Saturday, October 31, 2026 1. President of the Sovereignty Council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed at their meeting at the Kremlin on Friday their keenness to move relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership, and al-Burhan proposed establishing a free economic zone on the Red Sea coast, while Putin said that trade exchange between the two countries rose 25% between January and August 2026 (Source: TASS and Sputnik, reporting on the Kremlin meeting on Friday, October 30) 2. Al-Burhan affirmed at the Russian-African summit the orientation towards a civilian transition and holding free elections after the end of the war, and stressed that achieving peace in Sudan must be purely Sudanese, away from dictates and external interventions (Source: Headlines of Sudanese newspapers issued on the morning of Saturday, October 31) 3. Shendi: The Shendi transformer power station in River Nile State is still completely out of service after it was targeted on Friday morning by a drone that led to the destruction of the transformers, and it is the third power station to go out of service within five days (Source: Statement of the Security Committee of Shendi Locality, reported by Anadolu Agency) 4. Khartoum: The Governor of Khartoum directs that fuel distribution controls be applied to everyone without exception, and the State Security Affairs Committee announces the arrest of 539 accused persons and the seizure of weapons and drugs during a week (Source: SUNA; Khartoum State Security Affairs Committee) 5. RSF leadership defection: Major General Siddiq Abdel Rahman Andar, commander of Group 15 and head of the Mobilisation, Recruitment and Enlistment Committee of the Rapid Support Forces, announced in a recorded video that he was severing his ties with the forces, leaving the "Tasis" alliance and joining the Armed Forces (Source: Al Jazeera — exclusive video published Friday; and Al-Sudani newspaper via Al-Nawras News) 6. Minister of Health Professor Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in an interview with the Sudan News Agency "SUNA" that more than 65% of the medicines supply chain has been restored and medicine availability has exceeded 70%, and that more than 280 ambulances have been distributed to the states (Source: SUNA — interview with the Minister of Health) 7. Sport: Al-Hilal faces Gasogi today at the Kigali Pelé Stadium in the seventh round of the Rwandan league, and Al-Merrikh faces Mukura Sport in their postponed match (Source: winwin; Al-Safwa platform)

— Editorial Team