Thematic Reports

The findings presented in this report indicate a significant escalation in the use of drone strikes during February 2026, with documented impacts extending beyond military objectives to affect civilians and civilian infrastructure across multiple Sudanese states. The concentration of reported strikes in the Kordofan and Darfur regions, combined with the documented civilian casualties, damage to health and educational facilities, and disruption of humanitarian operations, hig

Three years after the outbreak of war in Sudan on 15 April 2023, the conflict has evolved far beyond a military confrontation between the SAF and the RSF. It has become a nationwide crisis that has fundamentally reshaped the state, society, and economy, pushing the country into one of the most complex periods in its post-independence history. The impact of the war has extended well beyond the battlefield—reaching the political sphere, altering territorial control dynamics, di

During the April 15, 2023 war, social media platforms in Sudan became an active political arena where tribal discourse, hate speech, and racism are reproduced. This report, issued by the Social Media Observatory of the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON), examines patterns of tribal presence in the digital space and explores the relationship between tribal discourse, incitement, and hate speech. The analysis is based on more than 22,000 posts published on Facebook, TikTok

Since the outbreak of the Sudan war on April 15, 2023, its devastating effects on the education system have increased, with a large number of schools been closed or converted into centers to shelter displaced people. A large number of students in the states of Kordofan and Darfur were unable to sit for the postponed Sudanese Certificate exams for the 2022–2023 academic year. Thus, the Sudanese Certificate transformed from a prominent national and social event with profound im

The report draws on in-depth, individual interviews with eight eyewitnesses (seven Sudanese and one South Sudanese refugee), supplemented by field data from local sources

Produced by (YCON) in partnership with Amenat Campaign, A report exposes the widespread sexual, physical, economic, and digital violence targeting Sudanese women.

Following the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023, in Khartoum State—and amid escalating battles and the RSF’s control over large parts of the capital—Gezira State initially remained relatively stable

The war in Sudan began on April 15, 2023, in the capital, Khartoum, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces...

In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan's states and regions, the Youth Citizens Observers Network (YCON) conducted an...

On October 18, 2024, "Um Shawka" city was attacked by an RSF group consisting of people from the villages of: Zainoba, Jakka, Amara, and...

Since the outbreak of the war between SAF and RSF in mid-April 2023, El Fasher city, the capital of North Darfur state, has witnessed...

Last August, the facilitators of ‘Geneva Talks’ were able to obtain guarantees from the warring parties in Sudan (SAF and RSF),...