Monday, October 19, 2026 1. Darfur Regional Government: the army's recent strikes in Nyala inflicted heavy losses in lives and equipment on the Rapid Support Forces, while the Rapid Support Forces say a drone bombing hit a livestock market in the city, with no independent verification of the toll (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA); Al Jazeera) 2. The Governor of North Darfur warns of a major deterioration in the humanitarian situation and an acute shortage of food in the state, and says the city of El Fasher and its surroundings are the most affected by displacement in Darfur (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 3. Completion of the handover procedures for the presidency of the Joint Abyei Oversight Committee from the Sudanese side in Khartoum, and the new president affirms working for the stability of the area and resolving its issue peacefully in accordance with the 2011 agreement (Source: SUNA; Tasamuh News) 4. The Minister of Interior chairs a meeting of the Committee for Security Control and Imposing State Authority in Khartoum State (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 5. Sudan's delegation discusses with the International Monetary Fund the follow-up to the implementation of the roadmap and the strengthening of technical cooperation, and Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim highlights food security challenges in the meeting of Arab finance ministers with the World Bank (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 6. Lawyer Nabil Adib: Sovereignty Council Decision No. (363) of 2026 provides a temporary procedural guarantee for Sudanese returning from abroad to participate in the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue (Source: Press statement by Nabil Adib, member of the Dialogue Preparation Committee, via Khartoum Sport) 7. The International Organization for Migration: 8,585,611 internally displaced persons registered in Sudan's eighteen states, and 5,273,334 returnees in nine states (Source: International Organization for Migration — Displacement Tracking Matrix, via ReliefWeb)
— Editorial Team