Sudan: Power cuts in the east after RSF drone strikes

Coordinated drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries against five power plants caused widespread outages in eastern Sudan. The drones hit two plants in the army-controlled states of Al Jazirah and Gedaref, and another in White Nile state. The blackouts add to the hardship of about 20 million people facing extreme hunger. The war between the RSF and the Sudanese army, which began in April 2023, has killed more than 200,000 people, according to aid workers; drone strikes killed more than 300 people in the first three weeks of August, the UN said.