The Sudanese Journalists Network publicly condemned “the brutal attack on journalist Mohamed El Mustafa by regular armed forces on Saturday” in a statement yesterday. It called on the journalist community to take a stance against repression by regular armed forces.
The dismissed security guards of the World Food Programme (WFP) in North Darfur continued their protest in which they have closed the organisation’s office in El Fasher for the seventh consecutive day. The former guards have demanded compensation for their unpaid work hours and arbitrary dismissal in 2011 for the past ten years.
Women who took part in the Juba peace negotiations on the Darfur track accuse the Sudanese government, the Peace Commission, and the rebel movements of violating the Juba Peace Agreement’s promise of 40 per cent women’s representation in governance.
A round of bilateral talks between the respective transitional governments of Sudan and Chad, ostensibly to discuss security issues and challenges facing the neighbouring countries due to terrorism and extremist groups, began in Khartoum yesterday.
Ongoing rains and high water levels in the Nile basin have left new swathes of destruction in El Gedaref, El Geneina, Sennar, and River Nile state. On Sunday, Sudanese Civil Defence reported the collapse of 468 houses due to the flooding of El Rahad river in El Gedaref, while 700 families have been affected by …