Saturday, October 3, 2026
Security Council votes Thursday on extending Sudan sanctions The Greek presidency of the UN Security Council set next Thursday, October 8, as the tentative date for voting on extending the sanctions regime imposed on Sudan, whose current term expires October 9 after the Council technically extended it by one month under Resolution 2828. The United States, as penholder, seeks a substantive amendment expanding the arms embargo to cover all Sudanese territory instead of limiting it to Darfur since 2004, amid reservations from Russia, China, Pakistan and the African bloc, according to diplomatic sources in New York. (Source: diplomatic sources in New York — Al Sudaniya News, Atheer News, Tasamuh News)
Sudan condemns Houthi targeting of Taiba station in Medina The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation strongly condemned the Houthi militia's targeting of the "Taiba" electricity distribution station in Medina, which serves the Prophet's Mosque, describing the attack as a "disgraceful act" violating the sanctity of the Messenger's city. Khartoum called on the international community to condemn and deter these practices to preserve the security of the Two Holy Mosques, renewing Sudan's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Source: Foreign Ministry statement — Al Muhaqiq, Nabd Al Sudan, SPA)
UN releases $160 million for forgotten crises Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher announced Friday the allocation of $160 million through the Central Emergency Response Fund to twelve of the world's least-funded crises, including $16 million for Sudan and $15 million for South Sudan. Fletcher said "money alone is not enough," calling on political leaders to open roads and crossings and remove obstacles to aid delivery. (Source: UN News)
Sudan rejoins the Horn of Africa Initiative Member states and donor representatives at the 29th ministerial meeting of the Horn of Africa Initiative in Nairobi approved Sudan's return to the initiative, after State Minister of Finance Mohamed Nour Al-Dayem submitted a formal request, according to a Finance Ministry statement. Minister of Industry and Trade Mahasin Ali Yaqoub directed the formation of a working group to follow up Sudan's integration into the initiative's programs, while the meeting adopted the 2026–2031 trade and development work plan. (Source: Sudanese Finance Ministry statement)
Reports of drone strikes on WFP trucks in Dilling Sudanese reports spoke today of drone strikes targeting World Food Programme trucks in Dilling, South Kordofan, leaving serious injuries among workers. Media outlets quoted the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) accusing the Rapid Support Forces of the attack, noting that no independent confirmation of responsibility or casualty figures is available yet. (Source: SUNA)
EU ambassadors back Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue A group of European Union ambassadors — from Slovakia, Finland, Bulgaria, Czechia, Greece, Poland and Hungary, plus the EU ambassador to Sudan — announced support for Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue during a meeting held by the dialogue facilitation committee in Cairo last Thursday. The meeting covered the committee's tasks and consultations with political and societal forces, with both sides agreeing to continue communication and consultation. (Source: SUNA)
Ameet market in Abyei reopens after UN mediation The community peace committees of the Dinka Ngok and Misseriya agreed to reopen the shared Ameet market in the Abyei area on the Sudan–South Sudan border, at a meeting held in Todaj village chaired by the Pakistani battalion of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). The agreement follows a two-week closure after violence that killed 26 people, with combat vehicles and weapons to be withdrawn from the market by October 10. (Source: Radio Dabanga / UNISFA)
Sudanese art exhibition at Geneva's UN Square Geneva's UN Square hosted works by Sudanese visual artist Moataz Mukhtar Ali in an exhibition organized by the "Humanitarian League for Rights" (September 29) titled "Sudan… Art as a Witness to Human Rights." The artist said his participation was "not only a personal achievement but a humanitarian responsibility," and that the paintings document civilian suffering and restore the victims' features behind the numbers. (Source: Al Muhaqiq, Al Majd News)
— Editorial Team