March 23, 2020 (Khartoum) UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Darfur, has  denied that none of its  troops in Kass has tested positive and none is demonstrating any of the symptoms associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19 According to the mission’s statementn the  entire military contingent which is subject to the rumours has been under self- quarantine, in accordance with UNAMID’s  COVID-19 preparedness measures,Continue Reading

Darfur24- (AP) —  A proposed U.N. Security Council resolution would replace the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s restive Darfur region with a U.N. political and peace-building mission whose primary aim would be to support Sudan’s fragile transition to democracy including in drafting a new constitution and preparing forContinue Reading

March 11, 2020 (Nyala)The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a statement, addressed to all airports in Sudan ,not to receive aircrafts coming from the State of Egypt until further notice. The authorities have taken this step, within the framework of the precautions to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus to theContinue Reading

  February 29, 2020 (Nyala) The  General Coordinator of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)  in Darfur, has  welcomed the Sudanese government’s release of 3 IDPs who have spent five years in prison. In a statement  extended to Darfur24, the  head of IDPs  coordination committee, Shafi Abdullah, said that the released menContinue Reading

  February 24, 2020 (Khartoum) First Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, affirmed today, Monday, that the protection of civilians and  their rights are among the priorities of the Rapid Support Forces RSF. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo  said  it’s the RSF duty   to maintain securityContinue Reading

  February 14, 2020  (El-Geneina) On Friday, gunmen killed Ibrahim Fadul ,  employee of UNHCR , who was also Muezzin of the grand mosque in the city of El-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur. The armed men shot him dead, and looted the UNHCR vehicle that he was driving. AContinue Reading

The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator, Jeremiah Mamabolo , said  UNAMID and the government of Sudan  agreed to immediately reactivate a joint security mechanism in Darfur  that will allow for speedy security related consultations and decisions. According to UNAMID,   the development follows meetings JSR Mamabolo held in the SudaneseContinue Reading

South Darfur State Police commissioner,  Major General Niazi Saleh said that the state’s security forces made an effort to prevent the looting and theft of UNAMID’s  headquarters in South Darfur ,but it failed due to the scrambling of large numbers of citizens and IDPs from Draig and Atash camp toContinue Reading