Monday, October 12, 2026
📍 From the Field
• Abu Shandi / Wad Al-Mahi (Blue Nile): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs "OCHA" expressed its shock at horrific reports of a Friday, October 9 attack on a gathering of displaced people, and said that most of the victims were women and children and that the area has been subjected to continuous attacks for weeks; UNICEF said that five children under the age of ten were among the dead, and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown condemned the attack and demanded accountability. (Source: OCHA; UNICEF)
• Famine risk is expanding: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network "FEWS NET" said in its latest update that famine risk extends to parts of South Darfur (east of Jebel Marra), and that global acute malnutrition exceeded the famine threshold in two of four camps assessed in late August and early September, and that the risk also exists in North Darfur (Um Baro, Kernoi, Al-Tina, Kutum, rural El Fasher, Mellit and Tawila) and South Kordofan (Al-Dilling and Kadugli). (Source: FEWS NET — Sudan Key Messages Update)
• Jonglei (South Sudan): A civil affairs patrol from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan "UNMISS" visited Utalo in Pochalla County, where mothers — including Ajulu Bio Obang and Agha Ajulu Oman — warned of the risks of abduction facing children on the way to distant schools towards Ethiopia, and officer Ann Nduta Muriithi said the mission works with local communities to address these risks. (Source: UNMISS, October 12, 2026)
📰 Top Stories
• The miners' incident on the border with Egypt: The "Emergency Lawyers" organization said that at least 72 miners were killed in an airstrike on Saturday in the border triangle area, and held the Egyptian Air Force responsible — which Reuters could not independently verify, and no official comment was issued from Egypt; the Sudan Doctors Network said 13 people were killed and 28 others injured, while Sudan Tribune indicated the toll could be higher. The Transitional Sovereignty Council announced today that the President of the Council had issued a decision to form a fact-finding committee including representatives of the Public Prosecution and the judicial and security bodies, and expressed its condolences to the victims' families, noting the continuation of contact between the leaderships of the two countries since the incident occurred. (Source: Agence France-Presse; Reuters; CNN; Sudan Tribune; Transitional Sovereignty Council)
• Blue Nile: Emergency Lawyers said that a drone strike on a displaced people's camp near Abu Shandi on Friday left 41 dead, while the United Nations said the toll was 31 dead. In a related context, the Government of Sudan, via SUNA, condemned suicide drone attacks on the city of El Obeid on Friday and held the Rapid Support Forces responsible for them. (Source: Emergency Lawyers; United Nations; SUNA)
• South Sudan: 71 people were killed in clashes between the Nyang and Pakam communities in Rumbek, Lakes State, according to a statement by the Ministry of Information; and President Salva Kiir renewed the ban on officials travelling abroad without his permission for three months, in preparation for the December 22 elections. (Source: Ministry of Information of South Sudan via Agence France-Presse and Al Jazeera; Batchudo, October 12, 2026)
— Editorial Team