According to West Darfur Wali (Governor) Khamees Abakar, the security situation in the state is gradually improving. The humanitarian situation however is still dire.
Following his meeting with Lt Gen Mohamed Dagalo ‘Hemeti’, Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council yesterday, the West Darfur governor told reporters in Khartoum that the Eid El Adha passed peacefully for the first time in years.
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May 14 - 2021 EL GENEINA
A building on fire as violent attacks took place in April this year (social media)
“Driving through the Hay El Jebel neighbourhood of El Geneina is like driving through a ghost town,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) wrote on Wednesday. Most residents have left, and many houses and huts have been torched as violence swept through the West Darfur capital twice this year.
It has been over a month since the last wave of violence engulfed El Geneina. In April, at least 144 people died and over 233 were wounded when violence erupted after two Masalit tribesmen were killed by Arab tribesmen.