• Political dialogue: The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, denied the accuracy of what media outlets circulated regarding a move to hold a dialogue that includes what is known as the "Tasis Alliance", and said in an exclusive statement to "Al-Unwan 24" that there is no truth to what was circulated about a dialogue that includes the alliance (Source: Burhan's statement to "Al-Unwan 24" carried by Sudan Platform, Khartoum Sport and Nabdh Al-Sudan) • Peace track: Geneva will host tomorrow, Tuesday, October 21, the sixth coordination meeting of peace initiatives in Sudan, sponsored by the United Nations and Switzerland, with the expected participation of 27 international and regional delegations, including members of the Quad and the Quintet and neighbouring countries, and without the participation of the two parties to the conflict, with a focus on reducing clashes on the ground, advancing the political process, and briefing the two parties on the outcomes later (Source: Al-Sudaniya News; UN News) • Sudanese in America: The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan reaches today, Monday, October 19, its scheduled expiry date without the US Department of Homeland Security publishing a final decision to extend or terminate it, and the department had said that protection holders currently retain protection from deportation and work permits, and that the final announcements will be issued "in due course" (Source: CNN; US Department of Homeland Security via USCIS updates) • Investment: Sudan offered 124 investment projects to the Saudi side at the Sudanese–Saudi consultative investment forum, including 77 projects for public-private partnerships and 47 projects for investment, in the fields of livestock, agriculture, energy, mining and infrastructure, and the Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Al-Hadi Mohamed Ibrahim, chaired the first working session, affirming the government's keenness to remove obstacles to investment (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) • South Sudan – elections: The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio, Eduardo Hiiboro, met on Saturday in Juba with the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission, Gabriel Bol Deng, and they discussed cooperation in civic education and voter awareness through church structures and the Catholic Radio Network, in preparation for the general elections scheduled for December 22, 2026, and the Commission's chairperson affirmed that peaceful, inclusive and credible elections require the efforts of all stakeholders (Source: Catholic Radio Network of South Sudan and the Nuba Mountains) • South Sudan – Juba: The South Sudan People's Defence Forces announced the arrest of eight suspects linked to a network for kidnapping and trafficking children in the Darfur Market neighbourhood in north-eastern Juba, and the army spokesperson, Major General Lul Ruai, said the arrests came after intelligence surveillance of several hideouts, and that 23 children had been reported missing in the area over the past three years (Source: Spokesperson of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces via City Review and The Dawn)

— Editorial Team