• The International Quad moves from Geneva: representatives of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States discussed a humanitarian truce paving the way for a permanent ceasefire, and the US President's Senior Adviser Massad Boulos said the meetings were fruitful and that the Quad countries agreed that there is no military solution to the conflict, with support for a comprehensive Sudanese dialogue led by the Sudanese towards a civilian transition (Source: Sudan Platform / Sudan Today, reporting Boulos via the X platform, October 24) • The United Nations warns of an escalation in drone attacks: High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned the escalation of drone strikes in October, and the Human Rights Office said they killed at least 306 people and injured hundreds of others in the first three weeks of the month, and struck homes, markets, hospitals, displacement sites and power and water stations in Kordofan, Darfur, Blue Nile and Khartoum (Source: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR, October 24) • Abyei in the spotlight: the Chairman of the Abyei Oversight Committee affirmed Sudan's commitment to protecting the citizens of the area and its international pledges towards it, while Khartoum demanded that the UNISFA mission investigate the Amiet market raids and identify those responsible, and UNISFA personnel visited the communities affected by the October 19 attack on the market and the Todash area (Source: SUNA via newspaper headlines issued this morning / United Nations Human Rights Office) • New famine risk with the El Niño drought: data from the US Geological Survey showed that rains from July to September were the lowest in more than three decades, and the lowest in North Darfur since 1984, in North Kordofan since 1990 and in Gedaref since 1991, and the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warned in an alert on October 12 of a growing famine risk, while the World Food Programme expected an additional 350,000 people in severe hunger by the end of 2026 (Source: Reuters, October 23) • Prime Minister reviews the COMESA outcomes: Prime Minister Kamil Idris said his meetings with six African presidents strengthened cooperation and unity, and Sudan reviewed the results of its participation in the COMESA summit in Harare, including the border crossings and solar energy files, after his return to Khartoum on Friday evening (Source: Sudan News Agency - SUNA) • Sudan condemns a terrorist attack in Jordan: Khartoum condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a church in the sisterly Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (Source: SUNA via newspaper headlines issued this morning) • Services and humanitarian support inside the country: the direct cash support programme was launched in North Kordofan, and the Minister of Human Resources and Social Welfare inspected the humanitarian situation at the unified displaced persons camp in El Obeid, while the voluntary return of 4,000 general education students and their families from Egypt to Sudan was dispatched (Source: SUNA via newspaper headlines issued this morning) • Economy: Sudan lifted import restrictions on 46 commodities, with the dollar rising to 10,300 pounds and annual inflation reaching 28.29%, deepening the pressure on consumers and food prices (Source: Radio Dabanga via AllAfrica, October 23) • South Sudan - ceasefire monitors warn ahead of the elections: the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism, CTSAMVM, warned of escalating violence, community clashes and the mobilisation of forces ahead of the general elections scheduled for December 22, and called on the parties to adhere to the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement and implement its transitional security arrangements (Source: CTSAMVM via Xinhua, October 23)

— Editorial Team