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Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:44:52 GMT
'Imminent Agreement' Between FFC-CC and Military
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- There has been news of an agreement between the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) and the military component of the government that provides for a civilian prime minister and a 'government of competencies'. ...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:44:56 GMT
NUP Says Parties Are 'Rapidly' Moving Towards Agreement
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's National Umma Party (NUP) said that there is a 'rapid acceleration' towards reaching a comprehensive political agreement between different Sudanese parties after days of talks. The party also stressed the importance of e...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:53:00 GMT
Sudan's SPLM-N Release Nine Misseriya Herdsmen
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Juba -- Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemeti' Dagalo praises yesterday's release of nine Misseriya herdsmen held captive by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) under the leadershi...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:25:18 GMT
'Disappointment' After Sudan Re-Elected to UN Human Rights Council
[Dabanga] New York / Geneva / Khartoum -- Lawyers and human rights defenders have voiced their disappointment after Sudan was re-elected by the UN General Assembly on Monday to serve on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for the period 2023-2025. Anno...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:26:47 GMT
Further Market Strikes Against Tax Hikes Sweep Sudan
[Dabanga] Delling / Kassala / Wad Madani / El Managil -- The Chamber of Commerce (CoC) in Delling, South Kordofan, announced the completion of their first successful day of market closure yesterday, in protest of the excessive taxation levied at mark...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:26:02 GMT
Fatal Armed Robbery As Central Darfur Sees 'Surge in Banditry'
[Dabanga] Garsila / Zalingei -- A man identified only as Abdegmagid (32) died of injuries he received during an armed robbery in Central Darfur on Tuesday. Witnesses from the area report an upsurge in armed banditry during the past week.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 13:24:40 GMT
'Fugitive' Wajdi Saleh Reports to Sudan Public Prosecutors
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Activist and outspoken opponent to the ousted Al Bashir regime, Wajdi Saleh, handed himself over to authorities in Khartoum yesterday, following orders from Sudan's Public Prosecution Office. The former head of the now-dissolved...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:30:31 GMT
Aid Underfunded Despite Floods, Monkeypox, and Mass Displacement - OCHA
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today that programmes to combat the fallout from floods, disease outbreak, and displacement in Sudan are only 36 per cent funded.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:31:40 GMT
Opposition Parties Reject Moves Towards Any Settlement With Sudan Coup Leaders
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The National Consensus Forces (NCF) reject movements towards a political settlement, following a number of meetings between Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council and the tripartite mechanism.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:31:38 GMT
Suspect Held After South Darfur Armed Robbery
[Dabanga] Khor Abeche -- Police have reportedly arrested one suspect after six people were severely beaten during an armed robbery by bandits in South Darfur on Sunday.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:31:37 GMT
South Darfur Farmers Plead Protection for 'Productive' Harvest
[Dabanga] Bielel Locality -- As the harvest season for sesame, millet, and corn begins, farmers in Bielel locality, east of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have appealed to the state government and security authorities to intervene urgently in order ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:31:33 GMT
UNHCR Hands Over Schools and Health Services to North Darfur Gov
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, in cooperation with the Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA), is handing over several educational and health services to North Darfur's governor from 11 to 13 October, Nimr Abdelrahman.

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:43:54 GMT
Ethiopia Exports U.S.$13 Million Worth Electricity to Sudan, Djibouti in Two Months
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced Monday that Ethiopia has earned more than US$13 million from exporting electricity to neighboring Sudan and Djibouti.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:56:19 GMT
Food Crisis - Children Poisoned in Darfur Camp After Eating From Landfill
[Dabanga] Nyala -- Head of the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur, Sheikh Abdelrazeg Jales revealed that a child has died and three others were taken to the hospital in critical condition after being poisoned eating from the...

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:44:07 GMT
Trader Strikes Continue, More Market Closures to Come
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Kosti / Delling / Wad Madani -- Traders and merchants in El Gedaref and White Nile state went on strike again yesterday to protest a tenfold tax increase. Strikes have been announced in South Kordofan and El Gezira too. They co...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:55:50 GMT
Misseriya Storm Oil Field in West Kordofan to Demand Border Demarcations
[Dabanga] Um Adara -- Misseriya youth protesters involved in a border dispute with the local Hamar tribe stormed the Um Adara oil field in West Kordofan on Thursday, forcing the station to halt its activities and detaining the oil workers. The oil pi...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:03:47 GMT
Military Involvement in Transition Proposed By Political Forces
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The National Accord Forces (NAF), and the Sudan People's Call initiative signed a political declaration on Saturday, which is an amendment of the 2019 Constitutional Declaration, for a transitional period of 24 months.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:56:07 GMT
Khartoum Resistance Committees Continue Protests Against 2021 Coup
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- On Sunday, resistance committees in Khartoum organised demonstrations as part of the October protest escalation schedule marking the first 'anniversary' of the October 25 coup, calling for comprehensive civilian rule.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:46:38 GMT
NGOs Urge UN Members to Block Sudan's Bid for Human Rights Council
[Dabanga] Geneva / New York / Khartoum -- A cluster of 18 NGOs, based both within Sudan and internationally, have called on the permanent representatives and all member states of the United Nations, to revaluate the candidacy of Sudan to the UN Human...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:56:11 GMT
Pests Pose 'Dangerous' Threat to South Kordofan Crops
[Dabanga] Dalami / Kartala / Habila -- Farmers are in distress due to a "huge" number of pests, including locusts, starlings, rats, and American worm damaging crops in South Kordofan, farmer Bakri Madi told Radio Dabanga on Saturday.

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:23:43 GMT
Displaced People, Floods, Food Emergency - From Rural to Urban Areas
[Agenzia Fides] Karthum -- A quarter of the population of Sudan is facing a situation of acute hunger. It is estimated that 12 million people suffer from this emergency, and the figure could reach 18 million by the end of this month, double the figur...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:09:57 GMT
Sisi Approves 750,000-Dinar Grant for Egypt-Sudan Rail Line
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree approving a 750,000-Kuwaiti dinar grant to contribute to conducting a technical, economic and environmental feasibility study for a rail line project between Egypt and Sudan.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:43:18 GMT
Kassala CoC Calls for Comprehensive Market Strike
[Dabanga] Kassala / El Obeid / El Gedaref / ED Damazin -- Kassala's Chamber of Commerce (CoC) announced a comprehensive strike of shops in the city's markets, starting from today, due to increased taxation.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:42:49 GMT
North Kordofan - Transport Tariffs Remain the Same Despite Fuel Price Drop
[Dabanga] El Obeid -- People in the capital of El Obeid in North Kordofan state demanded authorities to reduce the value of the internal transportation tariff yesterday, due to the drop in the price of fuel of SDG522 a litre from SDG700.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:42:21 GMT
Farmers Face 'One of the Worst Agricultural Seasons Experienced in Sudan'
[Dabanga] El Gezira / El Managil -- Farmers in the El Gezira and El Managil region, located between the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum, stated that high production costs and taxes threatened the current agricultural season.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:41:44 GMT
Sudan Teachers Accuse Finance Ministry of Salary U-Turn
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Teachers Committee accused the Federal Ministry of Finance of reneging the specifics of the financial reimbursement arrangement agreed upon in April, according to a statement made by the committee yesterday.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:40:12 GMT
Crime and Insecurity On the Rise in Khartoum
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's economic and political crisis has led to much unrest and many strikes and protests but it is also having another, very problematic effect: increased crime and insecurity. Kidnappings, looting, and theft are becoming incr...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:39:34 GMT
Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council Rejects Re-Election to UN Human Rights Council
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) call for Sudan's re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council to be rejected because "Sudan's current unconstitutional regime has continuously and systematical...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:38:33 GMT
Protesters Injured in First of Several Coup Anniversary Protests
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / Khartoum North -- The resistance committees in Khartoum state organised several decentralised Marches of the Millions in Khartoum, Omdurman, and Khartoum North (Bahri) yesterday as part of the October protest escalatio...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:05:51 GMT
Sudan Resistance Committees, New Charter Now Active
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Resistance Committees and Coordination Committees announced yesterday that they are activating the Revolutionary Charter for the Establishment of the People's Authority.



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