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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:57:09 GMT
In an Unusual Turn, Farmer Successfully Grows Wheat in Summer
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Wheat is basically a crop of temperate zones. It flourishes best in cold weather. And when it is tried to be grown in tropical zones, it is usually cultivated in the cold winter weather.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:14:49 GMT
UN, African Union Peacekeepers Hand Over 14 Darfur Bases to Sudan
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Fourteen bases that had been run jointly by the United Nations and the African Union in Sudan's Darfur region for 13 years are now under Sudan's control and to be used by local populations.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:06:05 GMT
IOM - 44,000+ Displaced By El Geneina Violence Have Returned Home
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- About 44,500 people displaced since the beginning of 2021 from various locations in and around El Geneina, West Darfur, due to insecurity and violence, have returned to their places of origin over the past few weeks, the...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:06:02 GMT
'Safe Spaces' Helping Women and Girls in West Darfur Tackle Trauma of Violence and Displacement
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- About 1,500 women and girls access five UN Population Fund (UNFPA) temporary safe spaces in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, each month, to tackle the trauma of violence and displacement, the UN Office for the Coordin...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:05:57 GMT
20 Dead in River Nile Horror Smash, Mine Collapse
[Radio Dabanga] Atbara -- Two separate accidents in River Nile state claimed 20 lives on Tuesday; 10 people died when a mine shaft collapsed in El Ashar Valley, while a horrific collision on the road from Khartoum to Atbara left at least 10 dead and ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:05:28 GMT
Storms Render Thousands of Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan Homeless
[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies are racing against time to provide temporary shelter for more than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan whose tents were swept away during violent storm surges over the past few weeks.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:52:31 GMT
Sudan Gets Much-Needed Debt Relief From IMF
[Nation] Sudan has obtained the much-needed debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will see most of its $60 billion owed to creditors settled and Khartoum allowed back into borrowing eligibility.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:18:39 GMT
Sudan to Stand On Its Own Feet As Peacekeeping Forces Leave
[Nation] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after African Union and United Nations peacekeeping forces officially left the country.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:41:59 GMT
Sudan Takes Over Security Services After Peacekeeping Forces Leave Darfur
[East African] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after the peacekeeping forces from the AU and the UN officially left the country.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:20:23 GMT
Govt Takes Over Security Services After Peacekeeping Forces Leave Darfur
[East African] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after the peacekeeping forces from the AU and the UN officially left the country.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:36:05 GMT
Khartoum Clampdown On Knives, Edged Weapons, Unlicenced Motorcycles
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Wali (governor) of Khartoum state has issued a decree prohibiting individuals and groups from carrying and possessing knives and edged weapons in public places. He also issued a decree banning motorcycles without licen...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:36:01 GMT
World Bank, IMF - Sudan's Debt to Be Cut By U.S.$50 Billion
[Radio Dabanga] Washington / Khartoum -- The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that Sudan is to benefit from $50 billion in foreign debt relief, effectively reducing the country's current estimated $56 billion foreig...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:57:31 GMT
IMF Approves $50b in Debt Relief, $2.4 Billion Funding to Sudan
[VOA] Washington -- As they move their country toward democracy and elections, Sudan officials are hoping that a massive economic boost the international banking community provided this week will wipe out decades of debt and bring stability.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:59:58 GMT
EU, U.S. Welcome IMF, World Bank HIPC Decision On Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Brussels / Washington -- The international community has reacted enthusiastically to the announcement on Tuesday by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Sudan has successfully reached the Decision Point under ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:40:33 GMT
Sudan Entitled to Enjoy Debt Relief Assistance Within HIPC
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Leading international financial bodies are agreed in Washington that Khartoum has made the required moves entitling the Sudan to enjoy debt relief assistance within what is known as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Ini...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:17:23 GMT
Dozens Arrested in Pre-Dawn Khartoum Swoop On 'NCP Plotters'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Dozens of people - some reports say up to 200 - have been arrested during a combined pre-dawn operation in Khartoum this morning, to "foil attempts by the remnants of the defunct regime before they occurred". The operation...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:18:03 GMT
Sudan to Receive Debt Relief Under the HIPC Initiative
[IMF] Washington, DC -- The Executive Boards of the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have determined that Sudan has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the e...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:55:15 GMT
Darfur - UNAMID Drawdown Complete As 'Liquidation Phase' Begins
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Darfur -- The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will complete its drawdown exercise tomorrow (30 June 2021), as requested by UN Security Council resolution 2559 (2020), which ended the Mission...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:55:14 GMT
Forex Speculators Arrested in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese authorities have arrested 72 people on suspicion of illegal foreign currency speculation. The suspects include bank employees. The Empowerment Elimination, Anti-Corruption, and Funds Recovery Committee, establishe...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:12:56 GMT
Former Sudan Security Agent Sentenced to Hang for Student's December 2018 Murder
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Special Court convened to try the perpetrators of crimes related to the Sudanese revolution, has sentenced a former member of the defunct National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) to death by hanging, for the m...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 08:35:33 GMT
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan Summit Show Support for Binding Agreement On GERD As Part of Arab National Security
[Egypt Online] All of Egypt's foreign action has the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on top of its priorities because it is a matter of national security, presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady told CBC on Sunday 27/6/2021.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 05:47:35 GMT
FM Says Egypt Seeks Final Deal On GERD Filling, Operation
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt seeks to reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as the international community is totally aware of the great danger it pose...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:58:13 GMT
Sudan Cabinet - 'Unanimous Decision' to Hand Darfur War Crimes Accused to ICC
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- In a 'unanimous decision', Sudan's Cabinet has pledged to hand former officials indicted for war crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision shortly follows the visit to Sudan and Darfur by out...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:06:24 GMT
Weekly Press Columns Digest
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- In high focus of the press writers last week were the following issues:

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:06:22 GMT
Sudan Has Potential of Exporting Worth of U.S.$6 Billion in Groundnuts, Study
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- A study conducted by the agriculture and livestock chambers of the Sudanese Businessmen Union has concluded that Sudan can collect the worth of $6 Billion in groundnut export proceeds if the commodity's production is promoted.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:39:14 GMT
U.S. State Department Lauds Sudan's 'Great Progress' in Financial Transparency
[Radio Dabanga] Washington D.c. -- The US state department announced that Sudan's transitional government has made great progress in financial transparency, after publishing the spending budget of all ministries within three months of enactment, incl...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:39:10 GMT
France Provides Grant to Sudan to Combat Covid-19
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A humanitarian plane carrying three tonnes of medical equipment was received by representatives of the Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs, and ambassadors of France and the EU, at Khartoum International Airport on Fr...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:05:38 GMT
Hudo - Four Farmers Killed in South Kordofan
[Radio Dabanga] Julud -- Armed Reserve Department soldiers, formerly known as the Popular Defense Forces (PDF), killed four farmers and injured other three near Julud village, which lies 45 km to the southwest of Delling in South Kordofan, on May 26.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:41:44 GMT
First Khartoum International Documentary Film Festival in July
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- The first Khartoum international documentary film festival will open at the Friendship Hall here on 7 July under the motto "The documentary film is the memory of the people".

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:13:57 GMT
Secretary Blinken's Call With Sudanese PM Abdalla Hamdok
[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:?



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