Shingai Nyoka

I spoke to the spokesperson for the Sudan Doctors Network a while ago, and he says that they are part of a group that were detained, and these are prisoners that have come from Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, as well as from al-Fasha, which fell to the rapid support forces about two months ago.

What he says is that, according to local sources in Nyala,

which is the headquarters for the RSF and where these people are being held.

About 19,000 people in total are being held in two prisons.

And as you can imagine, the conditions they say are deplorable.

Those 19,000, many of them are former police officers, security forces, but then their concern is about the civilians who are being held, about 5,000 in total, of which 73 are doctors.

According to the Sudan Doctors Network, which issued a report about a week ago, they say that the conditions are deteriorating in these prisons.

They're overcrowded.

There's a lack of medicines, a lack of medical care, that there's a disease outbreak.

There's not enough food, not enough safe drinking water and poor sanitation.

And they say that there's also an outbreak of cholera, which has caused deaths within these prisons.

And the World Health Organization, I think that's why they've stepped in.

They say that they are trying to verify that information about the detentions and about the conditions, but they have described this as deeply concerning, that there are doctors and civilians that are being held.

Absolutely not.

And I think that's why there's such concern.

This has been described as the worst humanitarian disaster in the world.

The Sudan Force Army and the RSF have been fighting for close to three years now, and tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions of people displaced.

Millions of dollars pour in, but the families never receive the money.

It's being hailed as a momentous occasion. Zimbabwe, which has struggled to honor its 2020 compensation agreement signed with local white farmers, today announced the first payout, 3.1 million dollars, which will cover close to 400 farms. It's a tiny fraction, just 1% of the total compensation value for these properties. The remainder will be paid through US-dollar-denominated treasury bonds.

It's being hailed as a momentous occasion. Zimbabwe, which has struggled to honor its 2020 compensation agreement signed with local white farmers, today announced the first payout, 3.1 million dollars, which will cover close to 400 farms. It's a tiny fraction, just 1% of the total compensation value for these properties. The remainder will be paid through US-dollar-denominated treasury bonds.