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Political analyst, Magdi El Gizouli, says that the visit to Russia by Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council and commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’, was arranged by the Russian Wagner mercenaries “in order to find a way out for their ally in Sudan, and to ensure his continuation… Read more: Coup critics condemn Sudan deputy’s visit to Russia

Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council and commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Gen Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, called on the international community to support the dialogue between Russia and Ukraine. This is the official position of the Sovereignty Council, he said in a statement to the Russian news channel Sputnik yesterday. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/hemeti-charts-official-sudan-policy-on-russia-ukraine-conflict

The USA Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Republic of the Sudan Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human rights abuse yesterday. The Treasury listed the excessively violent repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests by the security forces as the main reason. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/us-treasury-sanctions-sudan-s-central-reserve-police-over-serious-human-rights-abuses

A photojournalist for Ayin Network was seriously wounded by live ammunition in the vicinity of the Republican Palace in central Khartoum during his coverage of yesterday’s Marches of the Millions. Security forces shot him four times after which the journalist required emergency treatment in the hospital, but his condition is now stable. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/photojournalist-covering-yesterday-s-marches-of-the-millions-severely-injured-by-sudanese-security-forces

A worsening food crisis is looming in Sudan amid the economic downturn, displacement, and ruined crops, a new report published this week by UN agencies warns. In a joint press statement today, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) caution that the combined effects of conflict, economic crisis, and… Read more: UN agencies: Food crisis looming for 18 million in Sudan

The US State Department has issued a statement strongly condemning “the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and the Two Areas (South Kordofan and Blue Nile state)”, and calls for an immediate end to killings, sexual violence, forced displacements, and other human rights abuses. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/us-condemns-upsurge-of-violence-in-darfur-and-two-areas

Five citizens were wounded when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shot at protesters from the Fatah El Naga area in Haya locality, Red Sea state, on Wednesday. The people were protesting the arrival of a gold mining company with support from the RSF on disputed land. Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/5-injured-as-rsf-shoot-protesters-in-gold-mining-conflict-in-eastern-sudan

“The international community should take action to pull the belligerents back from the brink” as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are likely to intensify their efforts to expel the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) from El Fasher, their last serious holdout in Darfur. “Continued fighting would put civilians in extreme danger,” the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker… Read more: Concerns as fighting over ‘last Darfur SAF-holdout’ El Fasher likely to intensify

The European Union, Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS), and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have condemned the alleged killing of over 1,000 people in the Ardamata neighbourhood of El Geneina, West Darfur, with the SJS and Masalit leaders demanding a transparent and independent investigation, as opposed to one led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Source:… Read more: EU: ‘We cannot turn a blind eye’ on Darfur atrocities

The Displacement Tracking Matrix revealed that ten people were killed, others were injured, and 6,000 families were displaced because of tribal clashes in the Nadif and Marfaina areas of Burum locality in South Darfur last Thursday. Activists revealed to Radio Dabanga that other deaths and injuries occurred because of the clashes extending to the city… Read more: Ten killed and over 6,000 displaced in South Darfur