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By Mohamed Badawi A number of international community actors, including individuals and organizations, were shocked by the London protest targeting former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Adam Hamdok in front of the Royal Institute on October 30, 2024.

November 3, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – At least 135,400 people were displaced from various locations in Al Jazirah State following a wave of armed violence and attacks on over 30 villages and towns in parts of the state since 20 October, the United Nations said in a statement.

November 4, 2024 (CAIRO)—Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan called on the international community to support Sudan’s rebuilding at the World Urban Forum in Cairo on Monday. Burhan, who also heads Sudan’s Sovereign Council, attended the forum at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

November 4, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s new foreign minister discussed the Nile Basin and a controversial dam project with his Egyptian counterpart on Monday, Sudanese diplomatic sources said, as a new regional water treaty came into effect.

November 3, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan expects to produce 7 million tonnes of sorghum and millet this year, exceeding domestic needs, the country’s agriculture minister said on Sunday. Abu Bakr al-Bishri said the anticipated harvest, due at the end of this year and early next year, would be one of the most successful in the country’s history.

November 3, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan has begun airlifting 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to two areas in the South Kordofan region from South Sudan, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, in a bid to alleviate suffering in rebel-held territory.

November 3, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan has cancelled a $6 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates to develop a Red Sea port, Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim said on Sunday, accusing Abu Dhabi of supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s ongoing conflict.

November 2, 2024 (EL FASHER)– The governor of Darfur and leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement, Minni Arko Minawi, accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of carrying out a massacre in at least one town and burning 20 villages in North Darfur state.

November 2, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Saturday condemned escalating violence against civilians in Sudan’s eastern Al Jazirah state, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched attacks since October.

November 2, 2024 (AL JAZIRAH)– A Sudanese medical group reported on Saturday that 47 rapes, including that of an 11-year-old girl who died, occurred in villages in eastern Al Jazirah State. The attacks followed a campaign of retaliation by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after a regional commander defected to the army.

November 2, 2024 (NAIROBI) – Siddiq al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, the secretary-general of the Sudanese civilian political coalition (Tagadum), warned on Saturday that the conflict in Sudan has deteriorated into an all-out civil war, and urgently called for the establishment of safe zones to protect civilians caught in the crossfire.

November 1, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s cabinet has advertised seven senior civil service jobs, breaking with a tradition of appointments by political patronage, state media reported on Friday. The vacancies, including the heads of the state shipping line, the internal audit bureau and the social security agency, follow the dismissal last week of the tax chief, a Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) member.

November 1, 2024 (KASSALA) – The deployment of a new armed militia in eastern Sudan is stoking fears of a broader conflict, with local tribal groups denouncing the move and threatening to escalate tensions.

November 1, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – At least two people were killed and more than 20 wounded on Friday when a Sudanese army drone struck fuel vendors in south Khartoum, a local activist said.

November 1, 2024 (EASTERN AL-JAZIRAH) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have continued their wave of retaliatory attacks in eastern Al-Jazirah state in central Sudan, leaving at least 18 people dead in the past 48 hours.

October 31, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – Four children have died from malnutrition in Khartoum in the past ten days, as cases among children in the capital surge amid the ongoing conflict, the South Belt Emergency Room reported on Thursday.

October 31, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – Miscarriages are rising sharply among displaced women in Sudan due to a severe lack of reproductive healthcare, the Sudanese Family Planning Association (SFPA) warned on Thursday.

October 31, 2024 (JUBA) – The implementation of South Sudan peace deal has been slowed down by many recurring challenges such as insufficient political will, trust deficit, lack of sufficient, dedicated and predictable funding and capacity gaps, the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) chairperson, Amb.

October 30, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) –  The number of displaced people in Sudan has surged to 11 million, with over 2.8 million of them babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, Save the Children warned on Tuesday, citing new figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

October 30, 2024 (WASHINGTON) – U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Kenya, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt starting on Wednesday for meetings on the crisis in Sudan, the State Department said.

October 30, 2024 (WASHINGTON) – A coalition of Sudanese and international civil society groups on Wednesday called for the international community to prioritize the protection of civilians in Sudan’s escalating conflict. In a joint statement, the groups criticized the current focus on humanitarian aid delivery, arguing that the immediate physical safety of civilians should be paramount.

October 30, 2024 (UNITED NATIONS) – The United Nations voiced grave concern on Wednesday over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state, citing alarming reports of widespread sexual violence and attacks on healthcare facilities.

October 30, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – More than 119,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan’s Al Jazirah state since October 20, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) said on Tuesday, as a U.S.

October 30, 2024 (WASHINGTON) – The U.S. admitted on Tuesday it has little power to stop the UAE from arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) despite calling for an end to foreign intervention in the conflict in Sudan.

October 29, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) – A journalist known for his pro-army stance was arrested in Gedaref state on Sunday and transferred to Port Sudan, the country’s temporary capital, for a Facebook post criticizing the Central Bank of Sudan.

October 29, 2024 (EAST AL JAZIRAH) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued their campaign of revenge against civilians in East Al Jazirah, central Sudan, on Tuesday, attacking the city of Al Hilaliya, killing five people and besieging residents in mosques.

October 28, 2024 (WAD MADANI) – The death toll from Friday’s attack on Al-Sreiha area in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state has risen to 141, local sources said on Monday. Over 50 of the victims were reportedly executed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

October 28, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – An advocacy group warned on Wednesday that Sudan is teetering on the brink of a devastating tribal war. The Advocacy Group for Peace in Sudan (AGPS) cited escalating violence fuelled by ethnic tensions and a dangerous narrative of retribution.

October 28, 2024 (NEW YORK) – At least ten children were reportedly killed in escalating violence in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICE) said. “I am deeply alarmed by the spiralling violence against children and families in Sudan’s Al Jazirah State.

October 28, 2024 (JUBA) – The Ministry of Health in South Sudan has declared a cholera outbreak in Renk County of Upper Nile State after six confirmed and 44 suspected cases. Speaking at a press conference in Juba, Health Minister Yolanda Awel Deng assured citizens that the government is committed to stopping the spread of cholera in Renk, Upper Nile State.

October 28, 2024 (ABYEI) – Leaders of the Dinka Ngok in Abyei are demanding self-governance as the ongoing conflict in Sudan dashes hopes for a referendum to determine the disputed region’s future.

October 28, 2024 (AL-FASHQA) – Swarms of locusts from Ethiopia invaded Sudan’s al-Fashqa district on Monday, raising alarm in Gedaref state, the country’s main breadbasket region. According to witnesses who spoke to Sudan Tribune, the locusts were seen flying at low altitudes and landing on trees and houses.