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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:42:18 GMT
FFC and Opposition Parties Will Support Agreement With Military
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) and several other political groups yesterday confirmed their willingness to sign a framework agreement on a new government with the military junta.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:27:01 GMT
Teachers Strike Across The Country for Better Salaries
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Teachers all over Sudan will embark on a one-day strike today to demand the implementation of eight demands, including better salaries and the payment of other financial dues.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:26:53 GMT
Women and Human Rights Groups Protest Regional Violence
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- 69 women and human rights groups organised a protest sit-in in front of the buildings of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNCHR) in Khartoum, to condemn the recent violence in Wad El Mahi in Blue Nile regio...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:26:41 GMT
Hemeti Defends Actions of Sudan RSF in West Kordofan
[Dabanga] El Fula / Lagawa -- Vice President of the Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo has called on Abdelaziz El Hilu, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N El Hilu) a...

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:01:37 GMT
FFC Hold 'Crucial Meeting' On Agreement With Military Junta
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A meeting to prepare a draft framework agreement to present to Sudan's military junta will take place before the end of the week, the spokesperson for the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC), El Wasig El Berei...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:52:54 GMT
Drug Abuse Among Eastern Sudan's Youth Reaches 'Unprecedented' Levels
[Dabanga] Kassala -- Lu'ay Osman, head of the Kassala department of the National Campaign to Combat Drugs (NCCD), told Radio Dabanga that Kassala has witnessed an "alarming increase" in drug abuse among young people in the state, especially crystal m...

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:52:43 GMT
Demanding Bodies Association Condemns Toxic Impact of Gold Mining
[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- Gold extraction through chemical treatment with materials containing cyanide is causing an environmental disaster in Red Sea state, according to a statement by the local Demanding Bodies Association.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:00:52 GMT
This Week's News in Brief - November 24, 2022
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:59:53 GMT
Activists - Racism and Hate Speech Must Be Criminalised
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A group of activists, human rights defenders, and media professionals spoke to Radio Dabanga about the danger of hate speech and racism in Sudanese society, following a seminar this weekend.

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 05:59:20 GMT
Rebel Alliance Announces Support for Upcoming Framework Agreement
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), an alliance of rebel movements that signed the Juba Peace Agreement with the Sudanese government in October 2020, announced yesterday that it will back the upcoming political agreement, broke...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:57:49 GMT
Sudan Records Further Outbreaks of Dengue Fever and 'Acute Hysteria'
[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Goz -- 23 patients have died since the outbreak of dengue fever began in 12 Sudanese states, meanwhile, nine cases of 'acute hysteria' have prompted calls for a factfinding mission in South Kordofan.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:19:52 GMT
Renewed Fighting in West Kordofan but Peace Deals in South Kordofan and Central Darfur
[Dabanga] En Nehoud / Abu Jubeiha / Bindisi -- Six people were killed, dozens were injured, and an entire village was burned to the ground in renewed tribal clashes in En Nehoud in West Kordofan this weekend. In South Kordofan, leaders of the Kenana ...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:19:39 GMT
El Nur Rejects Agreement Between FFC and Military, Sudanese On the Streets Want Quick Solution
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Hold-out rebel leader Abdelwahid El Nur joins a growing group of movements and parties who reject the upcoming agreement between the Forces for Freedom and Change and the military. People on the streets, however, are looking for...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:16:05 GMT
Pharmacists Angry As Sudan Plans to Liberalise Medicine Prices Amidst Dengue Outbreak
[Dabanga] Kadugli -- Sudan is witnessing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in over a decade, especially North and South Kordofan and Red Sea state are hit hard. The Ministry of Health is planning to liberalise pharmaceutical prices but pharmacists w...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:22:00 GMT
Dengue Fever Hits Some Sudanese States
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Dengue fever, a viral infection transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes hit some Sudanese states and cities including El-Obeid, El-Fasher, Kassala and the surrounding areas.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:16:38 GMT
Sudanese Natural Drinks Moving to International Markets
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Sudanese communities in the diaspora play a major role in introducing Sudanese products and natural drinks through exhibitions, public events and collective banquets by hosting foreign communities who witnessed that Sudan enjoys...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:10:13 GMT
40 Tons of Humanitarian Aid Arrive From Belarus to Sudan
[SNA] Khartoum -- The Minister of Culture and Information, Dr. Graham Abdel-Gadir, received Monday at Khartoum Airport humanitarian aid coming from Belarus, containing 40 tons of medical, food, and shelter materials, in the presence of the Belarusian...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:38:26 GMT
Opposition Parties Criticise Upcoming FFC Agreement With Junta
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- An upcoming framework agreement between the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) alliance and the military junta has been rejected by several political groups in the country, from pro-democracy grassroots movem...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:29:49 GMT
Authorities Release 31 Illegally Detained Darfuris On Bail
[Dabanga] El Fasher / Omdurman -- A number of people who have been in detention since August, allegedly for political reasons, have been released according to the Darfur Bar Association in cooperation with the Defence Team for Detainees in West and N...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:29:24 GMT
Eastern Sudan Issue Stalls Trilateral Mechanism Dialogue
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Kassala -- Talks being facilitated by the AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism between the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) alliance and the ruling military are being pushed towards a settlement despite disa...

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:11:23 GMT
Doctors Injured in Massacre Anniversary Protests
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) announced on Friday, that 58 people were injured during Thursday's November 17 anniversary protests, marking one year since 16 peaceful demonstrators were killed by junta forces.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:00:13 GMT
Watch Repair Business Declines Due to Economic Deterioration, Style Change
[SudaNow] Watches repair business had it been known in Sudan as flourishing of its kind during 70s up to early 1990s is now recording a sharp deterioration according to a number of watch repairers' working at Alsoug Alarabi and Alsouq Alafrangi in Kh...

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:51:47 GMT
At Least 48 Killed in Central Darfur Nomad Fighting, Mediators Killed Too
[Dabanga] Bindisi -- At least 48 were killed in clashed between the Misseriya and Rizeigat in Bindisi locality, Central Darfur, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) published a news flash update on Wednesda...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:54:45 GMT
Nation's Difficult Path to Democratic Transition
[DW] Sudanese protesters have been calling for the removal of a German diplomat from the UN mission to the country. Despite the fractious nature of post-dictatorship politics, there are some reasons for optimism.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:47:23 GMT
The African Stars Set to Represent Other Countries in Qatar
[Scrolla] Up to 15 African born footballers will represent non-African nations at the Fifa World Cup this year, with six of them named in the squad of host nation Qatar.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:48:32 GMT
Dengue Epidemic Spreads Further, No Pathogen Found for South Darfur 'Hysteria'
[Dabanga] Kadugli / Gireida -- In large parts of South Kordofan, people are currently suffering from symptoms of dengue fever but confirmation is difficult as there is only one laboratory in the whole of Sudan that can confirm vector-borne diseases. ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:58:09 GMT
Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:51:37 GMT
FFC Expects to Sign Agreement With Military 'Soon', but in Two Stages
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC), the mainstream FFC, announced that the agreement with the military will probably be signed soon after it had incorporated several suggestions by the military. The agree...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:57:48 GMT
UN Commissioner Urges Respect for Human Rights in Democratic Transition
[VOA] Khartoum -- The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on a visit to Sudan has urged authorities to respect human rights as a core of the country's transition to democracy. At the end of his four-day visit to Sudan, Volker Tuerk said justice a...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:59:53 GMT
UN High Commissioner - 'All Hands On Deck, If Civilian Rule Is to Be Restored in Sudan'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, concluded his official visit to Sudan yesterday. During the visit he met and discussed civilian transition with various stakeholders, includingChairman of the ...



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