International Cities of Peace. More results We welcome Ibrahim Modi, Program Director of United Peace Organizaion and leader of Nyala, Darfur, Sudan: City of Peace. Ibrahim and his colleagues, show in photos below, have laid out a practical vision for their community:.
At the beginning of the month, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF formalised a new government alliance for the parallel government under RSF control. Local Nyala residents hope this political development will foster much needed improvements on the ground. More recently, the alliance has formed a member leadership body and adopted by-laws, according to a press statement by the new alliance. Prominent members of the alliance include the SPLM-N leader Abdelaziz al-Hilu as Vice Chairperson, Alaa Eldin Awad as the official spokesperson, and Makeen Hamid as Secretary.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces RSF has seized control of Sudan's second largest city, Nyala, from the army after months of fighting, several sources have told the BBC. One eyewitness said residents were celebrating because they hoped it meant an end to the violence. The fighting has forced more than , people to flee their homes. The city's hospitals have been destroyed, and bodies are said to be lining the streets.
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