Tuesday, October 13, 2026

📍 From the Field The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs "OCHA" said in a statement issued on Sunday, October 11, that it was concerned about drone attacks on October 9 in West Kordofan State, which reports said killed at least 12 civilians in a building housing displaced families in the city of Al-Nuhud and wounded eight others, and killed five civilians including three children in a residential neighbourhood housing displaced people in the town of Ghubaysh, and the Office called for the protection of civilians and respect for international humanitarian law. In a related context, UN News reported OCHA's concern about the continuation of fighting in Blue Nile State and the displacement of more than 10,000 people inside the state between September 26 and October 4, according to the International Organization for Migration, and about warnings from food security partners that a lack of support could leave 7.1 million people in Darfur facing hardship during the last quarter of the year.

In the capital, Al-Hadaf newspaper monitored in Omdurman the return of bread queues and citizens standing for hours to obtain limited quantities, with bakeries closing due to flour shortages and rising production costs, while Sudanese reports spoke of crowding in front of bakeries in Umbadda, Salha and Al-Thawra and a campaign by economic security in Souq Sabreen that closed bakeries for violations in prices and weights, and the prices in circulation were given as two pieces for 1000 pounds and five pieces for 2000 pounds in some shops. Sudanese newspaper headlines today also reported power plants going out of service and power cuts in three states, and citizens paying high commissions to obtain cash through banking applications due to the liquidity crisis.

1️⃣ The Sovereignty Council forms a fact-finding committee into the miners' incident on the border with Egypt The Transitional Sovereignty Council offered condolences for the Sudanese miners who died in an incident in the border area between Sudan and Egypt, and announced on Monday, October 12, 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 to investigate and submit a report on the findings. The Council affirmed that protecting citizens' lives is an inherent responsibility of the state, and that the leaderships of the two countries have been in contact since the incident occurred to uncover its circumstances and preserve the relations of the two peoples. (Sources: Media of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Sudan News Agency (SUNA) via Sudanese reports) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — The importance of the committee will be measured by the speed of publishing documented results that resolve the conflicting accounts of the incident, because the file is both border-related and humanitarian at the same time and directly affects Sudanese-Egyptian relations.

2️⃣ Two Egyptian drivers killed in the Local Market in Khartoum and the police arrest the accused The Sudanese police said that gunfire occurred at about two o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, October 12, in the Local Market south of Khartoum, leading to the killing of two Egyptian citizens, both truck drivers, and the injury of a third who was transferred to the Military Medical Hospital in Omdurman, and that it had arrested the accused, seized the weapon and begun investigations. The police described the incident as an individual criminal act and called against circulating rumours. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was following the incident and had tasked its ambassador with contacting the Sudanese authorities and transferring the two bodies, and reports on Tuesday, October 13, quoted its spokesman as saying that the injured person had undergone successful surgery and his condition was stable. (Sources: Statement of the Sudanese police via SUNA, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — The police's description of the incident as individual and the speed of arresting the accused is an intended message of reassurance, but the completion of the investigation and the judicial announcement of its motives is what will prevent it from being arbitrarily linked to the miners' incident.

3️⃣ Khartoum hosts the Arab Forum to enhance human resources capacities for recovery and reconstruction On the morning of Tuesday, October 13, in Khartoum, the activities of the Arab Forum to Enhance Human Resources Capacities as a driver to accelerate recovery and reconstruction of what the war destroyed were launched, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris and with the participation of Sudanese and Arab officials and experts. The forum is organised by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare in cooperation with the Arab Administrative Development Organization of the League of Arab States, with the participation of the Arab Labour Organization and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, and continues for four days with five workshops in civil service, health, transport, trade and industry, and education. Minister of Human Resources Moatasem Ahmed Saleh said that the ambition goes beyond workshops to practical programmes and sustainable partnerships. (Sources: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — Holding the forum in Khartoum itself is a political signal of the return of Arab conferences to the capital, and its actual value will only appear if its recommendations turn into funded programmes with clear implementation schedules.

— Editorial Team