Ongoing news updates — Thursday, September 24, 2026
• Al-Burhan addresses the UN General Assembly today: the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is scheduled to deliver Sudan's speech before the 81st session of the General Assembly in New York this Thursday morning, amid diplomatic tensions after Washington linked granting the entry visa to his signing a proposed 90-day ceasefire. (Source: UN preliminary speakers list via Sudan Tribune; Reuters)
• Khartoum rejects the US State Department statement: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced its categorical rejection of the statements of US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott, which questioned the legitimacy of the Government of Sudan, and stressed that any successful peace initiative must start from respect for Sudan's sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and legitimate national institutions. (Source: Statement of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs via Reuters)
• Rubio describes mediation in Sudan as "frustrating": US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in New York that the two parties to the conflict "agreed to things and signed them but the commitments were never implemented", adding that each party backs down when it believes it is capable of winning. (Source: Reuters)
• The Foreign Minister holds meetings in New York: Mohiuddin Salem held a number of meetings on the sidelines of the 81st session of the General Assembly, and Sudan also participated in the Conference of States Parties to the Arab Convention Against Corruption. (Source: Sudanese press reports)
• Al-Burhan congratulates Saudi Arabia on its National Day: the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince on the occasion of Saudi National Day. (Source: Sudanese press reports)
• Türk describes the situation in Darfur as "catastrophic": the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned before the Human Rights Council in Geneva of widening atrocities as battles intensify, pointing out that the residents of El Fasher have suffered for more than a year from the Rapid Support Forces' siege and the lack of food, water, medicine and safe exit routes, and the spread of sexual violence against displaced women. (Source: United Nations via AL24)
• South Sudan: Kiir dissolves the transitional government: President Salva Kiir issued on Tuesday evening a presidential decree dissolving the transitional government, the Legislative Council and state governments, dismissing the five vice presidents, and appointing a caretaker government until the elections scheduled for December 22, after he signed the election law amendments approved by parliament on Monday. (Source: Xinhua; Al Jazeera)
• South Sudan: the inter-party dialogue is held today: the political dialogue between parties on peaceful and democratic elections was postponed to today, Thursday, September 24, and is being held at ten in the morning in Juba with the participation of the parties signatory to the peace agreement and regional and international observers. (Source: Notice of the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs via CONVEN)
• Higher education: admission arrangements for the year 2026–2027: the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced the preparation of 78 centres for guidance, counselling and electronic application, and application procedures for Arab and foreign certificates, and the minister affirmed Sudan's aspiration to enhance cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Source: Sudanese press reports)
• Health: the opening of the first phase of the Chinese Friendship Hospital in Omdurman, and the Minister of Health directed the preparation of an integrated vision for the country's quarantine needs, and discussed with the Kuwait Patients Helping Fund ways to enhance the health partnership. (Source: Sudanese press reports)
• Economy: the Minister of Finance presents a roadmap for private sector recovery and the transition from the humanitarian response phase to production and investment. (Source: Sudanese press reports)
— Editorial Team