Sudan
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:28:32 GMTSudan Photographer World Press Photo 2022 Regional Winner for Africa
[Dabanga] Amsterdam -- Sudanese photographer Faiz Abubakr Mohamed has been named as the winner in the 'singles' category for Africa, at the regional stage of the prestigious 2022 World Press Photo Contest. Mohamed's winning picture shows a woman prot...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:00:27 GMTSudan Opposition Welcome U.S. Sanctions Against Central Reserve Police
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum State Resistance Committees and the Forces for Freedom and Change have welcomed the announcement on Monday of US Treasury sanctions against the Sudan Central Reserve Police (CRP, popularly known as Abu Tira) for ser...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:00:32 GMT'Day of the Barricades' - Sudan Capital Paralysed
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Bahri / Omdurman -- Traffic and travel have ground to a virtual standstill across the three major cities in Khartoum state, as protestors erected barricades of stones and burning tyres in response to a call by the Resistance Comm...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:14:45 GMTRecent Increase in Violence in Darfur and the Two Areas
[State Department] The United States strongly condemns the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and the Two Areas, and calls for an immediate end to killings, sexual violence, forced displacements, and other human right...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:10:23 GMTNorth Darfur Wali - 'Climate Change Droughts Feeding Conflicts Over Water'
[Dabanga] El Fasher / Nyala -- The Acting Wali (Governor) of North Darfur, Hafez Bakheet, has warned of the negative effects of climate changes that have occurred in the states of Darfur in recent decades. He said that one of the most prominent of th...
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:10:23 GMTUN Agencies - Food Crisis Looming for 18 Million in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A worsening food crisis is looming in Sudan amid the economic downturn, displacement, and ruined crops, a new report published this week by UN agencies warns. In a joint press statement today, United Nations Food and Agriculture...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:00:06 GMTPhotojournalist Covering Marches of the Millions Severely Injured By Security Forces
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A photojournalist for Ayin Network was seriously wounded by live ammunition in the vicinity of the Republican Palace in central Khartoum during his coverage of yesterday's Marches of the Millions. Security forces shot him four t...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:58:54 GMTAnother Teenager Killed By Security Forces in Marches of the Millions
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / El Fasher / El Gedaref -- The joint security forces killed Babiker El Rasheed (17) by shooting him in the chest during yesterday's Marches of the Millions in Omdurman. The Marches were called to protest the military co...
Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:29:46 GMTActivists Welcome U.S. Sanctions on Central Police Force
[VOA] Sudanese human rights defenders are welcoming the U.S. Treasury Department's imposition of sanctions against Sudan's Central Reserve Police (CRP) for using excessive violence against peaceful protesters. But these activists say the U.S. and oth...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:09:13 GMTU.S. Sanctions Central Reserve Police Over Human Rights Violations
[VOA] The United States imposed sanctions Monday on Sudan's Central Reserve Police (CRP) concerning grave human rights violations toward peaceful protesters who have been publicly demonstrating their strong objections toward the military coup in the ...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:23:25 GMTStudent Protests Across Sudan Amid Rising Food Insecurity
[Dabanga] Nyala / Atbara / Khartoum / ED Damazin / ED Roseir -- Mass student demonstrations broke out in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Sunday morning, owing to the recent rise in the price of a loaf of bread to SDG50.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 02:43:20 GMTThe United States Sanctions Security Forces in Sudan for Serious Human Rights Abuses
[State Department] The United States is designating Sudan's Central Reserve Police (CRP) for serious human rights abuses committed during protests calling for democracy. We are taking this step to hold to account those perpetrating abuses and to dete...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:24:26 GMTCritics Lambast Sudan Port Renewal Plans
[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- The economic expert and University of Khartoum lecturer, Prof Ibrahim Onur, has stressed the difficulty of implementing the matrix announced by Gen Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo, Vice-President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:22:39 GMTAt Least One Dead, Several Injured in North Darfur Attack
[Dabanga] Kutum -- At least one person was killed, several injured and five people missing in a deadly attack by gunmen in the Daliba area of Kutum in North Darfur, on Sunday.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:22:21 GMTSudan Doctors - 13-Year-Old Protestor Dead After Shot to Head
[Dabanga] Omdurman -- The Sudanese Central Doctors Committee announced the death of Ahmed Abdelhadi (13), who died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head by coup forces during Omdurman's March of the Millions processions on March 17. Abdelhadi wa...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:53:56 GMTCould Joint AU-UN Mediation Break Sudan's Stalemate?
[ISS] Lessons must be learned from previous negotiations that reactionary responses and subdued diplomacy don't work.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:58:54 GMTSadiq Almahdi 1st Death Anniversary Commemorated
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- A large mosaic mural featuring Sudan's last democratically elected Prime Minister Alsadiq Almahdi was inaugurated on Friday within a series of activities marking the 1st anniversary of the departure of the Oxonian-cum spiritual ...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:33:18 GMTU.S. Dollar Now Costs Sdg640 On Sudan Streets
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The price for a US dollar has continued to rise in banks and on the streets of Khartoum over the past week, with the value of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) in freefall against major international currencies.
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:24:43 GMTChild Killed in West Darfur Shelter Blaze
[Dabanga] El Geneina -- A child has died, others suffered burns and injuries, and displaced people have lost what little they had, in a major fire that broke out early on Saturday morning at a shelter centre for the displaced in El Geneina, capital o...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:54:12 GMTHemeti Calls on Eastern Sudan Tribes to 'Unite for the Greater Good'
[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- Gen Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo, Vice-President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, has ended a five-day visit to Red Sea state, which he described as "successful and fruitful," during which he "reviewed all the shortcomings in the Re...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:21:59 GMTGold Exports - Bank of Sudan Announces Stiffer Control Measures
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) issued a new circular to banks and related authorities on Thursday, banning the export of gold by government agencies and foreigners, individuals, and companies, excluding concession companies op...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:21:17 GMTSudan Witnesses Surge in Lawlessness, Especially By 'Men in Uniform'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Khartoum and the states are witnessing a steady increase in lawlessness, which is represented in killings during armed robberies, robbing of people on the streets at gunpoint, and theft at medical institutions, shops, and homes....
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:20:50 GMTNorth Darfur Promises to Protect UN Agencies
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The Wali (governor) of North Darfur, Nimir Abdelrahman, affirmed his government's commitment to providing the necessary protection to UN agencies and international organisations working in the state so that they can perform the...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:00:17 GMTFair Elections Will Solve Sudan Problem, Says Museveni
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni has said fair elections where political actors rely on numbers and not tribes forces them to form alliances to get the numbers and helps bring unity.
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:12:40 GMTCentral Bank Issues New Circular for Export of Gold
[SNA] Khartoum -- The Central Bank of Sudan issued, today a new circular to banks and related authorities concerning the policies, purchase and export of concession companies and small mining companies, in which banned the export of gold by governmen...
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:12:44 GMTKhartoum State Witnesses' Demonstrations of March 17, Calling for Civilian Rule
[SNA] Khartoum -- The demonstrations of the seventeenth of March, called for by the coordination of the Resistance Committees in the state of Khartoum, Thursday in the state of Khartoum and a number of cities in the states of Sudan.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:56:50 GMTSouth Darfur Wali Suspends Schools Amid Student Strikes
[Dabanga] Nyala / Atbara / ED Damazin / ED Roseires / El Obe -- Basic and secondary school studies in South Darfur have been suspended indefinitely, due to student protests that have been taking place following an attack on teachers on Monday.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:56:44 GMTThree Human Rights Activists Shot Dead in West Darfur
[Dabanga] Jebel Moon -- Three human rights activists have died after their vehicle came under fire in Jebel Moon, West Darfur, on March 5 and 6. In statement on Tuesday, the Irish-based organisation Front Line Defenders, confirm the deaths, saying th...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:56:44 GMTThree Rebel Fighters Dead in West Darfur Assault
[Dabanga] Kutum -- Three fighters from the former rebel movements that signed the Juba Peace Agreement were reportedly killed and four remain missing, following an attack west of Mandel village in Kutum locality of West Darfur, on Tuesday evening.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 08:56:40 GMTGold Mine Collapse Kills 12
[Dabanga] South Kordofan -- Rescue efforts are still underway after 12 miners died and others were injured when a shaft in the Liseem gold mine, about 10 kilometres east of Talodi in South Kordofan, collapsed on Tuesday.