Attacks damage essential infrastructure in Sudan, while the UK announced undersea surveillance investment. Security conditions ahead of elections are central in South Sudan.
UNICEF reported on 10 November that there had been at least 15 attacks on Sudanese power stations in October. Power losses stop water pumps and treatment, while fuel shortages make generator-powered irrigation harder to sustain.
Original source ↗The UN reported on 10 November that political uncertainty and violence were deepening ahead of South Sudan’s first national elections, scheduled for 22 December. Clashes in Upper Nile had displaced over 35,000 people, while 2.5 million faced emergency hunger.
Original source ↗The UK Ministry of Defence announced Atlantic Net on 10 November, combining autonomous systems, sensors and AI through a framework with Ocean Infinity Solutions. It envisages £90 million of investment to protect cables, energy networks and shipping routes.
Original source ↗In its 9 November Security Council coverage, the UN reported that October strikes on Kyiv’s main power stations left 600,000 people without electricity.
Original source ↗On 2 November the UN said WFP was providing emergency food to more than 400 people who left Oleshky during a brief local ceasefire.
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