Wednesday, September 30, 2026
• The Sudan file topped telephone talks today between Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Massad Boulos, the US adviser for Arab and African affairs, which focused on regional developments; Abdelatty stressed in an official statement the preservation of Sudan's unity, sovereignty and national institutions, while the two countries previously held a trilateral meeting bringing together Egypt, Sudan and the United States on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York to unify efforts to end the conflict and create a favourable environment for a sustainable political settlement (Source: Egyptian Foreign Ministry via blnews.net — September 30)
• The European Union's ambassador to South Sudan, Pelle Enarsson, said yesterday that the Union has no funding to support South Sudan's elections scheduled for December 22, 2026, stressing that the Union has received no clear budget or official request specifying the needs, and that any future support will depend on the inclusiveness and credibility of the process; the National Elections Commission had estimated the cost of the ballot at about $250 million, while the RJMEC organisation described the country as having entered a "critical phase" (Sources: The Eastleigh Voice; One Citizen Daily)
• The special court in Juba today issued its security orders in the case of the detained First Vice President Riek Machar and seven other defendants, and adjourned the case to October 2 to decide on the defence's request and the prosecution's counter-request, in the case relating to the Nasir violence (Upper Nile State) in March 2025, in which the defendants face charges including treason, murder and terrorism — charges all eight defendants have denied (Source: The Radio Community — September 30)
• The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warned in its annual regional report on food crises for 2026 that 40.3 million people in six countries in the region face acute food insecurity — more than one in every three people — a figure that has almost tripled since 2016; Sudan remains the largest food crisis (19.5 million people, 41% of the population) while South Sudan has the highest proportion (55% of the population in the crisis phase or worse), and more than 9 million children need treatment for acute malnutrition (Sources: The Eastleigh Voice; Capital FM Kenya)
— Editorial Team