Sudan's annual inflation rate climbed to 28.29 percent in September amid a depreciating local currency and mounting living costs driven by the ongoing war.

Representatives from more than 20 countries and international bodies met in Geneva to demand an immediate end to the conflict in Sudan, warning against foreign interference and famine.

The Sudanese pound has plummeted to an unprecedented 10,000 to the U.S. dollar, driving up prices for basic goods and worsening the cost of living in Sudan.

The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate demanded the Rapid Support Forces immediately release detained reporters and reveal the fate of four disappeared journalists.

Sudan's army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected foreign interference and negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces during a public address in Wadi Halfa.

Five people, including two aid workers, were killed in a drone strike targeting Sudanese refugees inside Chad near the North Darfur border.

The European Union Agency for Asylum reports that 31,000 Sudanese nationals applied for asylum over 17 months, amid war crimes and a deepening humanitarian crisis.