{"id":20075476,"date":"2024-03-03T22:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T21:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20075476"},"modified":"2024-03-16T19:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:33:03","slug":"%e2%99%a6-sudan-this-weeks-news-in-brief-%e2%99%a6-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/%e2%99%a6-sudan-this-weeks-news-in-brief-%e2%99%a6-29","title":{"rendered":"\u2666 Sudan: This week\u2019s news in brief \u2666"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A compact digest of the past week\u2019s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.\u00a0Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WFP: \u2018Five million Sudanese can\u2019t afford one meal a day\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22\/02\/2024 – BRUSSELS [UPDATED 25\/02\/2024 11:00*]. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the vast majority of Sudanese face severe hunger, with more than five million people unable to have one adequate meal per day, amidst 10 months of war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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18 million people across Sudan face severe food insecurity\u00a0and \u201c10 per cent of the population, close to five million people, are on the precipice of catastrophe\u201d,\u00a0WFP Sudan Director Eddie Rowe told reporters. WFP previously warned of difficulties in accessing people affected by the ongoing war as the organisation could reach \u201conly 10 per cent of those in need\u201d. All community kitchens in Khartoum North have had to suspend operations due to a scarcity of food supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘Close to five million people are on the precipice of catastrophe’<\/p>\nWFP<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Hadhreen: Sudan comms shutdown \u2018ordered by army command\u2019<\/a>
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25\/02\/2024 – KHARTOUM \/ DARFUR \/ KORDOFAN. The Hadhreen civil society organisation in Sudan claims that \u201ccareful investigation and information from reliable sources\u201d shows that \u201cthe Sudanese Armed Forces leadership directly ordered the shutdown of communication services in large areas of Darfur and Kordofan since the beginning of the war. This was not due to technical problems, as was rumoured.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following up on an earlier statement accusing the RSF of being behind [or at least perpetuating] the shutdown, Hadhreen says it also strongly condemns the actions of the SAF leadership. “The first victim is a Sudanese citizen who relies on telecommunications services for daily life. Depriving them of these services is the same crime committed by the [RSF] militia in recent weeks, as it will directly contribute to the worsening of the humanitarian catastrophe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sudan army offensive in El Gezira, clashes in North Darfur<\/a>
03\/03\/2024 – MADINAT ARAB \/ EL FASHER \/ UM RAWABA. Fierce fighting took place between the SAF and the RSF west of Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, on Friday whilst\u00a0four people were killed in airstrikes on Naeema in White Nile state. On Thursday, North Darfur\u00a0witnessed SAF-RSF clashes.
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RSF violence in Sudan\u2019s Nuba Mountains and El Gezira continues<\/a>
01\/03\/2024 – HABILA \/ WAD MADANI. In new attacks by the RSF on Habila in South Kordofan, dozens of people were killed, 15 women were abducted, and over 40,000 people fled the town, Nuba organisations say. Attacks on Jebel El Dayir left many more dead and 13 women missing.
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Sudan displaced \u2018left to fend for themselves\u2019 as aid falters in Darfur<\/a>
29\/02\/2024 – EL FASHER \/ UM RAWABA \/ KIRYANDONGO. The Darfur Women\u2019s Forum has raised the alarm regarding a \u201clooming threat of famine\u201d in the region. The General Coordination of Camps for the Displaced and Refugees also\u00a0warned that the absence of urgent humanitarian aid places millions of displaced people in Darfur at risk of starvation. Other areas face similar struggles.
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Sudan Business for Peace: \u2018Corruption finances the war\u2019<\/a>
28\/02\/2024 – ADDIS ABABA. Participants in the Sudan Business for Peace Conference workshop, which began in\u00a0the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, addressed the presence of companies actively supporting and perpetuating the war. The\u00a0companies are reportedly aligned with the SAF and\u00a0RSF.
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Journalists become vendors on the streets of Darfur cities<\/a>
27\/02\/2024 – NYALA \/ ED DAEIN. Radio Dabanga correspondent Abdelmonim Madibbu documents the lives of journalists in Darfur, most of whom have lost their jobs and livelihoods due to the war.\u00a0They are forced to\u00a0find\u00a0new ways to provide a living for their families.\u00a0

Missiles kill seven in ongoing Sudan capital battles, army regains control of Abrof<\/a>
26\/02\/2024 – KHARTOUM. The SAF continued its attacks on positions of the RSF in greater Khartoum and managed to regain control of Abrof neighbourhood in old Omdurman. In southern Khartoum, seven people were killed.\u00a0Two Sufi worshipers were shot by SAF troops\u00a0in Omdurman.
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USA calls for \u2018unhindered aid deliveries to all parts of Sudan\u2019<\/a>
25\/02\/2024 – WASHINGTON DC \/ PORT SUDAN. The US Dept of State has urged the warring SAF and RSF \u201cto immediately allow unhindered humanitarian assistance deliveries to all parts of Sudan\u201d. The RSF denies that its cadres are\u00a0guilty of looting humanitarian aid warehouses, and \u201creject as unfair any attempts to equate the RSF with the SAF\u201d.
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Darfur network reports \u2018alarming humanitarian situation\u2019 in El Fasher<\/a>
24\/02\/2024 – KAMPALA. The area of El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, is witnessing \u201can intricate and dire humanitarian crisis as a violent conflict tightly grips the region,\u201d the Darfur Network for Human Rights\u00a0said in a report. The majority of the residents of the city and surrounding camps for the displaced \u201cface the harsh reality of inadequate access to food, leading to severe malnutrition\u201d.
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Severe hunger threatens Sudanese in western Omdurman<\/a>
23\/02\/2024 – OMDURMAN \/ AMSTERDAM. The humanitarian situation in the vicinity of the Libya Market in Omdurman has reportedly become extremely difficult. Those still living there are facing severe hunger. Starvation\u00a0as a method of warfare constitutes a serious violation of\u00a0the laws\u00a0of war.
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US Ambassador to Sudan: \u2018Contradictory signals from the army hinder aid access\u2019<\/a>
22\/02\/2024 – JOHANNESBURG HUB. The US Ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey, provided reporters with a comprehensive briefing on American initiatives aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan. He highlighted the significant hurdles encountered in facilitating humanitarian aid.
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Hamdok to Dabanga: \u2018We are still waiting for a meeting with Sudan army leadership\u2019<\/a>
21\/02\/2024 – ADDIS ABABA. Dabanga journalist Ashraf Abdelaziz interviewed former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, currently serving as the head of\u00a0Tagaddum. They discussed recent diplomatic initiatives\u00a0and challenges in facilitating dialogue between the warring parties in Sudan.<\/p>\n