Sudan
Fri, 06 May 2022 12:28:38 GMTResidents and Displaced Demand Security During Agricultural Season
[Dabanga] Gireida -- Residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Gereida in South Darfur have demanded the governor of the state to extend security measures and protect the agricultural season. The South Darfur Wali (governor) visited the ar...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:33 GMTWest Kordofan - Nine Deaths, 46 Suspected Cases of Measles
[Dabanga] West Kordofan -- The Ministry of Health in West Kordofan state announced nine deaths as a result of the measles, and a further 46 cases that may have emerged. Sources indicated that the measles cases may have originated from a South Sudanes...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:35 GMTSudan Resistance Committees Coordinate Republican Palace March
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Resistance committees in Sudan's Khartoum state will march towards the Republican Palace today, to demand the overthrow of the coup and the removal of the military from the political process.
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:29 GMTSudan Political Detainees On Hunger Strike
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese activists have said that political detainees held in Soba prison had been on hunger strike, since Tuesday. According to the activists, the detainees will continue their strike until they are either released or receive a...
Thu, 05 May 2022 07:03:41 GMTReporting Under Attack in South Sudan, Sudan
[VOA] Juba -- Journalists in both Sudan and South Sudan say threats, intimidation and arbitrary arrests are part of everyday life, limiting their ability to inform the public.
Wed, 04 May 2022 14:12:57 GMTSudan Emergency Lawyers - '14 Revolutionaries Released At Eid'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's ruling junta released 14 detainees from various prisons and detention centres in Sudan on Monday, the first day of Eid El Fitr, the three-day Muslim festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Wed, 04 May 2022 14:12:53 GMTUp to 115,000 Displaced By West Darfur Violence
[Dabanga] El Geneina / Kereinik -- The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that between 85,000 and 115,000 people were displaced due to violence in Kereinik, West Darfur. OCHA says in its latest report that a "calm and tense" s...
Tue, 03 May 2022 10:40:56 GMTSudanese Families Urge Military Leaders to Free Detainees
[VOA] Khartoum -- Like dozens of other Sudanese who were members of resistance committees, Mohammed Mustafa has been held in Soba prison for more than a month without being charged with an offense.
Wed, 04 May 2022 07:36:47 GMTDarfur... the Bleeding Wound
[Dabanga] Sudan -- For two decades, Darfur has been groaning and bleeding. It was inhabited by death and destruction, and in its bloody conflicts, foul fire spread to burn the tribe's youth alive, in the worst manifestations of ethnic and racial obse...
Wed, 04 May 2022 07:34:52 GMTAnsar Affairs Authority Welcomes Tripartite Mechanism and Accuses Govt of Failing to Protect Citizens in Darfur
[Dabanga] Omdurman -- Abdel Mahmoud Abu, Secretary-General of the Ansar Affairs Authority*, welcomed the tripartite initiative of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union, and Intergovernmental Aut...
Wed, 04 May 2022 07:34:49 GMTSudan Revolutionary Front Calls for Concessions to Seek a Comprehensive Political Agreement
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), led by El Hadi Idris, called on all revolutionary forces to 'appeal to the voice of reason and give priority to the interests of the country and its people' and to make concessions in order t...
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:33:06 GMTEid El Fitr - Call for Calm in West Darfur
[Dabanga] El Geneina -- The Wali (governor) of West Darfur state, Gen Khamis Abdallah Abakar, has called on all sectors of society to renounce violence and tribalism and to be alert "in order to abort the conspiracies woven by the enemies of peace".
Tue, 03 May 2022 12:33:09 GMTJunta Forces Disperse Sit-in At Sudan Prison
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- A solidarity sit-in by relatives of detainees outside Soba Prison in Khartoum, was broken-up by government forces on Saturday evening, lawyers from Sudan report. The sit-in was one of six that were organised by Emerge...
Mon, 02 May 2022 09:46:50 GMTEid Mubarak!
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- The Dabanga team wishes all our listeners, readers, and viewers, and all Muslims in the world a blessed Eid El Fitr!. The three-day Muslim festival marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Mon, 02 May 2022 07:49:09 GMTDoctors Count At Least 200 Dead in West Darfur Attacks - Hospitals Severely Overstretched
[Dabanga] El Geneina / Kereinik -- The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) has confirmed that the violence in El Geneina and Kereinik in West Darfur over the past week claimed at least 200 lives, including nine women, 24 children, and 23 sen...
Mon, 02 May 2022 07:33:05 GMTUN Security Council - 'Immediate Cessation of Violence Crucial to Humanitarian Assistance in West Darfur'
[Dabanga] New York / El Geneina -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of violence, including intercommunal violence and attacks on healthcare facilities in West Darfur, to enable the resumption of humanit...
Mon, 02 May 2022 07:28:50 GMTWeekly Press Columns Digest
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Three of the week's issues that busied the public and, consequently, won wide press coverage and commentaries were:
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:23:35 GMTProtesters Face Tear Gas on 3rd Anniversary of Sit-in Killings
[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at crowds who gathered in Khartoum on Saturday to rally against military rule and mark the third anniversary of the killing of scores of protesters.
Mon, 02 May 2022 09:12:54 GMTSenior Western Officials Call for Transition Towards Democracy
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Senior officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union have concluded a joint visit to Khartoum to show support for the people of Sudan and a civilian-led transiti...
Mon, 02 May 2022 09:12:49 GMTSecurity Council Condemns Recent Violence in West Darfur, Sudan
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- The members of the UN Security Council condemned the recent violence in West Darfur, Sudan, which has resulted in the killing and injury of civilians, mass displacement and attacks on healthcare facilities.
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:45:31 GMTHemeti Acknowledges Sudan Gov's Failure to Protect the People of West Darfur
[Dabanga] Kereinik / El Geneina / Khartoum -- The Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo, acknowledged the complete failure of the state in its duty to protect the people of West Darfur in a series of attacks t...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:45:28 GMTDetained Protesters Sent to Prison Without Any Preliminary Evidence
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Khartoum North -- Six detained anti-coup protesters from Khartoum were transferred from the federal investigations bureau in Khartoum North (Bahri) to El Hoda Prison as their detention was renewed without any preliminary evidence...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:45:26 GMTInt'l Envoys From the Troika and EU Have Started Talks in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Representatives of the Troika countries (USA, UK, and Norway), senior officials from France, Germany, and representatives from the European Union (EU) started their talks with Sudanese parties to discuss the current crisis in Su...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:11:10 GMTViolent Attacks Leave Tens of Thousands Without Access to Healthcare in Sudan
[MSF] People in parts of West Darfur state, Sudan, have been left without all essential healthcare services after a fresh wave of violence started on 24 April around Kreneik town, with fighting reported in El Genina. In both locations, teams from Mé...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:52:34 GMTInt'l Envoy Arrives in Sudan Ahead of UNITAMS Joint Discussion
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Representatives of the Troika countries (USA, UK, and Norway), as well as senior officials from France, Germany, and representatives from the European Union (EU), arrived in Khartoum yesterday to discuss the possibility of provi...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:44:50 GMTHealth Workers, Children, Among 200 Killed in 'Senseless and Brutal Attacks'
[UN News] Recent intercommunal violence in areas of West Darfur, Sudan, that has left scores dead, including two health workers, must stop immediately, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:22:34 GMTDarfur Bar Association Launches Fact-Finding Commission to Investigate West Darfur Attacks
[Dabanga] Darfur -- Statement by: Darfur Bar Association
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:22:29 GMTHuman Rights Watch - 'Hundreds of Protestors Detained, Mistreated Since Sudan Coup'
[Dabanga] Nairobi -- Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as part of its broader clampdown on opposition to the October 25 military coup, Human Rights Watch (HRW) ...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:22:26 GMTSudan Anti-Graft Committee Leader Released On Bail
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The authorities released Wajdi Saleh, the leader of the Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)* yesterday, as well as Tayeb Othman, Babiker Faisal, Mohammed Saati, and Mohammed El Faki. The ERC leader's bail was set at SDG 15 milli...
Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:29:50 GMTViolence Exacerbating Poverty and Food Insecurity
[ICRC] According to two household surveys* conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in areas affected by violence in Darfur, all respondents said they are spending over 65% of their income on food, while nearly 70% said they a...