Fire at Central Darfur Displacement Camp Kills 4 Including Children, Injures 12

A fire swept through a displacement camp in Central Darfur on April 28, 2026, killing at least 4 people including children and injuring 12 others. Exact details of the fire's cause and precise camp location are unconfirmed; the camp is believed to be in the Zalingei area of Central Darfur, which hosts large IDP populations including those displaced by the SAF drone strike on Al-Hamidiyah camp the previous day (April 27, 6 killed). Fires at IDP camps have been a recurring tragedy in Sudan's displacement crisis: camps are densely packed with shelters made from tarps, cardboard, and lightweight materials that are highly flammable, while fire-fighting infrastructure and emergency services are essentially non-existent. Access for humanitarian organizations to document and respond to such incidents in RSF-controlled Central Darfur is severely limited. Central Darfur has been under RSF control since mid-2023, with Zalingei serving as the state capital.