Suspect held after South Darfur armed robbery
Police have reportedly arrested one suspect after six people were severely beaten during an armed robbery by bandits in South Darfur on Sunday.
South Darfur farmers plead protection for ‘productive’ harvest
As the harvest season for sesame, millet, and corn begins, farmers in Bielel locality, east of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have appealed to the state government and security authorities to intervene urgently in order to protect the agricultural season by intensifying the presence of security forces.
UNHCR hands over schools and health services to North Darfur Gov
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, in cooperation with the Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA), is handing over several educational and health services to North Darfur’s governor from 11 to 13 October, Nimr Abdel Rahman.
Sudan traders’ strikes continue, more market closures to come
Traders and merchants in El Gedaref and White Nile state went on strike again yesterday to protest a tenfold tax increase. Strikes have been announced in South Kordofan and El Gezira too. They coincide with the launch of the tax appeals committees’ work.
Sudan food crisis: Children poisoned in Darfur camp after eating from landfill
The head of the Otash camp for the displaced in South Darfur, Sheikh Abdelrazeg Jales, revealed that a child has died and three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition after being poisoned eating from the landfill in El Kosha near the camp yesterday.