Barbara Plett-Usher

One of the things he said all along is that he wants to show solidarity and support the morale of people who are on the ground, the people who are victims of the outbreak and who could become victims of the outbreak, but also the health response there.

So that is one of the reasons he has gone.

But from a practical point of view, he has gone to see what the conditions actually are.

So he is there to coordinate and reinforce the efforts underway and also to send a message to the people of that province, the epicenter of the outbreak, that they are not alone.

One of the things he said all along is that he wants to show solidarity and support the morale of people who are on the ground, the people who are victims of the outbreak and who could become victims of the outbreak, but also the health response there.

So that is one of the reasons he has gone.

But from a practical point of view, he has gone to see what the conditions actually are.

So he is there to coordinate and reinforce the efforts underway and also to send a message to the people of that province, the epicenter of the outbreak, that they are not alone.

In terms of the casualties, it's really hard to get a clear picture. We don't really have information about numbers or injuries or deaths. What we have heard is that the injured are having a hard time getting treatment because the hospital in Zamzam no longer does surgeries.

In terms of the casualties, it's really hard to get a clear picture. We don't really have information about numbers or injuries or deaths. What we have heard is that the injured are having a hard time getting treatment because the hospital in Zamzam no longer does surgeries.

And the North Darfur health minister has also said that people who were injured weren't able to get to the nearby city of Al-Fasher. If you remember, that's the city that's under siege by the RSF. He says the RSF is blocking the road. Although hospitals in Al Fasher have also either been shut down or damaged in the long siege.

And the North Darfur health minister has also said that people who were injured weren't able to get to the nearby city of Al-Fasher. If you remember, that's the city that's under siege by the RSF. He says the RSF is blocking the road. Although hospitals in Al Fasher have also either been shut down or damaged in the long siege.

In terms of damage in the camp, it seems as if there was quite extensive damage to the market. That's what we're told. And there are also videos on social media which show smouldering ruins, which we are working at the moment at getting verified.

In terms of damage in the camp, it seems as if there was quite extensive damage to the market. That's what we're told. And there are also videos on social media which show smouldering ruins, which we are working at the moment at getting verified.

Well, an RSF spokesman I contacted actually denied that the fighters had penetrated the camp. He said they had seized a military base near the camp, which belongs to a group called the Joint Forces. This is an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese military, and he said it had been shelling RSF checkpoints for days.

Well, an RSF spokesman I contacted actually denied that the fighters had penetrated the camp. He said they had seized a military base near the camp, which belongs to a group called the Joint Forces. This is an armed group that fights alongside the Sudanese military, and he said it had been shelling RSF checkpoints for days.

An eyewitness told us that the Joint Forces had confronted the RSF in the camp, but he said they arrived after the attack to respond to it.

An eyewitness told us that the Joint Forces had confronted the RSF in the camp, but he said they arrived after the attack to respond to it.

We might be, broadly speaking. The army has made some significant gains in central Sudan recently. It recaptured the key city of Wad Medini and it has gained control of Jazeera State, which is a strategic state. And now it's closing in on Khartoum from the south.

We might be, broadly speaking. The army has made some significant gains in central Sudan recently. It recaptured the key city of Wad Medini and it has gained control of Jazeera State, which is a strategic state. And now it's closing in on Khartoum from the south.