By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Drone strikes targeted Khartoum and two other cities in northern Sudan at dawn on Wednesday, in an attack that appears to have been coordinated by the Rapid Support Forces. The strikes break several months of relative calm in the war between the paramilitaries and the Sudanese army, according to the article.
A drone attack attributed to the Rapid Support Forces killed nine civilians and wounded others in a village in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, in south-east Sudan. The governor of Kurmuk, Abdelaati Mohamed el-Fiki, blamed the paramilitaries, who control the locality with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, according to Sudan Tribune.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Sudan Tribune ·
The Sudanese army and its allies have taken control of several strategic areas south and west of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan. The advance aims in particular to ease the encirclement imposed by the Rapid Support Forces, according to military sources cited by Sudan Tribune.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Sudan Tribune ·
Sudanese General Yassir al-Atta says fighters from northern Somalia are fighting alongside the Rapid Support Forces against the government army. He named several countries of alleged origin in a speech delivered in Khartoum on 1 November, according to the Sudanese army and the SUNA news agency.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Caasimada Online ·
The Sudanese army reportedly killed about 400 Rapid Support Forces fighters during operations south and west of El Obeid, in North Kordofan state. The fighting also reportedly destroyed more than 79 vehicles and led to the capture of 62 others, according to sources cited by Baj News.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Source: Baj News ·
Sudan lifts ban on Kenyan tea after 20 monthsSudan has lifted a 20-month ban on Kenyan tea imports, reopening the market to exporters from Kenya. The decision was announced by President William Ruto after his meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris on the sidelines of the COMESA summit in Harare, according to Citizen Digital.
Sanbaloolshe and Afrax discuss Hiiraan crisis in BeledweyneA meeting is being held in Beledweyne, central Somalia, between Sanbaloolshe and Afrax in an attempt to ease tensions in the Hiiraan region. The regional capital has for several weeks been the scene of a standoff between federal authorities and local Macawiisley militias.The week in Africa
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