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A spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General condemned the killings, adding, "...attacks using drones against civilians and civilian objects are unacceptable."
Women and children were among the victims in the attack in Khutum, a town in North Darfur.
Local human rights groups, including the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated resistance committees, blamed the attacks on the Sudanese army and condemned intensifying drone strikes by both sides.
Last week, a drone strike on a hospital in south-central Sudan killed at least 10 people.
The war in Sudan has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis and, according to some estimates, has killed as many as 400,000 people.
Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.
The report by MSF says the war is being fought on the backs and bodies of women and girls, many of whom have suffered sexual violence during the war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces.
Researchers spoke with more than 3,000 survivors of sexual violence who sought treatment at MSF facilities in the western region of Darfur.
Many women said they were abused by fighters while trying to flee conflict areas.
Others said they were attacked in communities where fighting had passed while performing everyday activities like farming and fetching water.
According to the report, the RSF are responsible for most of the abuse.
The war in Sudan has created the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi directly appealed to Trump to end the war, telling him, nobody can stop the war in our region but you.
His comments were during a speech at the Egypt Energy Show in Cairo and comes amid a worsening energy crisis in Egypt triggered by the war.
Last week, authorities ordered shops and restaurants across the country to close early, and streetlights have been dimmed.
Other African countries are also dealing with fuel shortages, and many have turned to Nigeria's Dangote Refinery.
The refinery announced last week it sent 12 fuel cargos to five African countries and is receiving more orders, but experts say that it may not be able to keep up with the soaring demand.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi directly appealed to Trump to end the war, telling him, nobody can stop the war in our region but you.