The army-aligned authorities in Port Sudan have extended the opening of the Adré border crossing with Chad for humanitarian aid deliveries for another three months, according to a statement issued by the foreign ministry.
The extension will run from October 1 through December 31, 2026, allowing international relief agencies and humanitarian organisations to continue moving assistance across the border into western Sudan.
The Adré crossing has become a crucial humanitarian corridor into Darfur, where millions of civilians remain dependent on outside assistance after more than three years of war.
United Nations agencies have repeatedly described Adré as one of the shortest and most effective routes for delivering food, medicine and other emergency supplies from eastern Chad into Darfur.
The crossing has been kept open through a series of temporary extensions rather than being permanently reopened. The previous three-month authorisation was due to expire on September 30.
Humanitarian needs across Sudan remain severe. Nearly 20 million people are facing acute hunger, while funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme to reduce the number of people receiving assistance and provide partial rations in some areas.
The latest extension comes as increasing numbers of Sudanese civilians continue to flee across the border into Chad. UN refugee officials said in September that more than 400 people a day were entering Chad, driven by fighting and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Darfur, Kordofan and other regions.
