for talks on ending war in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/10/splm-n-hilu-to-meet-with-tagadum-for-talks-on-ending-war-in-sudan/): Darfur follow up: khartoum Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), has confirmed his willingness to engage in discussions with the Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces (Tagadum) to explore avenues for ending the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The SPLM-N’s acceptance of the meeting follows Tagadum’s invitation to several political parties, including the Sudanese Communist Party, the Baath Party, and the SPLM-N led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur, as part of its efforts to broaden political support for a ceasefire. In a statement issued by al-Hilu’s office, the SPLM-N expressed its openness to engaging with any party or […]
- [Dalanj town falls to SPLM-N in South Kordofan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/08/dilling-town-falls-to-splm-n-in-south-kordofan/): Darfur follow up : Port sudan In a significant development in South Kordofan state, SPLM-N forces, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, have taken full control of Dalanj, one of the largest cities in the state. This follows reports of a deal between the SPLM-N and the Sudanese army to counter attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Meanwhile, the RSF has accused both the Sudanese army and the SPLM-N of committing widespread abuses against Arab ethnic groups in the area and liquidating their members within the army on allegations they were co-conspirators with the paramilitary forces. Video footage circulating on […]
- [Wagner...The hidden shadow of the RSF](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/08/wagner-the-ghost-of-war-in-sudan/): Darfur follow ups : report The Sudan office of the Center for International Private Projects have revealed the corruption networks that support the war economy in Sudan. The director of the center, Shaza Bala, said in statements obtained by Darfur Follow-up that these networks have interests in the war economy, such as arms trade, mining, and gold extraction, which currently represents the primary source of funding for both parties of the the war. She confirmed that the revenues from gold, for which Sudan is considered the third largest African country to produce, today go mainly into the pockets of the […]
- [Sudanese RSF leader pledges safe passage for Abyei and South Sudan returnees](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/07/sudanese-rsf-leader-pledges-safe-passage-for-abyei-and-south-sudan-returnees/): Darfur follow up : juba General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemetti”, the head of the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Force (RSF), has reaffirmed his commitment to facilitate the safe return of Abyei natives and South Sudanese nationals who have fled the conflict in Sudan. The pledge was made during a meeting with Abyei leaders Francis Mading Deng and Luka Biong Deng in Nairobi, Kenya on January 3, 2024. The meeting, which lasted for an hour, was characterized as amicable, open, and forward-looking by Francis Kuol, a former Sudan cabinet affairs minister. The primary purpose of the meeting was to follow […]
- [UN : Sudan conflict has displaced more than 7.3 million people](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/07/un-sudan-conflict-has-displaced-more-than-7-3-million-people/): Darfur follow up : port sudan More than 7.3 million people have fled their homes in Sudan, taking refuge inside and outside the country since fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in the capital, Khartoum on 15 April 2023, the United Nations has said. Children, it stated, represent about half of the displaced Sudanese population. Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. “The total number of people displaced within Sudan has increased […]
- [Former SSUF/A military spokesman urges Malong to join peace deal](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/07/former-ssuf-a-military-spokesman-urges-malong-to-join-peace-deal/): Darfur follow up : Juba The former military spokesperson of South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) has called on the group’s leader, Paul Malong Awan to return to the capital, Juba and join the September 2018 peace deal. Col. Philip Deng Kuol Nguot, in a statement extended to Sudan Tribune, described the former South Sudanese army (SSPDF) Chief of General Staff as a “hungry-mind and a corrupt political/military figure who is unfit to lead the South Sudanese”. He accused Malong of fighting a personal and not national agenda. “Besides that, after it came to our notice that his struggle is against Gen. […]
- [IGAD leader reaffirms to civilian forces commitment to peace in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/04/igad-leader-reaffirms-to-civilian-forces-commitment-to-peace-in-sudan/): DARFUR FOLLOW UP : DJIBOUTI Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, the President of Djibouti and Chairman of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), assured Abdulla Hamdok, the head of the Sudanese Civil Forces Coordination “Taqqadum”, of IGAD’s ongoing commitment to working towards peace in Sudan. Hamdok, accompanied by a delegation from the coalition of the civilians forces, travelled to Djibouti on Wednesday to brief President Guelleh on the Taqqadum’s stance on the ongoing conflict and the need for their participation in regional efforts aimed at resolving the crisis and restoring civilian rule. The former Prime Minister also updated IGAD’s President on the […]
- [Al-Jazirah University looted by RSF elements : local groups](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/04/al-jazirah-university-looted-by-rsf-elements-local-groups/): Darfur follow up : WAD MADANI Al-Jazirah University, a renowned Sudanese institution of higher learning, has been ransacked and robbed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in a series of violations that have plagued Gezira State since the RSF seized control on December 18th. The Madani City Resistance Committees, a coalition of neighbourhood groups that played a pivotal role in the revolution against the former regime, issued a statement condemning the RSF’s actions, stating that the paramilitary force, in its ongoing campaign to dismantle the state’s infrastructure, had targeted Gezira University. The statement detailed the extent of the damage, revealing […]
- [Hamdok renews call for direct talks with al-Burhan to end Sudan’s war](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/04/hamdok-renews-call-for-direct-talks-with-al-burhan-to-end-sudans-war/): Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, head of the Civil Forces Coordination (Taqqadum), has once again urged the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to meet with the Coordination to discuss a ceasefire and peace efforts. In late December, Hamdok sent two letters to both al-Burhan and the commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemetti,” proposing a meeting with the coordination’s leaders to address the ongoing conflict in Sudan. While Hemetti responded favourably and met with coordination representatives in Addis Ababa on January 2, the army has yet to respond to Hamdok’s call. […]
- [Troika condemn attack in Abyei Administrative Area](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/04/troika-condemn-attack-in-abyei-administrative-area/):  Darfur follow up : Juba The embassies of Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States have condemned the latest attack in Abyei Administrative Area. The incident, in which the Deputy Administrator of Abyei Noon Deng Nyok and several of his colleagues were killed, occurred on Sunday, December 31, 2023. “The use of violence as a tool for political or economic competition perpetuates a dangerous cycle and must be universally rejected by all South Sudanese leaders,” reads the Troika’s statement, adding “This attack and all other incidents of violence should be investigated, and perpetrators held accountable”. In a separate incident, […]
- [Sudanese civilian forces and RSF leader agree to seek peaceful resolution](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2024/01/02/sudanese-civilian-forces-and-rsf-leader-agree-to-seek-peaceful-resolution/): Darfur follow up: ADDIS ABABA A delegation from the Coordination of Democratic Civilian Forces (Taqaddam) met with Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Addis Ababa on Monday to discuss a potential ceasefire. The meeting, which is set to continue on Tuesday, marked the first direct talks between pro-democracy political and civil forces and Daglo since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan in mid-April. Gaafar Hassan Osman, the official spokesman for the Forces for Freedom and Change coalition, stated that the discussions focused on three key areas: first, an immediate cessation of hostilities to protect […]
- [Nile River governor threatens FFC Sudan’s pro-democracy groups](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/30/nile-river-governor-threatens-ffc-sudans-pro-democracy-groups/): Darfur follow up : shendi Governor Mohamed al-Badawi of the Nile River state has given members of the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) and supporters of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) 72 hours to leave the state. This ultimatum comes amid escalating tensions between the RSF and the Sudanese military, following the RSF’s takeover of the state of Al-Jazirah and its threat to expand its control to other states. The northern, eastern, and central states of Sudan are witnessing widespread recruitment, mobilization, and arming campaigns for civilians to support the army to repel RSF’s potential attack. The arming of […]
- [WFP Condemns RSF Looting of Food Supplies in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/29/wfp-condemns-rsf-looting-of-food-supplies-in-sudans-al-jazirah/): Darfur follow up : Port Sudan The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Thursday strongly condemned the looting of food supplies from its premises in Sudan’s Gezira State last weekend. Elements of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke into the WFP warehouse and office following their takeover of Wad Medani, the capital of Al-Jazirah State. The warehouse contained enough stocks to feed nearly 1.5 million severely food-insecure people for one month. “Sudanese people who are already desperate and fleeing the fighting have now been robbed of the critical assistance they need,” said Michael Dunford, WFP Regional Director for Eastern […]
- [253 children safely evacuated from war-affected Wad-Madani](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/28/253-children-safely-evacuated-from-war-affected-wad-madani/): DARFUR FOLLOW UP : PORT SUDAN 253 babies and children have been carefully evacuated from transit centres in Wad Madani, in central Sudan, to a safer location in the country following the recent eruption of fighting in Al Jazirah state. For many of these children, this is the second time they have been displaced, having been evacuated from Mygoma orphanages in Khartoum earlier in the year due to the war’s devastating impact. The recent fighting in Al Jazirah state has made Wad Madani unsafe, and the children have been forced to evacuate once again. UNICEF’s Representative in Sudan, Mandeep O’Brien, […]
- [RSF Hemetti’s regional tour continues with stop in Ethiopia](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/28/rsf-hemettis-regional-tour-continues-with-stop-in-ethiopia/): Darfur follow up: ADDIS ABABA Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemette”, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), continued his diplomatic outreach, arriving in Ethiopia on Thursday, marking the second leg of a potential tour of IGAD member states. His visit follows a meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday. Upon his arrival in Addis Ababa, Hemetti expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome from the Ethiopian people. However, he refrained from disclosing the specific objectives of his visit or whether he would engage with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission besides his Ethiopian engagements. The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign […]
- ["Popular Armament" is a new militia in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/27/popular-armament-is-a-new-militia-in-sudan/): Darfur Follow-ups: Khartoum Cases of popular alert and arming are increasing in Sudan to confront the expansion of the Rapid Support Forces in large areas outside the capital, Khartoum, which raises the fear that the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces will turn into a civil war. There are increasing calls in the northern states for mobilization and support of the armed forces, and civil entities in the east of the country announced their readiness to confront the Rapid Support in cooperation with the army, while large crowds from the Kawahla tribe in the White Nile State […]
- [The World Food Program suspends aid delivery to Gezira State](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/21/the-world-food-program-suspends-aid-delivery-to-gezira-state/): Darfur follow-ups : Madani The World Food Program announced today, Thursday, the suspension of the delivery of food aid to some areas of Gezira State in Sudan, after the ongoing conflict in the country escalated to the south and east of the city of Khartoum. The World Food Program added in its statement that about 300,000 people fled Al Jazeera State within days, after violent clashes broke out there last week. Eddie Roy, the representative and director of the World Food Program in Sudan, explained that the Authority suspended the delivery of food aid in some areas in the state […]
- [Eastern Sudan is on the verge of danger after the Rapid Support takes control of "Wad Madani"](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/21/eastern-sudan-is-on-the-verge-of-danger-after-the-rapid-support-takes-control-of-wad-madani/): Report: Darfur Follow-ups As the war in Sudan enters its ninth month, and with the Rapid Support Forces controlling most areas of Al-Jazira State, including its capital, Wad Madani, the situation on the ground is witnessing rapid changes. Fog prevails and there is a difference in positions about getting out of this crisis that led to the death of more than 12 people. One thousand people and the displacement of about 8 million so far. In the complete absence of any clear information or data from the army, whose leaders are in the city of Port Sudan, a thousand kilometers […]
- [Resistance Committees accuse RSF of looting civilian property in Al-Jazirah State](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/20/resistance-committees-accuse-rsf-of-looting-civilian-property-in-al-jazirah-state/): Darfur follow up: Al-Jazirah The Resistance Committees in Wad Madani and Al-Hasahissa have accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of looting and stealing civilian money and property in the two cities of Al-Jazirah State. These accusations come in the wake of the RSF’s takeover of Wad Madani on December 18 and Al-Hasahissa on December 20. According to the Resistance Committees, the RSF stormed homes and shops in Wad Madani, ransacking them and making off with gold, cash, and vehicles. The RSF, also, reportedly threatened to sexually assault civilians who refused to cooperate with them. Furthermore, the neighbourhood committees said that […]
- [The Ministry of Health reveals the emergence of negative effects of vaccinating children with defective vaccines](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/20/the-ministry-of-health-reveals-the-emergence-of-negative-effects-of-vaccinating-children-with-defective-vaccines/): Darfur Nyala follow-ups The Director of Emergency at the Ministry of Health in South Darfur, Hafez Mohamed Nour, revealed that there were complaints from citizens of the city of Nyala about the negative effects of vaccinating some children through health centers that provide paid vaccination services. He said that the meeting of the Ministry of Health with international organizations, which was held today, Wednesday, discussed several issues, most notably the issue of vaccinating children through private centers within the city of Nyala. The emergency director stated that since the outbreak of war between the army and the Rapid Support forces […]
- [Deep disagreements hit the Sultanate of Dar masalit, and there is a move to appoint a new sultan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/20/deep-disagreements-hit-the-sultanate-of-dar-masalit-and-there-is-a-move-to-appoint-a-new-sultan/): Darfur Follow-ups: El Geneina The Sultanate of Dar Masalit in the state of West Darfur is witnessing major disputes between its components on the one hand and the family of Sultan Bahr al-Din on the other hand, and a strong trend has emerged within the Sultanate demanding the necessity of appointing a new sultan to succeed the current Sultan Saad Abd al-Rahman Bahr al-Deen. A source from El Geneina said that the group demanding the appointment of a new sultan “accuses Sultan Saad Abd al-Rahman Bahr al-Deen, the current Sultan of Dar Masalit, of being the main reason behind all […]
- [A UN fact-finding mission to Sudan headed by Tanzanian Mohamed Osman](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/19/a-un-fact-finding-mission-to-sudan-headed-by-tanzanian-mohamed-osman/): Darfur follow-ups The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vaclav Balek, announced the appointment of independent members of a fact-finding mission in Sudan led by Tanzanian Mohamed Osman. The statement stated that the Council established a fact-finding mission in October to investigate and verify the facts, circumstances and root causes of all allegations related to violations of human rights and humanitarian law. International. He announced in a letter addressed to all permanent delegates to the United Nations mission in Geneva yesterday, Monday, obtained by Darfur Follow-up, he announced the selection of Mohamed Shandi Osman from Tanzania, Ms. Joy […]
- [Chad is a dividing point between several fires in the region ... France and Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/17/chad-is-a-dividing-point-between-several-fires-in-the-region-france-and-sudan/): Darfur follow-up French army base In Abéché, a city in eastern Chad, Mohamed Adam waits for his two young children. He says they have spots on their faces, so he takes them to the French base. “If you are sick sometimes they help you.” Mr. Adam, a taxi driver, is grateful. But even he questions France’s role in Chad. “We are not completely independent,” he says. “50% for us and 50% for France.” But he demurred when asked whether all French troops should leave. Many others in Abéché are more hostile. Last year, demonstrators tried to storm the base, tore […]
- [The Sudanese Foreign Ministry expels 4 Chadian diplomats](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/17/the-sudanese-foreign-ministry-expels-4-chadian-diplomats/): Darfur follow-ups The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on Sunday, the expulsion of 4 Chadian diplomats, in response to a similar step taken by Chad, on Saturday, when it informed 4 Sudanese diplomats that they were not wanted. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chadians Abroad and International Cooperation had informed the Sudanese embassy in N’Djamena of the government’s decision to classify 4 diplomats from Sudan working in Chad as “persona non grata”, and gave them 72 hours to leave the country.The list included the First Counselor at the Embassy, Mukhtar Bilal Abd al-Salam al-Abbas, the Military Attaché Abd al-Rahim al-Awad al-Toum, […]
- [The Chadian government expels the Sudanese embassy staff and gives them 72 hours to leave](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/16/the-chadian-government-expels-the-sudanese-embassy-staff-and-gives-them-72-hours-to-leave/): Darfur Follow-ups: N’Djamena The Chadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Sudanese Embassy in N’Djamena of the Chadian government’s decision to classify Sudanese diplomats working in Chad as “undesirable persons”, whose names were mentioned as Mr. Mukhtar Bilal Abdel SalamAl-Abbas, First Counselor and Mr. Abdel-Rahim Al-Awad Al-Toum, Military Attaché. Mr. Haj Abdallah Haj Ahmed, Consul in N’Djamena, and Mr. Mohamed Haj Bakhit Farah, Deputy Consul General resident in Abéché. It called on them to leave the territory of Chad within a period of (72) hours. The Ministry is informed that this decision came in response to the serious and baseless […]
- [The Red Cross suspends its operations in Khartoum and is currently resuming them by obtaining sufficient guarantees from both sides of the war regarding the safety of its working crews](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/16/the-red-cross-suspends-its-operations-in-khartoum-and-is-currently-resuming-them-by-obtaining-sufficient-guarantees-from-both-sides-of-the-war-regarding-the-safety-of-its-working-crews/): Darfur follow-ups The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the suspension of operations to facilitate the evacuation of civilians and the handover of prisoners in Khartoum State, until assurances from both sides of the conflict about security guarantees to secure Red Cross teams to carry out such operations. The official spokesman for the Red Cross in Sudan, Adnan Hizam, said in a limited press interview on social media that the recent attack on the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation accompanying the humanitarian convoy, last week in Khartoum State, led to the death of two and the injury […]
- ["RSF" the Sudanese army of targeting Nyala residents](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/rsf-the-sudanese-army-of-targeting-nyala-residents/): Darfur Follow-ups: Nyala On Thursday, Sudanese army warplanes resumed targeting several sites inside the city of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state. and preliminary statistics indicate that 10 people were killed and others wounded of civilians they were taken to Nyala Specialized Hospital to receive treatment. A statement issued by the spokesman for the Rapid Support Forces said, “In continuation of its series of violations against innocent civilians, Al-Burhan militia aircraft committed a brutal massacre by bombing the city of Nyala, causing the death and injury of dozens of citizens and the demolition of their homes.” The Sudanese army […]
- [Al-Baraa Battalion issues a notice to the Sudanese people](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/al-baraa-battalion-issues-a-notice-to-the-sudanese-people/): Darfur follow-ups The Al-Baraa bin Malik Battalion published a notice on its page on the its social media site Telegram, a notice to the Sudanese people, in which it said that the locations of the Rapid Support are military targets of category {A} for the armed forces, military aircraft – drones – guided launchers, field artillery – in addition to the surprise operations carried out by them. Special mission units. And it called on citizens to stay away from places where the Rapid Support Forces gather, noting that the Rapid Support Forces are using citizens as human shields to pass […]
- ["RSF" launched an attack on the Abu gouta area in Al-Jazira State](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/rsf-launched-an-attack-on-the-abu-gouta-area-in-al-jazira-state/): Darfur Follow-ups: madani A heavily armed force aboard about 20 Rapid Support combat vehicles attacked this morning the Abu gouta area, northwest of Al-Jazira State, adjacent to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. A woman from the area told Beam Reports that a force of approximately 18 Rapid Support vehicles entered the area and attacked citizens inside homes. She added, “Members of the Rapid Support assaulted my brother, beat him, and tried to take his infant daughter.” She revealed that the Rapid Support stormed the Abu gouta Police Department, attacked its members, killed some of them, looted the Agricultural Bank, and stole […]
- [Renewed military aircraft bombing of the city of Nyala](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/renewed-military-aircraft-bombing-of-the-city-of-nyala/): Darfur follow-ups : Nyala This morning, the Sudanese army’s warplanes renewed their bombing of a number of rapid support sites in the city of Nyala, South Darfur state. A source told “Darfur Follow-ups” that the warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Western 16th Infantry Division Command and the eastern neighborhoods of the city of Nyala, which were controlled by the Rapid Support Forces after the fall of the 16th Infantry Division command. The source said, “Part of the airport and Riyadh neighborhoods, which are considered the main residence of senior rapid support officers, were struck. It was revealed that there […]
- [Uganda is at risk of facing a serious teacher shortage by 2025](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/uganda-is-at-risk-of-facing-a-serious-teacher-shortage-by-2025/): Darfur Follow-ups: Kampala The Uganda National Union of Teachers said there has been a large number of deaths among teachers, mainly due to ill health due to poor working conditions. According to the union, more than 1,000 teachers have died in the country over the past two years. She said Uganda was at risk of facing a teacher shortage by 2025, as poor conditions push more and more teachers to leave the profession. “These deaths are a result of working and living conditions,” Baguma Philbert Bates, secretary-general of the Uganda National Union of Teachers, told the BBC’s Newsday programme. “There […]
- [Children of war in Sudan...lost dreams and an unknown fate](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/14/children-of-war-in-sudan-lost-dreams-and-an-unknown-fate/): Investigation : Darfur follow ups No one can describe their pain accurately when reading the eyes of children displaced by war. In this investigation, we tried to embrace their silent gentleness and their great sorrows without hesitation, as children in Sudan are still dying and facing grave psychological dangers. The tragedies of war did not end with the arrival of children to a safe land, as many of us believe. The ravages of war and its psychological effects may appear clearly in their daily behavior and affect their future. The poverty that suffocates families while watching their children bleed from […]
- ["Ruto" declares Kenya visa free](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/13/ruto-declares-kenya-visa-free/): Darfur follow up : Nairobi Kenya has opened its borders by abolishing visa requirements for all foreign nationals. President William Ruto made the announcement Tuesday when he delivered his national address at this year’s 60th Jamhuri Day national celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.The declaration did not come as a surprise as the President had hinted at the move but to African only, during the Africa Climate Summit held in Nairobi on September 4, 2023. The new policy however takes effect beginning January 2024 but travelers will be vetted in advance online since it will be mandatory to obtain electronic […]
- [American envoy Michael Hammer: If Al-Burhan and Hemedti do not stop, Sudan will be divided in a way worse than Libya](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/11/american-envoy-michael-hammer-if-al-burhan-and-hemedti-do-not-stop-sudan-will-be-divided-in-a-way-worse-than-libya/): Darfur Follow-ups: Doha The US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Michael Hammer, said that the situation in Sudan is terrible. “If Al-Burhan and Hemedti do not stop, we are heading towards dividing Sudan. The division that awaits Sudan if the warring parties continue their positions will be worse than Libya.” Michael Hammer added at the Doha Forum: “Burhan and Hemedti’s actions must reflect their commitments.” He explained that the peace talks in Jeddah regarding Sudan had reached a stalemate, noting that Jeddah was the only place where the Sudanese parties agreed to meet in the presence of the […]
- [A human rights organization reveals details of tragic conditions in khartoum "eastern Nile"](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/11/a-human-rights-organization-reveals-details-of-tragic-conditions-in-khartoum-eastern-nile/): Darfur follow-ups The East Nile Observatory for Human Rights reviewed its third monthly report on the human rights situation in East Nile Locality for the month of November 2023 The Observatory said that the East Nile locality witnessed many violations in November of this year. Cases of assault and extrajudicial killing continued, as well as aerial bombardment of populated areas, the expansion of looting and theft, cases of forced disappearance, kidnapping and demand for ransom increased, cases of arbitrary arrest and torture, armed attacks on neighborhoods, and the forced displacement of citizens from their homes were repeated. The report described […]
- ["ICRC" expresses its shock at the army's attack on it](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/10/icrc-expresses-its-shock-at-the-armys-attack-on-it/): Darfur Follow-ups: Port Sudan The International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its shock over the attack on a humanitarian convoy that led to the death of two and the wounding of 7 others. The committee said in a statement: “The International Committee of the Red Cross is shocked and horrified by the alleged attack on its humanitarian convoy in Khartoum today, Sunday, which led to the death of two people and the injury of seven others, including three ICRC employees.” The humanitarian convoy, clearly bearing the Red Cross emblem, was moving to evacuate more than 100 civilians in danger […]
- ["RSF" the evacuation of Turkish doctors from South Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/10/rsf-the-evacuation-of-turkish-doctors-from-south-darfur/): Darfur Follow-ups: Nyala The Turkish doctors working at the Sudanese Turkish Hospital in Nyala left the city of Nyala, the capital of South Darfur State, after the end of their specified period of work, awaiting the arrival of their replacement. After every six months, the Turkish Ministry of Health sends a new medical team to be replaced by the staff present at the Sudanese Turkish Hospital in Nyala. The citizens of the city of Nyala fear a decline in the medical services provided by the Sudanese-Turkish Hospital after the Turkish doctors left, especially since the hospital is the only hospital […]
- [Sudan and the UAE: mutual expulsion of diplomats](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/09/sudan-and-the-uae-mutual-expulsion-of-diplomats/): Darfur Follow-ups: Port Sudan A diplomatic source revealed that the UAE Foreign Ministry gave Sudanese diplomats, whom it considered undesirable persons, a 72-hour deadline to leave its territory. The UAE Foreign Ministry’s decision included The Sudanese military attache, Brigadier General Ahmed Abdel-Rahman Al-Bashir and Deputy Sudanese Military Attache, Lieutenant Colonel Mudathir Osman and Cultural Attache, Mr. Mohamed Al-Dhai . The source expected that the Sudanese Foreign Ministry would officially announce in the coming hours the expulsion of three diplomats based on the principle of reciprocity. The Darfur 24 website revealed that the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Sudanese […]
- [The transformation of the conflict in Darfur and the reorientation of the battlefields](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/08/the-transformation-of-the-conflict-in-darfur-and-the-reorientation-of-the-battlefields/): Darfur follow-ups Since fighting first broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April, darfur follow ups  records over 3,466 events of political violence and more than 12,121 reported fatalities in Sudan. From 3 October to 4 December , darfur follow ups  records over 297 political violence events and over 1,417 reported fatalities. While Khartoum state had the highest number of political violence events, with over 240, West Darfur state had the highest number of fatalities, at approximately 911, and nearly 11 political violence events. The most common event type was battles, […]
- [Rapid Support force storms the Um Shedida border between the Nile and Gedaref states](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/08/rapid-support-force-storms-the-um-shedida-border-between-the-nile-and-gedaref-states/): Darfur Follow-ups: Gedaref Sources said that a Rapid Support force led by Abu Agla Kekal stormed the “Um Shedida” border area between the Nile River and Gedaref states and looted weapons and ammunition from the area’s police department. The sources said that the force headed from “Um Shedida” to the “Wad Bishara” private mining area in Butana. Of Gedaref State. According to an eyewitness, the force entered the “Wad Bishara” market and bought some items before leaving. The eyewitness said that the force spent more than an hour in the market and did not display any hostile behavior toward the […]
- [UN Security Council renews Abyei mission mandate](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/07/mali-and-niger-cancel-their-tax-cooperation-treaties-with-france/): Darfur follow-ups The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Abyei (UNISFA) till mid-November next year. Security Council Resolution 2708, which won the unanimous support of the 15 members of the council, also decides to extend the peacekeeping mission’s mandate modification till November 15, 2024. The Security Council first modified the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in December 2011 to add tasks of supporting a Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism of Sudan and South Sudan, which gained independence from the former in July 2011. The resolution urges […]
- [U.S: Both sides of the conflict in Sudan committed war crimes](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/06/u-s-both-sides-of-the-conflict-in-sudan-committed-war-crimes/): In a groundbreaking statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has concluded that members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed war crimes. He further emphasized that the paramilitary forces have also committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in Sudan. Secretary Blinken’s determination follows a comprehensive investigation by the State Department into the conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023. The investigation uncovered that civilians have been subjected to abuse and, in some cases, killed at SAF and RSF detention centres. Moreover, the RSF and allied militias have terrorized women […]
- [UNICEF: Close to 3 million child have been forcibly uprooted from their homes](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/06/unicef-close-to-3-million-children-have-been-forcibly-uprooted-from-their-homes/): Children in Sudan have endured more than 200 days of the conflict that has left millions broken, traumatized, and shattered.  Close to 3 million children have been forcibly uprooted from their homes and in urgent need of food, shelter, water, and peace. The largest child displacement in world. The mass displacements are severely putting at risk the health and well-being of about 24 million. Millions of children are facing multiple risks of grave violations – killing and maiming, child recruitment, violence, rape, and more as the war continues. While more children remain on the move, millions are trapped in Khartoum, […]
- [Prioritize elections, humanitarian situation, UN tells South Sudan government](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/06/the-us-has-turned-kenya-into-a-testing-ground-for-biological-weapons-against-the-whole-world/): Darfur follow up The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged the Juba government to tackle issues related to elections, insecurity humanitarian crises in the coming year. Guang Cong, the deputy special representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan said the government should fully fund and operationalize the elections and the constitution-making bodies. “We also called for dialogue amongst all leaders to address pending technical and operational decisions needed for the elections to take place on time,” he remarked on Thursday in Juba. The UN official was speaking during the plenary meeting of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation […]
- [African website: Al-Burhan is pushing to cancel the Quartet and limit himself to the Jeddah platform](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/06/african-website-al-burhan-is-pushing-to-cancel-the-quartet-and-limit-himself-to-the-jeddah-platform/): Darfur Follow-ups On Monday, The East African website, published from Kenya, quoted people close to the organizers of the upcoming IGAD summit as saying that work is underway to bring about changes in the political path that the summit will take as a result of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s recent movements in several African countries to influence the summit’s decisions. . The site’s report explained that Al-Burhan, during his visits to Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea late last November, pushed for a reversal of the organization’s decision taken last June to form a quartet consisting of Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and […]
- [Protest processions in El Geneina appoint "Karshoum" as governor of West Darfur state](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/05/protest-processions-in-el-geneina-appoint-karshoum-as-governor-of-west-darfur-state/): Darfur Follow-ups: Elgeneina Hundreds of protesters demonstrated in the city of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur State, yesterday, Monday, in opposition to the decision of the Federal Minister of Government to relieve the governor of West Darfur State, Tajani Al-Tahir Karshom, from his position. In a statement, the Gathering of Initiatives of the People of West Dar State stressed their rejection of the decision of the Ministry of Federal Government to appoint a Secretary of Government and dismiss the Deputy Governor of the state, at a time when they delegated Mr(Al-Tijani Al-Tahir Karshom) as governor-designate of West Darfur […]
- [South Sudan army in regional force exit from Eastern DRC](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/05/us-restricts-visas-for-uganda-and-zimbabwe-officials/): Darfur follow-ups The South Sudan Contingent (SSUDCON) in the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) started exiting from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday, a statement said. Over 250 SSUDCOM troops exited through Goma International Airport becoming the second contingent to withdraw, days after 300 Kenyan troops left the region. The troops had shared a zone with the Kenyan Contingent in Rutshuru territory where they jointly conducted operations for the protection of civilians and supporting humanitarian aid. In a statement, EACRF said the departure aligns with its exit plan, as approved by the Chiefs of Defence Forces/Staff in […]
- [UK signs a new asylum treaty with Rwanda](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/05/uk-signs-a-new-asylum-treaty-with-rwanda/): Darfur follow-ups Home Secretary James Cleverley will sign a new treaty with Rwanda on Tuesday over its asylum plan after the UK Supreme Court declared the deportation plan illegal, the Home Office said. Cleverly is scheduled to arrive in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Tuesday morning and meet with the country’s Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta to sign the treaty. “Rwanda cares deeply about refugee rights, and I look forward to meeting with its counterparts to sign this agreement and continue to discuss how we work together to address the global challenge of illegal migration,” Cleverly said.Britain intended to send tens […]
- [Treasury Targets Sudanese Actors for Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/05/treasury-targets-sudanese-actors-for-undermining-peace-security-and-stability-in-sudan/): Darfur Follow-ups: WASHINGTON Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting several individuals for their role in undermining the peace, security, and stability of Sudan. These designations support diplomatic efforts by the international community to end the conflict and demonstrate the U.S. commitment to achieve a civilian government and a transition to democracy. “Treasury continues its efforts to identify and take action against individuals contributing to the instability in Sudan and undermining prospects for a peaceful resolution,” said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. “The United […]
- [Inaugurating the distribution of relief to those arriving in Ghibesh locality due to the war](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/04/inaugurating-the-distribution-of-relief-to-those-arriving-in-ghibesh-locality-due-to-the-war/): Darfur Follow-ups: Al-Fula Mr. Dhawalbeit Juma Iba, Executive Director of Gbeish Locality in West Kordofan State, praised the role of donors and supporters of those affected by the war, especially the King Salman Relief Centre. When he inaugurated the beginning of the distribution of relief provided by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, which reached those arriving to the locality as a result of the war in Khartoum and a number of states, he stressed the necessity of tightening the distribution mechanism, following it up, and ensuring that it reaches the target groups according to the prepared study. […]
- [Arman’s termination of the work of “UNITAMS” suggests an escalation of the war. Those who demanded the cessation of the UN mission’s tasks will be harmed](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/04/armans-termination-of-the-work-of-unitams-suggests-an-escalation-of-the-war-those-who-demanded-the-cessation-of-the-un-missions-tasks-will-be-harmed/): Darfur follow-ups The leader of the “Forces of Freedom and Change” and head of the Popular Movement “Revolutionary Current,” Yasser Saeed Arman, said, “Ending the tasks of the United Nations mission (UNITAMS) is not in the interest of attempts to end the war in Sudan, at a time when it needs the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid and protect it.” “Civilians, and the participation of UN agencies is very important.” Last Friday, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution No. 2715, which ended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), effective today (Sunday). In statements to Asharq […]
- [SLM-Abdel Wahid forces seize RSF camp in South Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/04/slm-abdel-wahid-forces-seize-rsf-camp-in-south-darfur/): Forces loyal to the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), led by Abdel Wahid Nur, have taken control of a vast Rapid Support Forces (RSF) camp in South Darfur state following the RSF’s withdrawal towards the state capital, Nyala. Military sources revealed to , on Sunday that “SLM forces seized an RSF camp in the Deribat area of South Darfur after the RSF abruptly retreated to the state headquarters, Nyala.” Years ago, the RSF established a substantial camp in Deribat, which had previously served as one of the holdout movement’s strongholds before it was forced to withdraw towards Jebel Marra. The SLM’s […]
- [A sudden withdrawal of support forces from El Fasher following an unannounced secret agreement](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/03/a-sudden-withdrawal-of-support-forces-from-el-fasher-following-an-unannounced-secret-agreement/): Darfur follow-ups :Elfasher Military sources in North Darfur State revealed that the Rapid Support Forces carried out withdrawals in large numbers over the past few days from the city of El Fasher, heading east towards Kordofan, and that they joined other forces in the center of the country. The sources explained in a report published by “Arabi Post” that these forces are stationed in the areas of North and West Kordofan, especially in: Al-Naim and Um Bader. It also indicated that the Sudanese army carried out air strikes in Kordofan and Darfur during the past two days, against the Rapid […]
- [Mauritanian-Chadian discussions after the withdrawal of Burkina Faso and Niger from the G5](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/03/mauritanian-chadian-discussions-after-the-withdrawal-of-burkina-faso-and-niger-from-the-g5/): The Presidents of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, and Mohamed Idriss Deby, of Chad, held discussions on Sunday in Dubai, hours after Burkina Faso and Niger withdrew from the G5 Sahel. The discussions took place on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Cop28), in the UAE city of Dubai. No details were immediately available regarding the topics discussed during these discussions. On Saturday, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from “all bodies of the G5 Sahel group, including the joint force, as of November 29, 2023,” “after an in-depth […]
- [Niger: Mohamed Bazoum’s family confirms the absence of news of him and denounces the arbitrary arrests](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/03/niger-mohamed-bazoums-family-confirms-the-absence-of-news-of-him-and-denounces-the-arbitrary-arrests/): Relatives of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum confirmed on Thursday that they had not heard any news about him since October 18, denouncing the “arrests” and “arbitrary searches” to which some of them were subjected. It is noteworthy that Bazoum has been detained in his residence in the presidential palace with his wife and son, since the army ousted Bazoum on July 26. Despite continuous calls from a number of countries to release him, the new military regime in Niger refuses to respond. A statement from his family included: “Since October 18, there has been no news of President Bazoum, […]
- [Guinea-Bissau President Sissoko Embalo announces the thwarting of a coup attempt](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/03/guinea-bissau-president-sissoko-embalo-announces-the-thwarting-of-a-coup-attempt/): Darfur follow-up Guinea-Bissau President Amr Sissoko Embalo said the shooting and clashes that broke out in the West African country’s capital on Friday were an attempted coup. “I can assure you that the events of December 1, 2023 are another coup attempt and those responsible will suffer dire consequences,” Embalo told reporters after arriving from Dubai, where he was attending the COP28 climate summit.“On February 1, 2022, we witnessed the same scenario,” Embalo said. “We still need to put an end to these unrest in Guinea Bissau once and for all.” Sissoko Embalo added in a statement to the press […]
- [Mali signs an agreement with Russia to build the largest gold refinery in the country](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/mali-signs-an-agreement-with-russia-to-build-the-largest-gold-refinery-in-the-country/): Darfur follow-up: Mali Mali’s military government said it had signed an agreement with Russia to build a gold refinery in the capital, Bamako, one of a series of deals between the two countries as Russia seeks to expand its regional influence. Minister Aluseni Sano said in an interview broadcast on state television that the agreement, which is a non-binding memorandum of understanding, includes building a refinery with a capacity of 200 tons annually. He added that the memorandum is valid for four years, without specifying a timetable for construction. If built, it would be the largest gold refinery in the […]
- [The World Food Program announces the cessation of food aid to refugees in Chad next January due to scarcity of funding](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/the-world-food-program-announces-the-cessation-of-food-aid-to-refugees-in-chad-next-january-due-to-scarcity-of-funding/): Darfur Follow-ups: Chad The United Nations World Food Program announced the cessation of food aid provided to 1.4 million people in Chad next January, including newly arrived refugees. Millions in Chad face acute food insecurity and malnutrition – especially children – due to a range of disasters including the impact of the climate crisis, rising food and fuel prices, declining agricultural production, and ethnic tensions, the WFP said in a press release. The refugee crisis increases pressure on food-insecure communities that are already struggling to make ends meet. Malnutrition is also a major concern, with 1.36 million children, or 8.6% […]
- [Africa: Economic growth in Africa will slow this year](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/africa-economic-growth-in-africa-will-slow-this-year/): Darfur follow-up Africa’s economic growth will slow this year and will only partially rebound in 2024, the African Development Bank said, as it cut its GDP forecast for the continent amid political instability, weak global growth and rising interest rates. He said in a report that real GDP growth is expected to decline to 3.4% this year from 4% in 2022, before rising to 3.8% in 2024. He expected in May that the economy would grow by 4% in 2023 and 4.3 % in 2024, after growing by 3.8% in 2022. The bank said that the “long-term effects” of the […]
- [ECOWAS again waves the military option against Niger](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/ecowas-again-waves-the-military-option-against-niger/): Darfur follow-up ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Abdel Fattah Moussa, said that the military intervention that the organization had hinted at earlier had not been abandoned, due to what it considered a “dead end” in the ongoing mediations to resolve the crisis and negotiate with the military leaders. Moussa explained, “Many matters are negotiable, but we will not, under any circumstances, accept a three-year transitional period, and constitutional order must be restored,” noting that “the dialogue is intermittent at the present time, despite our attempts to meet and talk to the military leaders in Niger.” .The European Commissioner for Home […]
- [The President of the Transitional Period in Chad meets Dr. Abdullah Hamdok, former Prime Minister of Sudan, on the sidelines of the climate conference in the UAE](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/the-president-of-the-transitional-period-in-chad-meets-dr-abdullah-hamdok-former-prime-minister-of-sudan-on-the-sidelines-of-the-climate-conference-in-the-uae/): Darfur follow-up: UAE The President of the Transitional Period, General Mohamed Idriss Deby, met with the former Prime Minister of Sudan, Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, on the sidelines of the “28th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” in Dubai. The two sides discussed the ongoing crisis in Sudan and Chad’s call on both sides of the conflict to reach a peaceful solution. Meanwhile, the former Prime Minister of Sudan, Dr. Abdullah Hamdok, expressed on this occasion his thanks to the President of the Chadian transitional period for his commitment to peace […]
- [Burkina Faso and Niger announce their withdrawal from the G5](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/burkina-faso-and-niger-announce-their-withdrawal-from-the-g5/): Darfur Follow-ups. Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from “all G5 Sahel bodies, including the Joint Force, as of November 29, 2023,” “after an in-depth evaluation of the group and its work.” A joint statement issued by the governments of the two countries said that the group, which was established on December 19, 2014, “is still struggling, nearly 9 years after its founding, to achieve its goals, but worse than that, the legitimate ambitions of our countries, to make the Sahel region a region of security and development, are being fulfilled.” Its frustration due to the institutional burden and […]
- [UAE aid to Chad amounted to $59.6 million over 5 years](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/02/uae-aid-to-chad-amounted-to-59-6-million-over-5-years/): Darfur follow-up The Emirati ambassador to N’Djamena, Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi, said that his country’s aid to Chad, during the period between 2018 and 2023, amounted to 59.6 million US dollars, 56% of which was in the form of humanitarian aid. The Emirati ambassador said – on the occasion of his country’s celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the Union Day – that in 2023, his country, in cooperation with Chad, operated an air bridge for the relief of Sudanese refugees in Chad to provide medical assistance to them, and a field hospital was opened in the city of Um […]
- [The Security Council votes today to end the UN political mission in Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/12/01/the-security-council-votes-today-to-end-the-un-political-mission-in-sudan/): Darfur follow-ups Diplomats said that the UN Security Council will vote – today, Friday – to end the organization’s political mission in Sudan, after the Sudanese Foreign Minister-designate requested this measure earlier this month and described the mission’s performance as “disappointing.” The draft resolution that the Council will consider in this regard ends the mandate of the mission, which bears the name of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Support of the Transitional Phase in Sudan (UNITAMS), on December 3 and requires it to complete its work within the next three months. A UN team from the country will continue […]
- ["Al-Atta" points the finger at Uganda, the UAE and Chad for supporting the Rapid Support Forces](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/28/al-atta-points-the-finger-at-uganda-the-uae-and-chad-for-supporting-the-rapid-support-forces/): Darfur follow-ups: Sudan On Tuesday, Yasser Al-Atta, a member of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, harshly criticized the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of providing military supplies to the Rapid Support Forces, which have been waging a war against the Sudanese army for more than seven months. The statement of Al-Atta, who also holds the position of Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Army, is the first official statement from a government official regarding the role that the UAE is playing in the war in Sudan. Western media reports accused Abu Dhabi of transporting large quantities of weapons to the Rapid Support […]
- [The launch of a humanitarian aid convoy to Central Darfur State](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/27/the-launch-of-a-humanitarian-aid-convoy-to-central-darfur-state/): Darfur follow-up: Elgeneina Today, Monday, the city of El Geneina witnessed the launch of a humanitarian aid convoy affiliated with the World Food Programme, to Central Darfur State. The acting governor of West Darfur State, Tjani Al-Tahir Karshom, said when he received the humanitarian aid convoy that the convoy consists of (34) trucks, carrying more than (1,190) tons of food supplies, for (54) thousand families in the areas of (Romatas) and (Um Shalaya). He expressed his thanks to the United Nations agencies for their rapid response with urgent intervention to save the humanitarian situation. Last Wednesday, Karshom visited Central Darfur […]
- [“Karshom” doubts  the statistics of deaths in the Ardamta events in West Darfur state](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/27/karshom-doubts-the-statistics-of-deaths-in-the-ardamta-events-in-west-darfur-state/): Darfur Follow-ups: El Geneina The acting governor of West Darfur, Al-Tijani Al-Tahir Karshom, doubts the validity of the numbers killed by the events of ardamata in the city of El Geneina, after reports by human rights organizations indicated that 1,300 people, including children, women, and the elderly, were killed, and more than 2,000 others were wounded. He said, “It is true that the battle on the first and second days, “in ardamta,” heavy artillery was used, It affected citizens in the neighboring neighborhoods, but accurate statistics regarding those killed are difficult to know, but after the situation stabilizes, we can […]
- ["UNICEF" The recruitment of 8 thousands of children to participate in the war in the Sudan](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/23/unicef-the-recruitment-of-8-thousands-of-children-to-participate-in-the-war-in-the-sudan/): Darfur follow-ups: Sudan Special information revealed that some 8 thousand children have been recruited to participate in the war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since mid-April. The figures available to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) indicate that more than 435 children were killed and at least 2025 injured during the conflict between the parties. A former official of the former Ministry of Social Welfare and Children’s Affairs said: “The current conflict has seen the worst wave of violations against children and at least 8,000 of them have been recruited to take part in the fighting.” Last […]
- [The coalition “Freedom and Change” meets with Kiir’s predecessors and asks for the meeting of Burhan and Hamidi to discuss ending the war](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/23/the-coalition-freedom-and-change-meets-with-kiirs-predecessors-and-asks-for-the-meeting-of-burhan-and-hamidi-to-discuss-ending-the-war/): Darfur follow-ups: Juba The FFC coalition called on the President of the Sovereign Council, Sudanese Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Rapid Support Commander Mohamed Hamdan to hold a direct meeting with the coalition to discuss the road map to ending the war while the Juba talks brought together the alliance and Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit. The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) are pressing for a cessation of war and a re-establishment of a broad coalition and have conducted a regional tour during which they met with the leaders of these States. The Freedom and Change Coalition sent […]
- [Another Darfur faction joins Sudanese army in fight against RSF](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/23/another-darfur-faction-joins-sudanese-army-in-fight-against-rsf/): Darfour follow-ups: PORT SUDAN Abdallah Yahya, Deputy Chairman of the Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces (GSLF), headed by al-Taher Hajer announced his alignment with the Sudanese army in its fight against the Rapid Support Forces. The split, at least over the ongoing war in Sudan, comes shortly after a decision to remove Hajer from his position as a member of the Sovereign Council on Monday. “We declare that we are not neutral from now onwards on the violations of the Rapid Support Forces against civilians in Darfur and El-Obeid of  North Kordofan,” stated Yahya, who is also the Minister of […]
- [President "Kiir" meets sudanese forces of freedom and change delegation](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/22/president-kiir-meets-sudanese-forces-of-freedom-and-change-delegation/): Darfur Follow_ups : Juba President Kiir on Wednesday met with Forces of Freedom and Change, FFC delegation led by Omer Eldigair to discuss the Sudanese crisis and possible solutions to resolve the conflict. The Delegation appealed to President kiir to double his efforts of mediating peace in Sudan due to his vast knowledge and relationship with Sudanese leaders. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Sadiq El Mahadi said President Kiir is going to bring all the warring factions together. The meeting centred on mechanisms of ending the war based on “the outcomes of the Cairo Summit,” and the steps to […]
- [Details regarding the deaths of native administrations in El Geneina and "RSF" announced by the Violations Investigation Committee](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/14/details-regarding-the-deaths-of-native-administrations-in-el-geneina-and-rsf-announced-by-the-violations-investigation-committee/): Darfur Follow-ups: El Geneina Videos published by the “Al-Jamahir” website showed testimonies from the sons of those killed in the native administrations in El Geneina accusing the “comrades”,  the soldgers of movement of former governor Khamis Abakar by this name, of killing their relatives. Abu Bakr, son of Al-Forsha Mohamed Arbab, said that his father and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman share a blood connection and a special relationship. He added that gunmen affiliated with the “comrades ” fired a barrage of bullets from Qarnouf’s rifle at his father and Mayor Al-Amin Suleiman, killing them, while he, one of the people, was […]
- [Rehead Al-Berdi "stories from there"](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/14/rehead-al-berdi-stories-from-there/): Saleh Al-Danao Rehead Al-Berdi is located in the southwestern direction of the state of South Darfur. It was quiet and reassuring. Its residents practiced pastoralism and a little agriculture and simple trade. What distinguishes it is that it is located about 150 kilometers from the state of Central Africa and about 130 kilometers from the state of Chad. After the outbreak of the April War, huge numbers of people affected by the war flocked to the city of Rehead Al-Berdi, considering that it was a remote, remote and safe area. Before they could recover from the state of astonishment and […]
- [UNHCR warns of rise in violence, human rights violations in Darfur](https://en.darfurfollowups.org/2023/11/13/unhcr-warns-of-rise-in-violence-human-rights-violations-in-darfur/): Darfur follow-ups : N’DJAMENA The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has expressed concerns over the increasing violence and human rights violations against civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region. More than 8,000 people, it stated, have fled into neighbouring Chad in the last week alone, a figure likely to be an underestimate due to challenges registering new arrivals.  Those who have managed to escape across borders are reportedly arriving in droves. More than 800 people have been reportedly killed by armed groups in Ardamata, West Darfur, an area so far less affected by the conflict. Ardamata also housed a camp for internally displaced […]

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