• The United Nations: at least 31 civilians killed — most of them women and children — in a drone strike beside a displacement site in Wad al-Mahi in Blue Nile State; Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown demanded accountability for the "blatant disregard" for international humanitarian law, and pointed to a similar attack on a displacement shelter in El Obeid a week earlier (Source: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – statement, October 10, 2026). • The Sudanese Foreign Ministry: it condemned "in the strongest terms" the suicide drone attack on the city of El Obeid (capital of North Kordofan) on Friday morning, held the Rapid Support Forces militia responsible, and called on the Security Council, the United Nations and the African Union to "shoulder their legal and moral responsibilities" and stop the flow of weapons and drones (Source: Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – October 9). • United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric: initial reports from the field indicate at least 40 people killed — most of them women and girls — in a suspected drone attack in Blue Nile State, and he condemned the reports and called for those responsible to be held accountable (Source: United Nations – press briefing, October 9). • The Security Council: it renewed the Sudan sanctions regime for two months until December 11, and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until January 11, 2027; diplomats described the renewal as a "technical extension" that does not change the mandate (Source: Security Council – Thursday vote). • Morning headlines: Sovereignty Council member Abdullah Yahya: "Sudan is big enough for everyone" and we call for unifying ranks to protect the country's security; the Ministry of Culture, Information, Antiquities and Tourism condemned the militia's targeting of the Abu Shindi water project in Blue Nile (dozens of victims) and demanded an international investigation; more than 1,000 mobilized recruits graduated from Popular Resistance camps in Baw locality; the Minister of Justice is taking part in the International Justice Summit in Istanbul; a heritage documentation symposium: heritage losses as a result of the war reached $110 million (Source: Morning newspaper headlines – October 10). • South Sudan: 71 dead — including 4 soldiers — in communal clashes in the city of Rumbek in Lakes State; the Ministry of Information in the interim government announced that security forces had regained control of the city and called for "the utmost restraint" (Source: Al Jazeera / Agence France-Presse – October 10). • Juba: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the existence of any government directive ordering foreigners to leave South Sudan, and affirmed that the regulation of commercial activities is carried out in accordance with the law (Source: Ministry statement – October 8). • Democratic Republic of Congo: it gave the United Nations mission one week to evacuate about 750 South Sudanese fighters loyal to dismissed Vice President Riek Machar, held in UN camps near Goma, after protests by residents who considered them a security risk (Source: BBC – October 10).
— Editorial Team