By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The Sudanese army arrested Ahmed Haroun, a figure of the former regime and ex-aide to Omar al-Bashir, on Sunday 8 November, and he has been placed in custody. Like the former president, he had been wanted by the International Criminal Court since 2007, according to RFI.
The Sudanese army arrested Ahmed Haroun on Sunday, the head of the former ruling party and an Islamist figure wanted by the ICC over alleged crimes in Darfur, according to Citizen Digital. The arrest came two days after a lengthy televised interview in which he reaffirmed his support for the army against the RSF.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Radio Tamazuj ·
General Siddiq Abdelrahman Ander has announced his defection to the Sudanese army after leaving the Rapid Support Forces, at war with the army for more than three years. He accuses RSF chief Hemetti of running the paramilitary group like a family business, according to RFI.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: RFI ·
President Paul Biya has signed a decree, made public on Monday 9 November, convening the electorate for the legislative and municipal elections of 7 February 2027. After more than two years of extended mandates, these polls will not be postponed again, according to RFI.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: RFI ·
A drone strike on a commercial vehicle killed two civilians on 1 November in Al Malha locality, North Darfur, according to the Darfur Network for Human Rights. The victims were identified as trader Mohammed Musa Bakheet Takras and driver Ali Ismail Abkar; local accounts blamed the Sudanese military, but the organisation’s checks did not establish who carried out the strike.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Darfur Network for Human Rights ·
Sudanese army says it killed three RSF commandersThe Sudanese army said it killed three commanders of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), including special forces chief Mohamed Dédan, during an operation near the towns of En Nahoud and El Khowi. The information was relayed on Facebook by commander Mohamed Dédan, according to Sudanese media outlet Baj News.
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