Thursday, November 5, 2026 1. Minister of Culture and Information Khaled al-Aiser calls on the Council of Arab Information Ministers in Cairo to take a firm Arab position on the attacks being launched on Sudan from Ethiopian territory and to condemn any support for the militia (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 2. The technical committees of the ministerial sectors discuss the guidelines for the 2027 budget and place financing for the war effort, infrastructure and reconstruction at the forefront of spending priorities (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA)) 3. Sovereignty Council member Ibrahim Jaber chairs a meeting of the Economic Performance Follow-up Committee to discuss exports and imports and employing expatriates' remittances to support the economy (Source: Media of the Transitional Sovereignty Council) 4. The United Nations warns of an escalation in drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Sudan and says the relief appeal of about $2.9 billion has been funded by only about 47% (Source: United Nations — Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)) 5. The Darfur Victims Advocacy Organisation says about 200 homes were demolished in the village of Taiba in Gezira State and considers what happened to be forced displacement targeting groups from western Sudan (Source: Darfur Victims Advocacy Organisation, carried by 'Sudanese News') 6. South Sudan: Médecins Sans Frontières warns that a funding shortfall and the withdrawal of relief organisations are leaving about 150,000 displaced people in Bentiu and Malakal without water, sanitation and basic care and exposed to cholera (Source: Médecins Sans Frontières, via ReliefWeb) 7. South Sudan: The Bank of South Sudan and the National Communication Authority sign a memorandum of understanding in Juba to enhance digital financial services and cybersecurity (Source: Bank of South Sudan)

— Editorial Team