South Darfur wali demands aid for Gireida fire victims
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Mousa Mahdi, the wali (governor) of South Darfur, said that the losses and damage due to the Gireida fire amount to SDG 200 million according to initial estimates. The wali has called on humanitarian and governmental organisations to provide support to the 3,500 displaced people who have been affected.
In a press conference organised by the Popular Initiative for Relief of Gireida Fire Victims, Mahdi called for the mobilisation of organisations and for the government to stand with those affected by the Gireida fire that occurred last week.
The wali further explained that those affected are living in poor humanitarian conditions. He said that a delegation is travelling to Khartoum to discuss what support is needed.
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The demonstration in Gireida, South Darfur, demanding the dismissal of the wali and protesting the RSF presence in the region (social media)
In both North and South Darfur, the walis (governors) have been criticised over the recent violence in their regions. In South Darfur, people took to the street to protest the recent violence in Gireida and demand the dismissal of their wali. In North Darfur, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) held the wali responsible for the tribal clashes in Saraf Omra and the failure to protect the UNAMID base from looting.
March 4 - 2021 SARAF OMRA / GIREIDA / EL GENEINA
The aftermath of violence in Gireida, South Darfur, after an attack by gunmen last year (RD)
Darfur witnessed a surge in violence this week. 10 people were killed and 32 others were injured during tribal clashes in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, yesterday. In Gireida, South Darfur, 11 people were killed and 26 were wounded in tribal clashes and in El Geneina, West Darfur, a man was shot.
A member of the North Darfur Security Committee, Maj Gen Yahya Mohamed El Nur, said in a press statement that joint forces managed to arrest a number of suspects and evacuate the wounded from the scene. He explained that a dispute between the Fur and Tama tribes was the cause of the incident.
March 2 - 2021 NYALA
South Darfur Wali Mousa Mahdi officially signs the hand-over of the UNAMID offices to the govt of South Sudan (social media)
The wali (governor) of South Darfur, Mousa Mahdi, announced the arrest of a number of individuals who killed three farmers in the village of Dabanga in El Wehda locality in a speech on Thursday. Yesterday, Mahdi officially signed the handover of the
United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) offices in Nyala to the South Darfur government.
In his announcement during an inspection of a village in South Darfur, the governor also vowed to pursue all those who attack farmers.