• The Sudanese pound falls to a new record low of 10,000 pounds to the dollar in the parallel market today, Wednesday, against a fixed official rate of 4,200 pounds, with the customs dollar raised to more than 5,600 pounds this week; traders attribute the fall to import demand, declining production revenues and gold smuggling (Source: Reuters) • President of the Sovereignty Council Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, from Wadi Halfa: there is no place for an agent, a traitor or a mercenary in Sudan, and the Rapid Support Forces face surrender and laying down their arms or being eliminated, while rejecting any external dictates and affirming that the people choose their rulers through elections, with pledges to address water issues, support agriculture and review the personal import decision, and reassurance that Egyptian nationals in Sudan are safe and receive care (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA) via official news headlines, and Al-Zawya Net) • The sixth consultative meeting to coordinate peace initiatives in Sudan begins at the Palais des Nations in Geneva today, with the participation of 27 delegations from the Quad and the Quintet, neighbouring countries, permanent members of the Security Council, the African Union, the European Union, IGAD and the League of Arab States, co-chaired by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General Pekka Haavisto and Switzerland, in a closed session after the opening statements, to be followed by a press conference by the two host parties this afternoon; no final statement had been issued by midday (Source: United Nations Office in Geneva) • The Government of South Sudan condemns the drone attack on the Amiet market in Abyei and calls on the Government of Sudan to protect civilians, prevent the recurrence of such incidents and address Abyei issues through existing diplomatic channels, while South Sudan's Foreign Ministry summoned Sudan's ambassador to Juba, Issam Karrar, to protest the shelling of fuel trucks in the border Al-Naam market (Source: South Sudanese newspaper The Dawn, and Atheer News) • Protests in Abyei demand clarifications from the United Nations regarding the market attack, and the Abyei Administration demands that the United Nations, the Government of South Sudan, the African Union and the international community conduct an independent and urgent investigation, hold those responsible accountable and provide emergency assistance to the wounded and displaced, with the Kordofan Observatory warning that targeting markets and trade routes threatens the flow of food and medicine to Darfur and Kordofan (Source: Radio Dabanga) • Temporary Decree No. (7) of 2026 signed by the President of the Sovereignty Council, published in the Official Gazette on October 19, introduces amendments to the Criminal Act of 1991, including explicitly adding publication through electronic or media outlets to Article (50) on undermining the constitutional order, and restoring the authority to determine diya — one hundred camels or their equivalent value in cash — to the Chief Justice after consultation with the competent authorities (Source: Al-Zawya Net) • Deputy President of the Sovereignty Council Malik Agar addresses the opening of the Port Sudan Forum for Security and Development 2026, affirming that Sudan's stability and prosperity are inseparable from the security and stability of the Red Sea region and the Horn of Africa (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA) via official news headlines) • The Security and Defence Council holds its regular meeting chaired by al-Burhan, and reviews the overall security situation amid increasing drone targeting, the economic situation and securing people's livelihoods, and reassures that the measures of the competent authorities are sufficient to thwart the plots, and stresses the rule of law and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid without obstacles, according to the Council's rapporteur, Minister of Defence Lt. Gen. Daoud Hassan Kabrun (Source: Statement of the Security and Defence Council reported by the Sudanese press) • Sudanese newspaper headlines report scattered field developments on which no separate official statements had been issued by midday: the army announces thwarting an infiltration attempt in Sali in Blue Nile Region, drone strikes destroy a cargo plane at Nyala Airport, casualties including a child fall in Kadugli, electricity is cut off from Tandalti after its station was targeted by a drone, and detainees flee Al-Jalabi prison in East Al-Daein following drone strikes (Source: Sudanese newspaper headlines — Sudan Now and Al-Mashhad Al-Sudani) • The Ministry of Higher Education extends applications for admission on a private-expense basis and for children of staff at public universities until October 29, and confirms that there is no need for the original Sudanese secondary school certificate to complete registration procedures, and organises today the international forum on resuming scientific activities in crisis-affected countries (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA) via official news headlines) • The Ministry of Culture, Information, Antiquities and Tourism launches the first book printed in Sudan since 2019, and mourns broadcaster Hamdi Boulad; and the Wali of North Darfur inspects the distribution of World Food Programme assistance to 16,000 beneficiaries from the state's displaced people in Khartoum (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA) via official news headlines)

— Editorial Team