Tuesday, November 3, 2026

📍 From the Field OCHA said in its field update, conveyed by the spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, on November 2, that drone attacks targeted two electricity generation stations in Kassala State and a substation in Merowe, and in the previous two days hit electricity facilities in River Nile, Red Sea, North Kordofan and Gezira states, causing a widespread power outage. United Nations humanitarian partners confirmed, according to the same update, that the power outage and fuel shortage disrupted clean water supplies, and residents were forced to rely on untreated water sources, which raises the risks of waterborne diseases.

In North Darfur, residents continue to flee their homes in search of safety; the International Organization for Migration estimates that about 2,000 people were displaced from the villages of Kano and Baro during the past week, according to the OCHA update. In Blue Nile State, nearly 120,000 people were displaced between January and mid-October, according to the same source, while ground confrontations are renewed today in the region, according to statements by the Armed Forces.

1️⃣ The army announces the downing of a drone that crossed the border from Ethiopia in Blue Nile, and renewed battles in Bakori and Sali The General Command of the Armed Forces announced on Tuesday, November 3, that its air defences shot down a drone it described as strategic in Blue Nile region, which it said had crossed the border from Ethiopia, without details on the location of the downing or the operating party. The announcement coincided with ground clashes between the army and its supporting forces on one side, and the Rapid Support Forces and groups affiliated with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement led by Joseph Tuka on the other side. The 4th Infantry Division had announced on Monday that it had repelled an attack on the Bakori area on the Geissan axis and Sali on the Kurmuk axis. (Sources: Circular of the General Command of the Armed Forces and statement of the 4th Infantry Division via Sudan Now, Al Jazeera) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — the transfer of clashes and drones to the Blue Nile border front expands the geography of the war and links the field directly to the diplomatic escalation with Ethiopia.

2️⃣ Sudan files a complaint to the Security Council and the African Peace and Security Council regarding drone attacks from Ethiopian territory The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had filed an official complaint against Ethiopia to the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council, accusing the Rapid Support Forces of using Ethiopian territory to launch drone attacks on civilian sites and electricity stations in a number of states, and attached to it documents it said prove that. The adviser to the President of the Sovereignty Council, Amjad Farid, told Al Arabiya/Al Hadath that more than 70 attacks had been launched from Ethiopia since last February, and that some of them resulted in the killing of 484 civilians, and accused Addis Ababa of trying to drag Sudan into a direct confrontation. (Sources: Statement of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, statements by Amjad Farid to Al Arabiya/Al Hadath) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — internationalising the drone file moves the dispute from the arena of mutual accusations to a documented test before the Security Council, and its success depends on the strength of the evidence presented, not on the volume of statements.

3️⃣ Minister of Energy: An increase in electricity supply from Egypt and a plan to secure fuel for three months despite the targeting of stations The Minister of Energy and Oil, Al-Mu'tasim Ibrahim, said in an interview with the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) that Egypt had agreed to increase electricity supplies to Sudan from about 100 megawatts to between 130 and 180 megawatts to cover the needs of Northern State in the winter season, with a project to raise the interconnection gradually to 200 and then 300 megawatts. The minister attributed the recent fuel shortage to financial gaps and the scheduling of ship arrivals, confirming the sufficiency of supplies of diesel, petrol and cooking gas and a plan to secure no less than three months, and revealed that generation and transformer stations had been subjected to about 15 to 16 attacks, and the targeting of the oil transport pipeline in the Haya area. (Source: Interview of the Minister of Energy and Oil with the Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 💡 Quick reading: Analysis — the government's bet on the Egyptian interconnection, Saudi fuel and Russian understandings is an attempt to diversify energy sources, but the continued targeting of stations makes any increase in supply liable to disruption before its effect reaches the citizen.

— Editorial Team