• The International Organization for Migration warns that supplies of the "Common Humanitarian Aid Pipeline" in Sudan will run out within less than two weeks — the organization's spokeswoman Zoe Brennan said in Geneva yesterday, Friday, that the system used by more than 100 organizations is threatened with shutdown, and that $15 million would suffice to keep it at the minimum level of operation for 12 months (aid for about 305,000 people) while expanding to one million people requires $42 million; this comes after the organization's Director General Amy Pope warned on September 14 of the possible collapse of the broader humanitarian system in Sudan within weeks. (Source: International Organization for Migration briefing in Geneva via ImNews) • South Sudan announces the start of national consultations on the proposed "political confederation" for the East African Community — the Undersecretary of the Ministry of East African Community Affairs, Kwaja Kaw Madol, announced yesterday, Friday, that the consultations will start in Juba on September 23 before extending to Central Equatoria, Jonglei, Western Bahr el Ghazal and Lakes states to gather citizens' views on the structure of governance and the powers of the confederal leadership. (Source: Horn Economic Review) • The Sudanese Army announces carrying out a "pre-emptive strike" south of the Al-Kaili area in south-eastern Blue Nile State — the Ministry of Defence said the operation resulted in the killing of a number of Rapid Support Forces fighters and the destruction of 9 combat vehicles, while local reports spoke of the army repelling a second attack in the same area on the same day; the Rapid Support Forces has not yet commented on the army's announcement. (Source: Anadolu Agency / Sudan Tribune via ImNews) • South Sudan's Minister of Justice Ruben Madol Arol presents to the Transitional Legislative Council a draft amendment to the National Elections Law — the draft proposes that the president remain in office with full constitutional powers throughout the electoral period, that the terms of the First Vice President and the Vice Presidents end a full three months before polling day (December 22, 2026), and that the elected parliament consist of 332 members with ratios of 50% for geographical constituencies, 35% for women and 15% for party lists. (Source: Pachodo) • The United Nations announces the killing of at least 26 people and the injury of 82 others in days of communal fighting in the Abyei area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, and announces reinforcing its security presence around the town of Abyei. (Source: United Nations via Trinidad Tribune) • A UN briefing to the Security Council warns that the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan "is moving in a negative and dangerous direction" — the UN official said ceasefire violations had increased, including widespread aerial bombardment and clashes between the agreement's signatories, and that the arrest of opposition leaders, including the First Vice President, had deepened polarization, calling for electoral decisions to be settled now and not later, before the December 2026 elections. (Source: UN briefing to the Security Council via Citizen Portal) • An update from West Kordofan: the death toll from the collapse of the "Al-Zarqa" gold mine near the town of Al-Nuhud has risen to at least 82 dead and 50 injured, with rescue operations continuing using primitive tools, an unknown number of people trapped, and the toll expected to rise. (Source: OkayAfrica)
— Editorial Team