State of emergency declared in Darfur after tribal conflict leaves at least 24 dead

Sudan’s Central Darfur state has declared a state of emergency “for one month” after more than 24 people were killed in a tribal conflict.

The conflict broke out last week between the Arab tribes of Misseriya and Aulad Rached in villages near Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur in western Sudan.

The fighting, which has left at least 24 people dead according to the Suna agency, continues despite the state of emergency.

Houses have been burned and the situation is still out of control despite the dispatch of government troops.

Since the coup by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane in October 2021, tribal conflicts have exploded due to the security vacuum created by the coup, according to experts.

They have killed more than 800 people this year and displaced more than 265,000, according to the UN.