Sudan has detected the first case of monkeypox virus in the Darfur region, a 16-year-old student; there are at least 38 suspected cases in the country

One person was killed, nine wounded as debris from a falling drone struck residential neighborhoods in northern and western Omdurman, medics and local residents said; the aircraft is suspected to belong to Rapid Support Forces RSF

Democratic Bloc coalition presented a political roadmap centred on intra-Sudanese dialogue alongside a proposed U.S.-mediated ceasefire to end Sudan’s civil war; the plan address root causes of the conflict and establish a framework for sustainable peace

Discussions on oil cooperation between Sudan and South Sudanese took place in the highest-level meeting after South Sudan forces retook from RSF the Heglig oilfield in 2025, a key processing facility with a capacity of 130.000 barrels/day

A former rebel fighter now allied with the government has proposed a path for ending Sudan’s civil war and establishing democracy; Malik Agar Ayyir once fought Khartoum in a militia group and is now backing monopoly on arms and dissolution of armed groups