Central Darfur

Central Darfur State ولاية وسط دارفور
State
Flag Seal
Location in Sudan
Coordinates: 12°54′27″N 23°28′21″E
Country	Sudan
Region	Darfur
Capital	Zalingei
Government
• Governor	Vacant
Area
• Total	37,114 km^2 (14,330 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,499,000[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Website	https://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.

• Zalingei
• Azum
• Wadi Salih
• Mukjar
• Umm Dukhun
• Nertiti
• Rokirro
• Bindisi
• Kangey
• Soloa

Governors

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.