Sovereignty Council report accuses Ethiopia over drone launches as Port Sudan prepares UN and AU complaints
Port Sudan's Sovereignty Council says 70 drone attacks from Ethiopia hit Sudan since February and plans UN and AU complaints. Ethiopia denies it.South Sudan signs preliminary deal to transfer former Petronas oil stakes to Russia's Zarubezhneft
South Sudan and Russia sign a preliminary deal to move Petronas's former DPOC and GPOC oil stakes to Zarubezhneft; terms were not disclosed.Ethiopian commanders reportedly decline to take sides as South West State's Baidoa standoff deepens
Aden Madobe meets Ethiopian officers in Baidoa after renewed clashes with Laftagareen loyalists; Ethiopian troops reportedly refuse to take sides.Djibouti's prime minister: 'We will never accept' the Bab el-Mandeb strait being confiscated
Djibouti's PM says the Bab el-Mandeb strait must stay open to all ships, citing coastguard deployments and the defence pact with France.UN experts urge Eritrea to free those arbitrarily detained and reveal the fate of the disappeared
UN experts urge Eritrea to release everyone held arbitrarily, disclose the fate of the disappeared, and say the abuses may be crimes against humanity.Drone strike kills at least 11 civilians gathering spilled grain in Tigray's Rama
A drone strike in Rama, Tigray, killed at least 11 civilians collecting grain from a lorry hit the night before; ACLED records 12 dead.Tasis cabinet meets in El Fasher on food crisis as Yale satellite study finds most of the city still empty
Tasis cabinet meets in El Fasher on food shortages and UN contacts as a Yale study finds activity confined to about 5 sq km of the city.Senior RSF commander Siddiq Ander defects, accusing Dagalo's relatives of controlling the force
RSF commander Siddiq Ander says he has defected, accusing Hemedti's relatives of controlling money, weapons and ranks, and urges fighters to join SAF.Port Sudan accuses Ukraine of training RSF drone operators; Kyiv denies the claim
Sudan's foreign minister says Ukrainians are training RSF fighters in drone use and has told the UN; Ukraine's foreign ministry denies it.Tasis decree dissolves wartime civil administrations in four Darfur states and West Kordofan
Tasis Presidential Decree No. 19 abolishes the 2024 civil administrations framework and dissolves councils in four Darfur states and West Kordofan.