• Khartoum, Berlin and Warsaw: Sudan briefed the German and Polish foreign ministries on developments in the situation in the country and Sudan's complaint against Ethiopia, in a new diplomatic move to explain the file of the complaint that Khartoum deposited with the Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council regarding drone attacks launched from Ethiopian territory (Source: Sudan News Agency «SUNA», 3 November 2026) • Istanbul: Minister of Industry and Trade Mahasin Ali Yaqoub discussed with her Libyan counterpart strengthening trade cooperation between the two countries, in the context of Sudan's participation in the work of the 42nd session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation «COMCEC» held in Istanbul (Source: Sudan News Agency «SUNA», 3 November 2026) • Geneva: Sudan's Permanent Representative in Geneva met the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, as part of the Sudanese mission's moves in Geneva (Source: Sudan News Agency «SUNA», 3 November 2026) • Khartoum and Cairo: The Prime Minister met the Egyptian ambassador to Sudan, while the two countries signed yesterday, Monday, in Cairo, on the sidelines of the third round of the «2+2» consultation mechanism for the ministers of foreign affairs and irrigation, a memorandum of understanding to implement development projects in water resources in Sudan, including rehabilitating water facilities damaged by the war, foremost among them the Jebel Aulia Dam, flood protection, rainwater harvesting hafirs and solar-powered groundwater drinking water stations, and the two sides affirmed in their joint statement their rejection of unilateral moves in the Ethiopian dam file and the linkage between Sudanese and Egyptian water security (Source: Sudan News Agency «SUNA»; and the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation — MoU statement, 2 November 2026) • Energy and international partnerships: Minister of Energy and Oil Al-Mu'tasim Ibrahim said, in an interview with Sudan News Agency «SUNA», that Egypt had agreed to increase electricity supplies to Sudan from about 100 megawatts to between 130 and 180 megawatts to cover the needs of Northern State during the winter season, with a strategic project to gradually raise the interconnection capacity to 200 and then 300 megawatts, pointing to progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on supplying Sudan with petroleum derivatives and the ministry's effort to turn understandings with Russia into practical agreements, including the supply of petroleum derivatives (Source: Minister of Energy and Oil Al-Mu'tasim Ibrahim in an interview with Sudan News Agency «SUNA», carried by «Nabd Sudan», 3 November 2026) • United Nations: The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, conveyed the concern of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs «OCHA» over the continued targeting of power stations in Kassala, Merowe, River Nile, Red Sea, North Kordofan and Gezira, and the impact of power outages and fuel shortages on clean water supplies and the risks of waterborne diseases, and the International Organization for Migration estimated the displacement of about two thousand people from the villages of Kano and Baro in North Darfur during the past week and about 120 thousand people in Blue Nile State between January and mid-October, with a call on the parties to agree immediately on a cessation of hostilities (Source: UN News — daily press briefing of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, 2 November 2026) • North Kordofan and UNICEF: The Humanitarian Aid Commissioner in North Kordofan received the country director of the United Nations Children's Fund «UNICEF», in a meeting that falls within humanitarian coordination with the UN agencies working in the state (Source: Sudan News Agency «SUNA», 3 November 2026) • Diaspora — Cairo: «Ain al-Haqiqa» carried testimonies of Sudanese refugees in Cairo about intensified arrests and checks of residence documents at a number of metro stations, including Faisal, Giza, Al-Shohada and Ataba, and fears of forced deportation of some of those detained despite some of them holding UNHCR cards, and it also carried complaints from refugees that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees had stopped receiving complaints directly and was referring cases to partner organisations, noting that no clarification had been issued by UNHCR regarding these incidents according to its information (Source: «Ain al-Haqiqa» — testimonies of Sudanese refugees in Cairo, 3 November 2026) • Return to Khartoum: An Al Jazeera report documented the return of Sudanese families to homes they found destroyed and looted in Khartoum, with a steep cost of repair, fuel shortages and power outages, and reported that the International Organization for Migration's Displacement Tracking Matrix had recorded, as of 30 September, the return of about 5.27 million displaced Sudanese to their homes in nine states, 82% of them internally displaced and 18% returning from abroad, while UNHCR estimated in an assessment issued in August 2026 the return of about 2.5 million people to Khartoum State, warning that return does not mean the availability of the conditions for rebuilding life, such as adequate housing, job opportunities, water and services (Source: Al Jazeera — report on displaced people's return to Khartoum, published 3 November 2026) • Sudanese sport in Egypt: Minister of Youth and Sports Professor Ahmed Adam Ahmed congratulated the champions of the Sudanese national traditional karate team on their achievement at the World Clubs Championship held in the Arab Republic of Egypt for 2026, expressing his pride at Yara Samir Abdullah Junaidabi's crowning with the gold medal in the individual weights competitions as the first Sudanese girl to win gold in her category at the World Championship, and at Mohamed Sayed Sayed Ahmed Gouda's winning of second place and the silver medal in his category, and praising the champions of the cubs and juniors categories for winning six additional medals, one silver and five bronze (Source: Statement by Minister of Youth and Sports Professor Ahmed Adam Ahmed, carried by «Nabd Sudan») • South Sudan — elections: The South Sudan Civil Society Forum said that the current conditions do not support holding free, credible, peaceful, inclusive and legitimate elections within the remaining time before the elections scheduled for 22 December 2026, and called for an inclusive dialogue on readiness, pointing to tasks not yet completed, including the timetable, voter registration, civic education, nominations, procurement and logistics, alongside restrictions on civic space and insecurity (Source: South Sudan Civil Society Forum, carried by «Radio Tamazuj» and «Eye Radio» on the Juba consultations)
— Editorial Team
