• Nyala — a medical toll and conflicting figures: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced today that at least 4 people, including a child, had been killed and 8 others injured and receiving treatment at the Nyala Teaching Hospital it supports, following a drone strike that targeted the livestock market in Nyala on Friday, on one of the market's busiest days, and it called on all parties to avoid targeting markets and civilian areas; in contrast, the RSF-aligned "Tasis" alliance said the bombing had left 30 dead and 43 wounded and accused the army of carrying it out, while the "Emergency Lawyers" group said a market in Nyala was hit on Friday by an army drone — the overall toll could not be independently verified (Source: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) via its statement published today; Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse, October 17) • South Kordofan — Sudanese Mineral Resources Company: the market of the "Bajun" mine was attacked yesterday, Friday, by drones the company said were launched by the Rapid Support Forces militia, destroying four sets of gold-processing mills and causing extensive material damage; the company's Director of the General Department of Environment and Safety, Mohamed Abdel Rahim, confirmed that initial reports recorded no deaths or injuries because the attack coincided with the Friday holiday and the absence of workers, and that a field assessment of the damage was still ongoing (Source: Sudanese Mineral Resources Company via Al-Muhaqqiq and Nabdh Al-Sudan, October 17) • Intercity travel transport — the new tariff came into effect today: the Sudanese Transport Chambers Union applied, as of today, Saturday, a 40% increase on intercity travel bus tickets and 30% on inter-state coaches, attributing the decision to rising prices of fuel, tires, spare parts and maintenance; the Port Sudan – Khartoum ticket reached 245,000 pounds and Port Sudan – Wadi Halfa 410,000 pounds, amid widespread discontent among citizens documented in today's reports after implementation began (Source: Sudanese Transport Chambers Union; Ofuq Jadid, October 17) • Security Council — the Ethiopian response: Ethiopia rejected before the Security Council Khartoum's accusations and described them as baseless, and raised reports of drone attacks from a neighboring country it did not name, while UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo warned that the security situation on Sudan's borders had become increasingly worrying and called on all parties to prevent the war from spilling across borders — a development that followed Sudan's national statement at the Council's latest session (Source: Security Council coverage via HahuPrime, October 17) • Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty renewed his affirmation of Egypt's support for Sudan's unity, territorial integrity and state institutions, rejected any attempts to undermine relations between the two countries and peoples, and affirmed the continuation of efforts to resolve the crisis and alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese (Source: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Egypt Independent, October 17) • The miners: the Alliance of Forces for Radical Change called for a press conference today, Saturday, at 2:00 p.m. Sudan time to discuss the circumstances of the bombing of Sudanese miners in northern Al-Wadi and to demand accountability for those responsible for the incident, under the slogan "No to the violation of land, blood and wealth" (Source: Alliance of Forces for Radical Change via Ain Al-Haqiqa, October 17) • South Sudan — Kiir and the disputed electoral constituencies: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Friday chaired a consultative meeting in Juba that included the acting governors of Warrap and Unity and the chief administrators of Abyei and Ruweng, officials of the National Elections Commission and community leaders, to discuss the dispute over Constituency No. 1, shared between Twic and Abyei, and Constituency No. 7, shared between Unity and Ruweng; he urged the leaders to resolve their differences through dialogue and understanding, saying "we are all one people," with no announced change to the December 22 election date (Source: South Sudan Presidential Press Unit via Eye Radio and The Radio Community, October 17) • South Sudan — new travel restrictions on senior officials: a presidential order issued on October 15 and broadcast on October 16 obliges current senior officials to obtain written permission before traveling abroad, and former officials to obtain the Presidency's approval, with written notice 48 hours in advance for internal travel, with no announced criteria for approving requests (Source: Radio Tamazuj and Eye Radio, October 17)
— Editorial Team