Tuesday, October 13, 2026
• Active Sudanese diplomacy in five capitals: The President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met Sudan's new ambassadors before they headed to their postings — Mohamed Ismail to South Korea, Al-Hadi Siddiq to Indonesia, Mohamed Bashir Abu Namo to Rwanda, Abbas Mustafa to Uganda, and Kamal Ali Osman to Jordan — affirming the state's interest in strengthening its foreign relations in a way that serves the interests of the Sudanese people. (Source: Media of the Transitional Sovereignty Council via the Sudan News Agency (SUNA))
• Cairo and Khartoum affirm respect for sovereignty: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Badr Abdelatty, and Sudan, Mohiuddin Salem, discussed in a phone call on Monday strengthening bilateral relations and implementing the outcomes of the El Alamein meeting between the leaderships of the two countries and the El Alamein quadripartite summit with Eritrea and Somalia, with an affirmation of mutual respect for each state's sovereignty and the unity and integrity of its territory and borders. (Source: Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
• Full government support for the work of the Red Cross: The Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, was briefed, during his meeting with the head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan, Lorenzo Caraffi, on the Committee's activities in health, training and the provision of drinking water, and affirmed the government's full support for its activities, with an emphasis on focusing on serving the community away from political agendas. (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA))
• A continuing Qatari medicine bridge: The Qatar Fund for Development and the Qatar Red Crescent today handed over 10 trucks of life-saving medicines and medical supplies to the National Medical Supplies Fund, bringing the total number of trucks in the land convoys to 31 trucks, in a second phase after 21 trucks in the first phase, in the presence of the Federal Minister of Health, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, and the leaderships of the ministry and the Medical Supplies Fund. (Source: Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar Red Crescent via ReliefWeb, October 13, 2026)
• External financial movement: The Minister of Finance discussed with the Thailand International Cooperation Agency the development of the development partnership, and with the President of the African Development Bank Group the expansion of financing, while Sudan affirmed the importance of coordinating the positions of debtor countries and reforming the international financing system. (Source: Sudan News Agency (SUNA))
• The diaspora in America — a countdown for temporary protection: Sudanese residing in the United States are approaching the expiry date of Temporary Protected Status "TPS" and the work permits linked to it on October 19, amid calls from observers and lawyers for beneficiaries to consult an immigration lawyer or trusted legal organizations to explore the available alternatives, such as asylum or adjustment of status, noting that the law provides for an automatic six-month extension if the decision to terminate or extend is not issued 60 days before expiry. (Source: Al-Zawiya Net; Nabd Al-Sudan)
• The South file — media and elections: The National Elections Commission in South Sudan called on journalists, at the conclusion of a meeting on Monday on electoral education at the Commission's headquarters, to be accurate, fair and professional in their coverage, and the Commissioner for Media and Communication, George Lemi, described the media as a strategic partner in the electoral process scheduled for December. (Source: Catholic Radio Network of South Sudan and the Nuba Mountains)
• The South file — absent voting conditions: A field report published today by "The New Humanitarian" from South Sudan said observers see an absence of the conditions necessary for free, fair and credible elections months before their date, amid continuing fighting and insecurity in Jonglei and Upper Nile, the absence of a voter register and the failure to conduct a population census. (Source: The New Humanitarian, October 13, 2026)
— Editorial Team