Witnesses in the northern cities of Atbara and El-Damer both also under army control gave similar reports of hearing explosions and seeing drones in the sky.
The UN human rights chief warned of imminent atrocity crimes in central Sudan and urged world leaders to take stronger action to stop the ongoing conflict.
The US accused SBL Energy and its CEO Alok Choudhari of supplying explosives used by Sudan's armed forces, while sanctioning eight people and entities linked to both sides of the conflict.
Sudan’s women’s football team’s debut in Casablanca after years of civil war marks a symbolic revival effort to keep the sport alive despite the conflict.