Monday, October 12, 2026 1. The miners' massacre on the Sudanese–Egyptian border: the "Emergency Lawyers" organisation announces the killing of 72 gold miners in airstrikes that took place on Saturday and accuses the Egyptian air force; Egypt and the Sudanese authorities have remained silent so far (Source: Emergency Lawyers organisation / Reuters and AFP) 2. 31 people killed in a drone strike that targeted a camp for the displaced in an army-controlled area in Blue Nile State on Friday, according to the United Nations (Source: United Nations via Reuters) 3. Escalation in Kordofan: the Kordofan Observatory for Human Rights announces the killing of 16 civilians in army drone strikes within 48 hours, including 12 in the city of Al-Nuhud; the Sudan Doctors Network announces the killing of 4 people in shelling by the SPLM-North on Kadugli (Source: Kordofan Observatory for Human Rights / Sudan Doctors Network) 4. Al-Burhan receives the credentials of the new Egyptian ambassador to Sudan, alongside the credentials of the new Burundian ambassador (Source: Athir News) 5. Minni Arko Minawi in a post on his official page: "Our position will remain clear: one state, a national army, full sovereignty and a united Sudan that accommodates everyone" (Source: Official page of Minni Arko Minawi via Athir News) 6. South Sudan: President Salva Kiir obliges all holders of constitutional posts to obtain his personal approval before any foreign travel, ahead of the elections scheduled for December (Source: Ground Narrative) 7. South Sudan: a general military court in Wau sentences a soldier to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping and killing a UN employee, with a reduction of his rank and dismissal from service (Source: United Nations Mission UNMISS)
— Editorial Team