Wednesday, September 23, 2026
1. The United States withholds Al-Burhan's entry visa ahead of his address scheduled at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, and links it to approving a 90-day ceasefire proposal put forward by the US envoy Massad Boulos; and Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations addresses António Guterres requesting urgent intervention. (Source: Reuters)
2. The Sudanese pound continues its collapse and loses about half its value since the beginning of the summer: 7,500 pounds to the dollar on the black market today, Tuesday, compared with 4,100 in May, while the Bank of Khartoum offers 4,200 pounds. (Source: Reuters)
3. Continuous waves of displacement reach the city of El-Obeid, capital of North Kordofan: the state commissioner for humanitarian aid says the city has received more than 11,000 new displaced families since last March, totalling more than 55,000 people, while the Minister of Health warns of an unknown fate for about 2,000 kidney-failure patients in Darfur because of the war. (Source: Al Jazeera)
4. Military escalation in Kordofan and Darfur: the army carries out intensive shelling of Rapid Support Forces positions and tactically withdraws and redeploys outside the Kalbus area in West Darfur amid intensive drone strikes, and Hemedti breaks his silence following the defeats in North Kordofan. (Source: Al Jazeera / Al-Araby)
5. The World Health Organization announces that Sennar Teaching Hospital has regained its capacity to provide critical care after support from the SHARE project funded by the World Bank: refurbishing 5 patient monitors and providing oxygen concentrators, and the intensive care unit received 27 patients in its first month. (Source: World Health Organization via ReliefWeb)
6. South Sudan warns of possible floods along the Nile: the Minister of Water Resources calls on the authorities and communities to prepare as the levels of Lake Victoria are expected to rise, with Juba among the areas at risk. (Source: IM News)
7. Juba hosts national prayers for peace and reconciliation at All Saints Cathedral with the participation of hundreds of religious and government leaders, while the expedited trial sessions for sexual-violence cases before the Gender-Based Violence Court continue until September 29. (Source: Catholic Radio Network)
— Editorial Team