Five Asanqur community leaders abducted in Nyala after protest over missing businessman, paramount chief says
The Asanqur paramount chief says five community figures were abducted in Nyala after a protest, and urges the RSF to investigate and secure their release.UN's top official in Sudan says drone strikes on energy sites have left hundreds of aid trucks stranded without fuel
UN coordinator Denise Brown says drone strikes on fuel and power sites have left hundreds of aid trucks stranded in Sudan and halted dialysis at a hospital.Joint force commander killed as Kordofan fighting resumes; drone strike on an El Abbasiya fuel station kills at least seven
Joint force commander Haroun Mersal is killed in North Kordofan as fighting resumes, and a drone strike on a South Kordofan fuel station kills at least seven.Egypt says it is ready to act under its defence pact with Sudan, as the Arab League names a personal envoy for Sudan
Egypt and Sudan's army-aligned government reaffirm their defence pact and criticise Ethiopia's dam policy; the Arab League names a Sudan envoy.Tasis forces say they have captured the Sali base in Blue Nile, a day after the army said it had repelled the attack
Tasis says its forces took the Sali base in Blue Nile on 3 November; geolocated video puts RSF fighters in the town. The army has not responded.Machar tells Juba court he does not command the White Army and names Regina Joseph Kaba as acting SPLM-IO leader
Riek Machar tells the Nasir trial he does not command the White Army, denies ordering Gen Majur Dak to surrender and names Regina Kaba as acting SPLM-IO chair.Israel's first ambassador to Somaliland presents credentials in Hargeisa as Israel lays embassy cornerstone
Israeli envoy Michael Lotem presents credentials to Somaliland's President Irro in Hargeisa. Somalia rejects Israel's recognition of Somaliland.Djibouti and Somalia sign parliamentary cooperation memorandum during Somali speaker's visit
Djibouti and Somalia's parliaments sign a cooperation memorandum as Somali speaker Abdoulkadir Mohamed Nour addresses Djibouti's National Assembly.Eritrea's London embassy rejects Ethiopian incursion claims and rules out talks while Addis 'aspires to annex' its territory
Eritrea's London embassy rejects Ethiopian claims of a cross-border incursion and accuses Addis Ababa of seeking Eritrea's ports. Ethiopia disputes this.Ethiopia's media regulator indefinitely suspends The Reporter, the country's oldest independent newspaper
Ethiopian Media Authority suspends The Reporter's publisher indefinitely from 2 November, accusing it of content contrary to national interests.