May 6 - 2021 NYALA / KHARTOUM
An UNAMID Force Commander visits Tawila in North Darfur to assess the security situation, February 2015 (Hamid Abdulsalam / Unamid)
Yesterday, the joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) officially handed its last site in South Darfur to the authorities in Nyala. A delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived in Khartoum to prepare the visit of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to Darfur next month.
In his address at the handing ceremony of the Kass site, South Darfur Governor Mousa Mahdi spoke about the importance of the local community in maintaining the UNAMID equipment and machinery. He advised the local leaders to donate the site to the technology college of Nyala University.
May 5 - 2021 KHARTOUM / TAWILA
UNAMID officially hands over its team site in El Malha, North Darfur, to the Government of Sudan (Mohamad Almahady / UNAMID)
On Tuesday, a number of people from Kalma camp for the displaced in South Darfur who are residing in Khartoum organised a protest march against the repeated attacks on the camp. The joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur officially handed its Tawila base to the government of North Darfur.
People from Kalma camp, with more than 100,000 residents one of the largest camps for displaced in Darfur, consider the growing insecurity in the camp a forebode of the dismantling of the camp by the authorities.
South Darfur displaced fear dismantling of Kalma camp
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On Tuesday, a number of people from Kalma camp for the displaced in South Darfur who are residing in Khartoum organised a protest march against the repeated attacks on the camp. The joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur officially handed its Tawila base to the government of North Darfur.
People from Kalma camp, with more than 100,000 residents one of the largest camps for displaced in Darfur, consider the growing insecurity in the camp a forebode of the dismantling of the camp by the authorities.
The protest march moved to the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Justice, and the office of the European Union.
May 3 - 2021 KUTUM
Bank in Kutum town, guarded by military staff, as police forces were absent, 2015 (File photo)
In the area north of Kutum, a large group of armed herders is attacking cars and robbing the passengers. Two people were seriously injured yesterday when the attackers fired at a passenger car in the area of Khor Aweeja.
During the weekend, militant Arab herders, riding in 15 vehicles, intercepted traffic on the road north of Kutum, and robbed the drivers and passengers of their money and belongings, activist Yahya El Khumus told Radio Dabanga.
A large number of drivers and passengers were injured during the attacks. On Sunday, two men, Abubakir Mohamed and Ismail Khalil, sustained serious bullet wounds and had to be transferred to the hospital of Kutum.
April 26 - 2021 DABANGA SUDAN
Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines at Khartoum Airport, March 3 (Ahmed Salim Yeslam / UNICEF)
The first quarter of 2021 ended with much optimism, as the Sudanese government and the SPLN-N El Hilu signed a in Juba, however it has been a turbulent three months economically. The adjustment of the exchange rate of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) to reflect the parallel market value has caused consumer prices to fluctuate, and done little to alleviate commodity and medicine shortages. However Sudan’s opened the door to $2 billion in grants for development, which offers hope for the future.
The beginning of 2021 has been marked by escalating tensions with Ethiopia. Several rounds of talks between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on the planned filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have resulted in a deadlock. Ethiopian refugees continue arrive in Sudan fleeing internal strife, especially in the Tigray area, and Khartoum.