Saturday, September 26, 2026
• The death of the Sudanese thinker Dr. Haidar Ibrahim Ali (1943–2026) yesterday, Friday, in Cairo, at the age of 83, after a long struggle with illness. The deceased was the founder of the Sudanese Studies Centre (1992), editor-in-chief of "Sudanese Writings," and former Secretary-General of the Arab Association for Sociology, and one of the most prominent critics of political Islam in Sudan. He was officially mourned by the Sudanese Journalists Union. (Source: Sudana News, Sudan Now, the Arab News Agency, and Sawt Al-Umma — September 26, 2026)
• Marches and crowds in several Sudanese states yesterday, Friday, renewed the affirmation of national sovereignty, the independence of the national decision, and the rejection of any external pressures or bargaining, declaring support for the position of the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. In Khartoum, the crowds came out after Friday prayers chanting "One Army, One People" and raising Sudanese flags. (Source: SUNA via Fana News — September 26, 2026)
• An activist in eastern Sudan accused the "National Movement for Justice and Development," led by Mohamed Tahir Suleiman Bitay — an armed movement allied with the army — of recruiting children, training them, and depriving them of education and a safe childhood, calling on Al-Burhan, the international community and child protection bodies to intervene urgently. The report was published today, citing the "Al-Rakoba" newspaper. (Source: The Sudan Times, citing Al-Rakoba — September 26, 2026)
• Christian and Muslim leaders from the Nuba Mountains called for an end to the fighting, after three days of consultations in Yida, South Sudan, that brought together representatives of the Sudan Council of Churches and the Islamic Council of the Nuba Mountains to discuss the repercussions of the conflict on the communities. The region, which has received nearly a million displaced people, has become another front in the Kordofan battles. (Source: Religion News Service via ImNews — September 26, 2026)
— Editorial Team