Saturday, September 26, 2026
1. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR): The numbers fleeing Sudan to Chad rose twentyfold within one week as relief funding runs out, and more than 400 people daily cross into eastern Chad (Source: Reuters) 2. The Rapid Support Forces expand their offensive eastwards: drones on Thursday targeted an army headquarters, an airport and a dam in Merowe, according to the army's statement, and the International Organization for Migration: 90,000 fled El Fasher and 50,000 from Kordofan, and Volker Türk warns of preparations for a wide escalation (Source: The Eastleigh Voice) 3. Sudan and the United Nations Development Programme agree in New York to establish a fund for development and reconstruction in Sudan (Source: Sudan Horizon) 4. Sudan's address to the UN General Assembly, which was scheduled for Thursday, is postponed, and a new date set within two days, to be delivered by the Foreign Minister in Al-Burhan's absence after the refusal of the US visa (Source: Sudan Horizon) 5. Salva Kiir opens a dialogue among the parties in Juba to support the December 22 elections and warns against using it to delay the electoral timetable (Source: Africanews) 6. Sudan's Foreign Minister meets in New York with the UN Secretary-General's envoy to Sudan, Pekka Haavisto, to discuss peace efforts and the humanitarian situation (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 7. Sudan is elected vice-president of the International Coordination Bureau of the Group of Least Developed Countries for the period 2026–2029 (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA))
— Editorial Team