• Higher education: The admission results for government and non-government higher-education institutions for the academic year 2026–2027 will be announced today, at a press conference at 3 p.m. in the conference hall of the International University of Africa, as part of SUNA's briefing conference No. 67, with the participation of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Ahmed Madwi Musa, and the Minister of Culture and Information, Khalid Al-Aiser (Source: Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research via Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) • The border with Egypt: Follow-up continues on the incident of the Sudanese miners in the border area; the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, formed a fact-finding committee including representatives of the Public Prosecution and the judicial and security bodies, with affirmation of continuing communication between the leaderships of the two countries to uncover the circumstances (Source: Transitional Sovereignty Council Media) • The border with Egypt: The Egyptian "Madad" initiative called on the Egyptian and Sudanese governments to uncover the circumstances of the bombing of artisanal mining areas near the border, and to enable journalists and human-rights and humanitarian organizations to reach the affected areas and provide treatment for the injured (Source: Radio Dabanga) • Humanitarian — Darfur and Kordofan: The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned of a growing famine risk in parts of Darfur and Kordofan due to war, displacement and drought, noting that drought linked to the El Niño phenomenon covers more than half the country, and critical levels of acute malnutrition in surveys conducted since January; the World Health Organization said only 23% of its $97.7 million humanitarian appeal for Sudan had been funded (Source: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) via Associated Press and UN News) • North Darfur: The Tawila area received 2,199 displaced people during the period from October 4 to 12, bringing the total arrivals there since the beginning of September to 8,390 people, amid shortages of food and aid and growing pressure on water and health services (Source: General Coordination of IDP and Refugee Camps via Radio Dabanga) • Health: The African Development Bank concluded a supervision mission for the $55 million Sudan Health Emergency and Infrastructure Project, funded by the African Development Fund and implemented by the World Health Organization, after meetings in Khartoum from October 4 to 8 with the Minister of Health, Dr. Haitham Ibrahim, aimed at improving primary health care and emergency services, especially for women and children (Source: African Development Bank via ReliefWeb) • Digital transformation: The Ministry of Culture, Information, Archaeology and Tourism launched on Tuesday in Omdurman the updated version of its website and its digital services system, in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris, Minister Khalid Al-Aiser and a number of officials, as part of a plan to reduce paper transactions and expand electronic services (Source: Ministry of Culture, Information, Archaeology and Tourism) • The states: In North Kordofan the results of the intermediate-stage certificate for the accelerated school year 2026 were announced with a success rate of 80%, and White Nile State ranked first among the states and regions in financial and administrative digital transformation (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) • South Sudan — Rumbek: The toll of the communal clashes in the Rumbek area of Lakes State is still not finally settled; the Ministry of Information spoke of about 70 dead, including four soldiers, while workers at Rumbek State Hospital said the hospital had received more than 50 wounded, most of them with chest injuries (Source: Ministry of Information in South Sudan via Associated Press) • South Sudan — Trade: The second Uganda–South Sudan Business Forum is being held today in Kampala, as bilateral trade rose to about $700 million compared with about $490 million in 2019, with discussion of border clearance delays and the cost of doing business (Source: One Citizen Daily newspaper and the Catholic Radio Network of South Sudan) • South Sudan — Economy: The Governor of the Bank of South Sudan, Dr. Addis Ababa Othow, participated in a meeting of African central bank governors in Bangkok on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, and the meeting addressed African Development Bank proposals to build a new African financial architecture to finance development (Source: Bank of South Sudan) • Editorial note: As of the time of preparing this bulletin, no new documented statement had been issued by the Armed Forces' official spokesman regarding a specific operation today, and what is circulating about the liberation of areas in Kordofan goes back mostly to earlier statements; we continue verification before publication
— Editorial Team
