Central Darfur State
ولاية وسط دارفور
State
Flag of Central Darfur State
Flag
Official seal of Central Darfur State
Seal
Location in Sudan
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°54′27″N 23°28′21″E / 12.90750°N 23.47250°E / 12.90750; 23.47250
Country Sudan
RegionDarfur
CapitalZalingei
Government
 • GovernorVacant
Area
 • Total37,114 km2 (14,330 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,499,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/CDGOV/

Central Darfur State (Arabic: ولاية وسط دارفور, romanized: Wilāyat Wasaṭ Dārfūr) is a state in south-western Sudan, and one of five comprising the Darfur region. It was created in January 2012 as a result of the ongoing peace process for the wider Darfur region.[2] The state capital is Zalingei. The state was formed from land that had been part of the states of West Darfur and South Darfur.

On 4 August 2023, the entire state was confirmed fallen and claimed by the Rapid Support Forces after the collapse of the state's capital, Zalingei.[3]

Districts

A truck in Nertiti.

Governors

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)
Name Period References
Jaafar Abdelhakam at least during 2016 [4]
Major general Khalid Nour El Dayem 22 February 2019 – unknown [5]
Adeeb Youssef 27 July 2020 – 25 October 2021 [6][7]
Saad Babikir 13 December 2021 – 22 November 2023 [8][9]
Vacant (state occupied by Rapid Support Forces) from 22 November 2023 [10]

References

  1. ^ "Dabanga Sudan". 10 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Bashir establishes two states in Darfur, reshuffles governors – Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. ^ Amgad (6 August 2023). "RSF claim 'full control' of Central Darfur after clashes". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ "'Most of Jebel Marra liberated': Central Darfur governor". dabangasudan.org. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022.
  5. ^ "State of Emergency declared in Sudan – President Al Bashir dissolves govt". Dabanga. 23 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Civic governors an oath before the president of the Transitional Sovereign Council". blnews.net. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022.
  7. ^ Fernandez, Alberto. "In Sudan, the Masks Come Off After a Military Coup". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Coup-appointed state governors replaced by Sudan PM". dabangasudan.org. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Citizens react to sacking of Central Darfur Governor". Radio Tamazuj. 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Burhan reshuffles Sudanese cabinet, dismissed several governors". Sudan Tribune. 22 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023.


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