Afternoon Bulletin — Saturday, October 10, 2026 • The Ministry of Education and National Education in Khartoum State announced the postponement of the start of the 2026–2027 school year — which was scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, October 11 — to Sunday, October 18, 2026, under Decision No. 153 of 2026, in order to complete the distribution of sixth-grade primary pupils to intermediate schools, complete the marking of the intermediate certificate examinations, train the new teachers and prepare the school environment. (Source: Sudan Now brief – October 10, 2026) • Sudan's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Ambassador Hamid Al-Jazouli, reviewed, in Sudan's address before the 225th session of the organization's Executive Board in Paris, the effects of the war on education and culture, accusing the Rapid Support Forces of disrupting the educational process "deliberately" and depriving the rising generations of their national memory by targeting educational and cultural institutions and destroying them systematically, and he called on the member states to contribute to the special account for Sudan that UNESCO established to support the reconstruction of its institutions and their restoration — which was supported by the Saudi delegate speaking on behalf of the Arab Group. (Source: The CITIZEN newspaper – October 10, 2026) • The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) warned in its new update that the drought, which the conflict is exacerbating, is expanding the risk of famine to parts of South Darfur — including eastern Jebel Marra, where large numbers of displaced people are concentrated — and expected Emergency outcomes to continue on a wide scale across Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan and Blue Nile until January 2027, with Catastrophe outcomes in Umm Baro, Karnoi and Al-Tina (North Darfur), Al-Dalanj and Kadugli (South Kordofan), and El Obeid and its surroundings. (Source: FEWS NET via ReliefWeb – October 9, 2026) • As of the time of preparing this bulletin, no significant new developments have been recorded in the ongoing files since the midday bulletin (the Wad Al-Mahi strike in Blue Nile, the Foreign Ministry's condemnation of the El Obeid attack, the extension of the Security Council sanctions, the Rumbek clashes in South Sudan, Juba's denial of directing foreigners to leave, and the deadline for the evacuation of Machar's fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo).

— Editorial Team