Ongoing News Updates — Thursday, September 24, 2026
• Al-Burhan misses his scheduled address to the General Assembly: the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, was unable to deliver Sudan's address, scheduled for this morning, before the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, after Washington continued to withhold his diplomatic visa; Sudanese sources told Reuters that Foreign Minister Mohi El-Din Salem will deliver the address in his place, while Agence France-Presse confirmed that the visa refusal is linked to the American proposal for a 90-day ceasefire. (Source: Reuters; France 24)
• Reuters today: an escalation in drone attacks on North Kordofan cities: Reuters documented an escalation by the Rapid Support Forces of drone attacks on government frontline cities in North Kordofan State, among them a September 8 strike on a crowded court hall in Umm Ruwaba (about 10 killed and dozens wounded, according to the Emergency Lawyers) and a September 9 strike on a college in El Obeid (a guard killed and 8 classrooms destroyed), and the agency said the United Nations had counted more than a thousand civilians killed by drone attacks from both sides in the first half of 2026. (Source: Reuters)
• South Kordofan: the Rapid Support Forces seize Umm Dahalib: local reports stated that Rapid Support Forces seized the town of Umm Dahalib in South Kordofan State in coordination with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (Abdelaziz Al-Hilu), while the forces published a video clip showing their elements in the town, amid escalating battles in the state since late May. (Source: local reports via Eastleigh Voice)
• South Sudan: the inter-party dialogue launches amid objections: the political dialogue between the parties on peaceful and democratic elections launched in Juba this morning (September 24 – October 7) in the hall of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, with the attendance of representatives of the parties, civil society and diplomatic missions, but the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition rejected it and described it as a "party gathering of the regime and its chosen supporters" to ratify predetermined outcomes, and warned that holding elections without consensus is a "direct recipe for a return to violence." (Source: One Citizen Daily; King Media South Sudan)
• A South Sudanese opponent warns of undermining electoral confidence: presidential candidate Corneliu Kon Nguor warned that the caretaker government appointed by Salva Kiir — which retained ministers from the dissolved government — may undermine public confidence in the December 22 elections, demanding that the interim administration be completely neutral toward the parties. (Source: Standard Zone News)
• UN envoy Lamamra meets Al-Burhan in Port Sudan: the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, met Al-Burhan in Port Sudan, and described the talks as "useful and constructive," confirming that he will brief the Secretary-General and the members of the UN Security Council on their results. (Source: Eastleigh Voice)
— Editorial Team