Sudan
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:22:55 GMT'Fuel Price Drop Will Have Minimal Effect On Sudan Economy'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel, announced by Sudan's Ministry of Energy and Oil, that came into effect at 15:00 yesterday, will bring little relief to consumers, who face unprecedented high prices for basic food ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 04:56:13 GMTCan External Mediation Break Political Stalemate?
[ISS] Trilateral intervention could help bridge differences between civilian groups and the military.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:00:29 GMTSudan's Misguided Fixation With Finding a Transformative Constitution
[African Arguments] A constitution can only be transformative if it is powered by the people, empowers the people, and is part of a broader political project.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:22:55 GMTSudan Lawyers - Atbara Acquittals Demonstrate 'Integrated Platform for Impunity'
[Dabanga] Atbara -- Lawyers and public observers voiced outrage, anger, sadness, and resentment on Tuesday, after the Criminal Court of Atbara in Sudan's River Nile state acquitted three defendants accused of killing Mukhtar Abdullah in front of the ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:35:08 GMTHemeti - New School Feeding Programme to Benefit 400,000 Students in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Vice President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Lt Gen Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo, has announced a programme of school feeding that will benefit 400,000 students in its first phase...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:11:59 GMTMonkeypox Cases in Sudan Refugee Camps Spike to 120: UNHCR
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Total number of suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox in two of Sudanese refugee camps has reached 120 people as of September 28, the UN refugee agency says.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:46:50 GMTForeign Minister Seeks With Sudanese Ambassador to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
[Shabelle] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Mr. Absher Omar Jama, today, Tuesday, received at his office in the ministry, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Federal Republic of Somalia, His Exc...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 04:33:22 GMTYouth Are Vital for Post-Coup Stability
[ISS] Including young people in formal transitional processes is necessary to bring long-term peace to Sudan.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:31:12 GMTLynched Herders Were 'Terrorist' From Sudan - Birnin-Gwari Villagers
[Vanguard] The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, BEPU, yesterday said available records to villagers in Birnin-Gwari show that the 'herders' lynched by a mob in Kaduna State on Sunday were terrorists mercenaries from the Republic of Sudan.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:31:33 GMTUNICEF Declares Polio Outbreak Successfully Stopped
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) has come to an end, according to UNICEF, the World Health Organisation, and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:33:43 GMTLocal Authorities Fail to Meet Demands of Multiple Darfur Protests
[Dabanga] El Kuma / El Sereif / ED El Fursan -- Several separate protests in North and South Darfur are demanding action from local authorities over financial aid issues, tribal leaders, and agricultural crop failure as the region continues to suffer...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:31:31 GMTHarassment of Journalist By RSF Official Condemned
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Journalists Association (SJA) has condemned harassment of journalist, Nassef Saleh El Din, editor of the Monte Carro News website.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:52:05 GMTStaple Food Costs Have Increased 300% in a Year - Report
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- According to a recent report published by the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), Sudan's growing acute food insecurity, recent flooding, and mass displacement as a result of intercommunal conflict, have led to Sudan...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:50:12 GMTUNITAMS Head - 'Sudan's Youth Deserve to Have Their Aspirations Realised'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Sudan and head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), emphasised his ambitions for Sudan in a press re...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:24:48 GMTThousands Take to the Streets in New Marches of the Millions
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani / Dongola / Nyala / Atbara -- Thousands of protesterstook to the streets inthe cities ofKhartoum,WadMadani, Nyala, Dongola,and Atbarayesterdayin response to the calls of the resistance committees to demand the overthro...
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:24:45 GMT55 Groups Sign New Charter for Sudan's Resistance Committees
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- 55 resistance committees and revolutionary bodies signedthenew Revolutionary Charter for the Establishment of the People's Authorityon Wednesdayas a political vision for the resistance committees.
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:13:07 GMTAnti-Corruption Committee Leader Wajdi Saleh's Home Attacked
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- On Wednesday evening, a group of armed people in civilian clothes tried to storm the home of Wajdi Saleh, who was the head of the now-dissolved Empowerment Removal Committee* (ERC), a leading member of the Forces for Freedom and...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:15:09 GMTACJPS Call On Sudan and Int'l Efforts to Help With 'Unidentified Bodies Crisis'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) today called on several organisations and figures in Sudan, including the Attorney General, Minister of Health, United Nations and, various professional associations to im...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:35:22 GMTAU Inaugural Workshop for Stakeholders of the Continental Operational Centre in Sudan Begins
[African Union] he African Union Commission Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), Labour, Employment and Migration Division (LEM) is organizing a 3-day "Inaugural Workshop for Stakeholders of the Continental Operati...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:49:26 GMTWorld Bank, WFP Support Over 1 Million People Who are Food Insecure
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) alongside the World Bank, have provided cash assistance to over a million people across 154 locations in Sudan, in the last two weeks. The joint programme called the Sudan Emergency ...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:45:00 GMTU.S. Ambassador Godfrey's Remarks On Sudan Prompt Sharp Russian Retort
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The first US Ambassador to Khartoum in 25 years, John Godfrey, denies that junta leader Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan's participation in the 77th session of United Nations General Assembly, signifies a new page in relations with the...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:44:20 GMTEl Burhan Urges International Community to Support Political Consensus in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and leader of the October 2021 coup d'état, Abdelfattah El Burhan called on the international community and Britain to urge the various pol...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:43:51 GMTFarmers Reject Higher Taxes, Bemoan Pest Threats to Crops
[Dabanga] El Gezira / El Manganil / ED El Fursan / Sirba / M -- On Monday, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning issued a new decision, determining new fees for irrigation water services in national projects. The irrigation fees for 2022-2023...
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:56:18 GMTSudanese Electricity Workers Lift Strike Following Agreement On Salaries
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese electricity workers who laid down their tools again on Sunday to demand the implementation of the new salary structure, yesterday lifted their strike after reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Oil.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:56:15 GMTSudan Prosecutor Closes Website of El Sudani Newspaper
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- On Monday, the Information Crimes and Digital Investigations Prosecution, directed the Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority to block the website of El Sudani newspaper, following a complaint about an information crime.
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:38:38 GMTTax Increases and Salary Issues Spark More Strikes
[Dabanga] ED Damazin / Khartoum / El Fasher / El Gedaref / K -- The wave of strikes in Sudan continues in full force. Traders and Merchants went on strike in several states to protest exorbitant tax increases, a new strategy of the government to fill...
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:38:57 GMTSBA Clarifies - New Constitution Heavily Curbs Military Influence
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan Bar Association (SBA) has further explained the vision of their proposed draft constitution with regards to military reform in a symposium in Khartoum on Saturday, after criticism. They propose limiting military powers...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:20:47 GMTDarfuri Refugees in Chad Face Severe Drinking Water Crisis
[Dabanga] Touloum -- Darfuri refugees in Touloum and Kounongou refugee camps in eastern Chad have been suffering from a severe drinking water crisis for months.
Mon, 26 Sep 2022 12:09:53 GMTMarket Closures Spread Across the Country Amid Economic Insecurity
[Dabanga] El Obeid / El Gedaref / ED Damazin / Khartoum -- In protest against tax increases by state governments in Sudan, markets in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, El Gedaref, capital of El Gedaref state, and Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile s...
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:34:57 GMTSeven Cases of Monkeypox Reported in West Darfur
[Dabanga] El Geneina / Sirba / Kereinik / Foro Baranga -- The Director General of the Ministry of Health in West Darfur, Osman Ali Abakar, reported the death of a new-born girl (27 days) due to monkeypox in the state. One other case is in home quaran...