State in Sudan, center of the Nuba Mountains
The RSF and allied SPLM-N forces have captured Kurmuk as government troops withdraw, with drones and artillery driving heavy fighting across Blue Nile. The army recaptures, secures supply routes, and reports drones targeting Khartoum and other cities as civilians flee.
Sudan's army-backed authorities are promoting a national dialogue while critics demand a ceasefire and addressing root causes. The AU and regional actors are intensifying mediation efforts, with civilians calling for guarantees, justice, and inclusive participation. The landscape remains fragmented as fighting continues.
The army has begun absorbing RSF defectors after a wave of defections, with more fighters crossing from Darfur and Kordofan. Security checks and swearing-in are underway, as authorities vet defectors amid ongoing fighting and accusations of war crimes.
The World Food Programme has condemned drone strikes on aid convoys in Sudan, destroying more than 50 tonnes of food and disrupting relief for thousands. The strikes have damaged logistics, endangering lifesaving aid to tens of thousands as fighting continues. UN agencies warn that civilian harm is escalating while calls for protection and accountability persist.
Clashes in southern Sudan have killed at least 21 people, including women and children, with SPLM-N attacks on Debi and Luweri in Kauda, South Kordofan. The Sudan Doctors Network says the fighting, aligned with RSF, violates a ceasefire and targets civilians; the war has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions, worsening famine across the country.
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières has warned that global aid cuts have forced dozens of health centres in Sudan to close and pushed more patients toward a shrinking number of hospitals. With USAID grants ending and European funding falling, clinics have closed, admissions at MSF facilities have risen and outbreaks of measles, cholera and malaria are increasing.
The war in Sudan continues to devastate civilians as donor funding shrinks. USAID-funded programs have ended or run out of funds, forcing clinics to close and patients to travel longer distances for care. International aid globally fell in 2025, and MSF warns that without increased support, more patients will face late, life-threatening treatment.
The Sudanese conflict between the SAF and RSF has intensified, with drones and shelling shaping frontline towns. International pressure grows as the US pushes for a 90‑day humanitarian truce and a civilian-led path to peace, while aid agencies warn of a deepening humanitarian crisis.
The United Nations World Food Programme has condemned an aerial attack on two trucks carrying humanitarian food in South Kordofan, killing one driver. The vehicles were clearly marked as aid transport. WFP is urging a prompt, impartial investigation and accountability for those responsible, while highlighting the deteriorating security environment for aid workers in Sudan.
The Rapid Support Forces have attacked in Sudan's Blue Nile region, killing civilians including children and wounding dozens. The UN has condemned the strikes and is calling for accountability amid what aid groups call the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with millions displaced and children at risk.
Nearly 1,400 people from 260 families have arrived in Tawila, North Darfur in five days, pushing total arrivals since early September past 6,000. The displaced, mainly women, children, and older residents, cite deteriorating security, hunger, drought, and famine. Host communities face growing pressure as humanitarian access remains critical. Aid groups call for an urgent, coordinated response to provide food, water, shelter, healthcare, and psychosocial support.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification warns that famine risk is increasing in parts of Sudan where conflict and El Niño drought are intensifying food insecurity. Acute malnutrition is rising in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, with aid access hampered by insecurity and funding shortfalls. By 8 October, less than half of the humanitarian appeal had been funded.
Since Friday, drone strikes have killed more than 160 people across western Sudan and in disputed Abyei, including at least 50–80 civilians in West Kordofan and an attack on Amiet Market near Abyei that has left scores dead and dozens wounded. Authorities and aid groups have blamed both the Sudanese military and the paramilitary RSF; the UN has warned of rising civilian harm.
Drones attributed to the SAF and RSF have repeatedly struck civilians, markets, hospitals and displacement sites in Sudan, driving mass displacement and deepening a humanitarian crisis. The UN rights office has documented dozens of deaths and numerous injuries in October as fighting intensifies and the war economy sustains itself.