Sudan
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:28:50 GMTWest Darfur Violence Leaves 200+ Dead - 'Cautious Calm' As Hospitals, Markets Stay Closed
[Dabanga] El Geneina / Kereinik -- Health facilities, markets, and other institutions remain closed despite a 'cautious calm' reported from El Geneina and Kereinik in West Darfur. At least 200 people, including children, have died in several days of ...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:48:52 GMTEthiopian Peacekeepers in Sudan Apply for Asylum Due to Tigrayan Background - Official
[RFI] A group of some 550 Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers working in Sudan have claimed asylum due to their Tigrayan background, an official working in the area of refugee response told Reuters newswire.
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:56:16 GMTUN - 'Sudan Govt Responsible for Safety of Civilians in West Darfur'
[Dabanga] New York / Geneva -- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, have independently called on the government of Sudan to take responsibility for the protection of civilians, a...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:28:41 GMTMore Anti-Graft Committee Members Released - Leaders Remain in Prison
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan -- Most of the remaining members of Sudan's suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)* who were detained earlier this year were released on bail on Tuesday following a ruling by the Judge of the Khartoum Criminal C...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:28:48 GMTDarfur - Things Are Falling Apart and Protection of Civilians Matters
[Dabanga] El Geneina -- Protection of Civilians Matters--the ongoing killings in Kereinik of West Darfur as well as other parts of the Darfur region, not only, required an UN investigation but also, demanded Responsibility to Protect (R2P) act to be ...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 07:28:45 GMTChristian Pastor Convicted of 'Breach of Public Safety' in Sudan
[Dabanga] El Gezira -- Lawyers for a Christian pastor convicted for 'breach of public safety' after conducting prayers in a disputed church in Sudan's El Gezira state, say that they intend to appeal the verdict, after a complainant admitted to assaul...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:30:52 GMTWest Darfur Clashes Leave 200 Dead
[DW] A wave of violence between Arab and Massalit tribesmen left 213 people dead. UN Human Rights Chief urged Sudanese authorities to open an investigation and protect the population.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:55:52 GMTUN Calls for Probe Into Attack in Darfur That Killed 168, Injured 99
[RFI] The United Nations has called for an investigation into the killings last Sunday of residents of Kerneik, West Darfur in Sudan. An aid group working in the area said 168 people were killed, and 98 were wounded.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:59:11 GMTWest Darfur - At Least 168 Dead, 110 Injured in Tribal Massacre
[Dabanga] Kereinik -- At least 168 people are dead and 110 injured in the deadly attacks between the Arab and Masalit tribes in the Kereinik area of West Darfur, on Sunday. Many have claimed that the joint forces deployed on Saturday to quell the tri...
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:18:59 GMTDarfur Governor Lambasts Poor Security Measures in Wake of Tribal Massacre
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The governor of Darfur, Minni Arko Minawi, criticised the security forces in Darfur, explaining that security in Darfur "needs to be privatised and reformed". In a press statement during a Ramadan Iftar in Khartoum on Sunday, Mi...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:59:10 GMTJunta Releases Four Anti-Graft Committee Members
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese authorities released four members of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)* from Soba prison in Khartoum yesterday, including Zakariah Hamza, who was detained for three months.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:12:07 GMTOver 200 Reported Killed in West Darfur Tribal Clashes
[VOA] Clashes between Arab nomads and local farmers in Sudan's West Darfur state that killed more than 200 people over the weekend spread Monday to the state's capital, Al Geneina, with the United Nations condemning the surge in violence.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:18:49 GMTUNITAMS Head Deplores Civilian Deaths in West Darfur Violence
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Kereinik -- The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (STSG) for Sudan, and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, has issued a statement deploring the "heinous ki...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:15:56 GMTSecurity Forces Detain El Gedaref Activist, Three Youths in South Kordofan
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Dilling -- Activist Ayman Hariri was arrested for the second time from his workplace at the Ministry of Finance in El Gedaref on Sunday, by agents of Military Intelligence. Three youths were held at a market café in Dilling, S...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:15:52 GMTSheikh (70) Slain in West Darfur Armed Robbery
[Dabanga] Um Tjouk / Tabit / El Fasher -- Sheikh Adam Ali Othman (70) was killed on Friday evening, in an armed robbery in the village of Shetak in Um Tjouk Administrative Unit in West Darfur, while five more people were injured in an attack on a mos...
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:03:20 GMTJunta Releases 25 Detainees - Dozens Remain in Prison
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan / El Gezira -- The ruling Sudan junta has released 25 leaders of the Resistance Committees who were detained during the protests against the military coup, however leading members of the opposition Forces for Freedom a...
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:57:05 GMTRenewed Clashes Erupt in West Darfur
[Dabanga] Kereinik -- Kereinik in West Darfur witnessed a second attack by 'armed militiamen' in three days this morning. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are accused of involvement in the ongoing tribal strife.
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:02:33 GMTCotton Gin Inferno - Sudan's El Gezira State Counts the Cost
[Dabanga] El Gezira -- At least 9,000 100-kg (quintal) bales of cotton were lost during an extensive fire that broke out in a cotton gin in El Marangan industrial area in El Gezira on Friday, that took 12 hours to extinguish.
Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:59:25 GMTKhartoum Clamps Down on Motorcycle Riders to Boost Security
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum state Wali (governor) has issued a degree banning pillion riders on motorcycles. The measure, aimed at improving security and combatting lawlessness, will carry stiff penalties, and gives police wide powers, includi...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:29:39 GMTDrinking Water Crisis Continues
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A number of neighbourhoods in Khartoum are experiencing a severe drinking water crisis, which has caused drinking water prices to rise. Other areas in Sudan also suffer from drinking water shortages.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:33:32 GMTSudan Govt Presents Vision for UNITAMS Role in Democratic Transition
[Dabanga] New York -- Acting Undersecretary of the Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Nader Youssef El Tayeb, has handed over a matrix to members of the UN Security Council in New York, that includes the government's requirements from the ...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:33:29 GMTFires in Kordofan and Darfur Displace 242 and Kill a 5y/O Child
[Dabanga] Um Rawaba / Bara / Dar El Salaam / El Fasher -- Since March, fires have destroyed three villages in the localities of Um Rawaba and Bara in North Kordofan state, destroying 242 homes and displacing hundreds of families. A 5-year-old child a...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:34:22 GMTSecurity Council Hears of 'Trust Deficit' in Disputed Abyei Region
[UN News] Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the "trust deficit" between the two main communities continues to be a great concern, UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre La...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:49:04 GMTMilitary Leadership Quietly Moves Closer to Russia
[DW] Sudan's military government is on the fast track to end the country's democratic dialogue -- not only by attacking the UN's Sudan mission, but also by appeasing a long-standing ally: Russia.
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:35:44 GMTSudan Revolutionary Front - 'There Is No Stability Without the Extradition of Criminals'
[Dabanga] Juba -- The chairman of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), El Hadi Idris, has renewed his party's commitment in extraditing violators of human rights to the "International Criminal Court or the Special Court on the Crimes of the War in Da...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:01:17 GMTSudan Ministry of Finance Committed to 'Fully Reimbursing Teachers'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A delegation from the Sudanese Teachers Committee held a meeting yesterday with Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, in order to review the committee's unmet demands.
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:35:48 GMTIntelligence Authorities Torture and Arrest Activist
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Khartoum -- Intelligence authorities tortured and arrested Musab El Hadi, a member of the El Gedaref Resistance Committee, at 9:00 a.m before releasing him later on at 17:00 p.m, on Tuesday.
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:35:41 GMTUN World Food Programme - 'Sudan Faces Significant Increase in Food Insecurity'
[Dabanga] East Darfur -- Amid Sudan's recent inflation of the Sudanese Pound (SDG), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported on 19 April, the national average retail price of food in Sudan has significantly increased, making "nutritious...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:56:19 GMTSenior Eritrean Delegation Held Talks With Various Sudanese Officials
[Shabait] Asmara, 20 April 2022- Senior Eritrean Delegation composed of Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Adviser Mr. Yemane Gebreab that was on five day working visit to Sudan delivered message of President Isaias Afwerki...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:29:04 GMTComplaint of Racism Filed Against Sudan Lawyer for Hot Mic Slur
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A human rights body, which included several prominent legal groups in Sudan, has begun compiling a complaint against those accused of the racist abuse of the former director of the National Authority for Radio and Television, Lu...