SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – Tagadom conference prompts mixed responses in Sudan

02/06/2024: Radio Dabanga – Tagadom conference prompts mixed responses in Sudan

Radio Dabanga report that the outcomes of the Taqadum conference have not been embraced by all sectors of the political spectrum.

The Communist Party of Sudan apologised for attending the conference due to “the wide discrepancy between the party’s vision and [Taqadum],” citing disagreement over the revolution, with the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC-CC) political parties said to have diverged from the aims of the revolution during the transitional period leading to results that “returned the country to the general crisis that manifested itself in political instability and dependence on foreign aid”.

Meanwhile, the Darfur Bar Association said it did not receive an invitation to attend and participate in the Tagadom conference.

SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune – El Fasher clashes threaten Golo reservoir, key water source

2/6/2024: Sudan Tribune – El Fasher clashes threaten Golo reservoir, key water source

Sudan Tribune report that UNICEF said the fighting in El-Fashir has jeopardised the main water source for over 130,000 children.

The Rapid Support militia (RSF) captured Golo water reservoir, a critical resource for an estimated 270,000 people, on 26 May 2024, but the army and allied groups managed to retake it the next day.

Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, warned that damage or destruction of the reservoir would cut off families and children from safe water, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases in a region already ravaged by conflict.

Children suffering from acute malnutrition and weakened immune systems would be particularly vulnerable, Khodr added.