Wednesday, October 21, 2026 1. The death toll from the drone attack on the Amit market in Abyei rises to 153 killed, and the area's acting Minister of Information, Yohana Akol Ngor, says the recovery of bodies is still ongoing and the toll is likely to rise (Source: Reuters) 2. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemns the drone attacks on Abyei and West Kordofan, and calls for accountability, the protection of civilians and preserving Abyei's demilitarised status (Source: UN News) 3. Geneva hosts today the sixth consultative meeting to coordinate peace initiatives in Sudan, with the participation of the Quad, the Quintet and neighbouring countries, without the participation of the two warring parties (Source: United Nations Office in Geneva and the United Nations and Switzerland) 4. UNICEF: At least 12 children killed in two separate incidents, nine in an attack on a camp for displaced people east of Sanakit in West Kordofan and three with their father by a drone in a residential neighbourhood in Khartoum (Source: UNICEF) 5. Prime Minister Kamil Idris directs the extension of university applications by an additional ten days and the opening of additional centres to issue the Sudanese certificate in Khartoum, Bahri and Omdurman (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 6. An acute liquidity crisis in El Fasher and transfer commissions reaching about 40% push returning families to leave the city again towards Tawila in search of better living conditions (Source: Local testimonies reported by Darfur24) 7. About 16,000 Sudanese refugees in the Gurm camp in South Sudan face shortages of drinking water and medicines and overcrowding in classrooms (Source: Radio Dabanga)

— Editorial Team