Thursday, September 17, 2026 (Evening updates)
1. 26 people killed and at least 82 injured in tribal clashes in the town of Abyei between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya tribes that broke out in the Ameth joint market; and the UN force (UNISFA) reinforces its presence around the market to contain the escalation (Source: Reuters) 2. The collapse of the "Al-Zara" gold mine near Al-Nuhud in West Kordofan claims the lives of at least 67 dead, with dozens of missing still under the rubble, and the Sudan Doctors Network and the Kordofan Observatory warn that the toll will rise as rescue continues with primitive tools in an area controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (Source: Associated Press / Reuters) 3. The Sudanese army announces thwarting a drone attack that targeted the Upper Atbara and Setit dams and Khashm el-Girba in Gedaref and Kassala without human or material losses, and says the drones came from Ethiopian territory; and Chief of Staff Yasser Al-Atta accuses Ethiopia of exploiting the war to expand and control the border areas (Source: Sudanese Army via Africa Press) 4. A swarm of attack drones strikes the city of Damazin, capital of Blue Nile, for the second time in two days, causing the death of one person and the destruction of fuel stations; and the army says it shot down three strategic drones, while independent verification of the executing party is not possible (Source: Sudan Tribune / Radio Dabanga / Darfur 24) 5. Rapid Support Forces commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo orders Darfur traders to stop dual pricing between cash and electronic payment via the Bankak app, impose a unified price for goods under penalty of accountability, and end commercial dealings with the states under the army's control (Source: Sudan Times)
— Editorial Team