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Sudan

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:00:27 GMT
Sudan Normalizes Relations With World Bank
[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudan is celebrating the normalization of its relations with the World Bank Group after significantly reducing its debt with the help of a U.S. bridge loan.

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:05:04 GMT
Egypt, Sudan Need to Cooperate for Fair Nile Waters Use
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Since Ethiopia's policy on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is clear and consistent from the outset, Egypt and Sudan need to genuinely cooperate on fair utilization of the Nile water, International Water Man...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:30:11 GMT
CFA Organizes Forum On The New Sudan
[CFA] Washington, DC -- The Constituency for Africa (CFA), a Washington, DC based education and advocacy organization, organized a virtual forum on Thursday, March 18th, focused on developments in the Sudan following the overthrown of longtime dictat...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:22:34 GMT
Call for Sudan's Public Order Law to Be Reinstated Sparks Public Outcry
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- Yesterday, the Sudanese Interior Ministry distanced itself from remarks by the Director of Khartoum State Police, Lt Gen Issa Adam Ismail, calling for the Public Order Law to be reinstated "to combat crime".

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:22:33 GMT
Sudanese Cabinet Affairs Minister Contracts Covid-19
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / Wad Madani -- The Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Khaled Omar, went into isolation on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19. The Health Emergency Committee are currently attempting to accelerate the vaccinat...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:40:01 GMT
Covid-19 in Sudan - Face Masks, Social Distancing, Now Mandatory in State Institutions, Schools, Public Transport
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / El Fasher / Port Sudan -- Face masks, disinfection, and social distancing are to become mandatory in Sudan's state institutions, schools, public transport, and all gathering places subject to overcrowding, the Supreme Commi...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:40:00 GMT
Families of Martyrs Urge Sudan to Ratify Rome Statute, Hand Suspects to ICC
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The December 2018* Families of Martyrs' Families Organisation, in cooperation with the Association of Sudanese Abroad, have launched a popular campaign to demand the ratification by Sudan of the 1998 Rome Statute and the t...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:00:29 GMT
World Bank Strengthens Its 'Marshal Plan' for the Poor in Sudan
[East African] Sudan's poor families are due to benefit from a $390 million funding from the World Bank in a programme meant to provide cash transfers crucial for the survival of many during the Covid-19 crisis.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:46:45 GMT
Convoy With Food and Other Essentials Arrives in Sudan's El Geneina
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- A convoy from Khartoum arrived in El Geneina, West Darfur, yesterday. It carried food and non-food items for the displaced and others affected by the recent events as the city currently experiences severe shortages in es...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:46:43 GMT
Additional Funding for Sudan's Family Support Programme
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The World Bank and the Sudanese government officially signed an agreement yesterday to confirm additional financial support of US$420 for the second phase of Sudan's Samarat Family Support Programme. Financial support for ...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:46:40 GMT
New Committee to Restructure Sudan's Peace Agreement Implementation Matrix
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Supreme Committee for the Follow-Up Implementation of the Juba Peace Agreement held its first meeting at the Republican Palace in Khartoum yesterday. The meeting was headed by the Vice President of the Transitional Sov...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:46:37 GMT
Sudan's SPLM-N El Hilu and Nuba Mountains Forces Sign Agreement On Secularism and Self-Determination
[Radio Dabanga] Juba -- The Sudanese People's Liberation Movement-North, headed Abdelaziz by El Hilu, and the Alliance of Civilian Nuba Mountains Forces agreed to adopt the principle of secularism at a joint meeting in Juba, the capital of South Suda...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 14:42:31 GMT
World Bank Strengthens Its 'Marshal Plan' for the Poor in Sudan
[East African] Sudan's poor families are due to benefit from a $390 million funding from the World Bank in a programme meant to provide cash transfers crucial for the survival of many during the Covid-19 crisis.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:50:45 GMT
As Sudan Turns Over a New Leaf, Additional Financing for the Family Support Program Aims to Leave No One Behind
[World Bank] Washington -- Tarig Abdelgadir and his family have been looking forward to this day. They joined members of the local community who gathered at the Jabal Awliya locality building, in the south of Khartoum, all of whom were waiting eagerl...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:41:20 GMT
Lorry Driver 'Severely Beaten' By Sudan Army Officer
[Radio Dabanga] Karamak / El Obeid -- The National Network for Social Justice allege that lorry driver Mohamed Ibrahim was severely beaten and threatened with death by a lieutenant colonel in Karamak, Blue Nile state.

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:41:18 GMT
Economist - 'Sudanese Pound Stable but Real Reform Needed'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Foreign currency exchange rates for the Sudanese Pound (SDG) against major international currencies have remained relatively stable since the Khartoum government effectively floated the Pound and unified the official and p...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:47:17 GMT
Darfur Lawyers - 'Police Still View Displaced As Rebels'
[Radio Dabanga] Kalma / Khartoum / Abu Karinka / El Geneina -- The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) calls on the Sudanese government to urgently develop a plan to contain the situation in Kalma camp for the displaced near the South Darfur capital Nyala.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:59:47 GMT
Face of Democratic Transition 'Is Female and It Is Young' - UN Agency Chief
[UN News] The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for increased international support for peace and stability in Sudan, highlighting that investing in the country's youth and women, is investing in the nation's peace and dev...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:57 GMT
GERD - Sudan's Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Calls On Ethiopia to Accept AU-UN-EU-U.S. Mediation
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasir Abbas, has called on Ethiopia to accept the Quartet Mediation of the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union, and the USA, to reach a just and legal a...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:57 GMT
Army 'Ready to Integrate Rebel Movements'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are ready to integrate the fighters of the armed rebel movements, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan said.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:55 GMT
PM Briefed On Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / El Fasher / El Gezira -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been briefed by Health Minister Omar El Najeeb on the overall health situation in Sudan regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the progress in the nati...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:53 GMT
Darfur Witnesses More Violence As Authorities Reaffirm the Importance of Disarmament
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina / Azirni / Kalma / Khartoum -- Both West and South Darfur witnessed several violent incidents over the weekend, sparking protests to demand security and protection. In Khartoum, authorities reaffirmed the importance of prop...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:51 GMT
Sudanese Doctors On Strike in Kadugli After Kidnappings and Attacks
[Radio Dabanga] Kadugli -- Doctors and staff at Kadugli Hospital, in the capital of South Kordofan, went on strike yesterday to protest against the deteriorating security situation in the city after staff members were kidnapped and an ambulance was a...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:49:46 GMT
Sudan's Economic Alliance Forces Demand Govt, Military Companies Designated 'Public Funds'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Economic Alliance Forces demand that government, military, security, and 'grey' companies be included in the jurisdiction of public funds and not privatised. The recently formed alliance of the Resistance Committee...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:45:06 GMT
AU-Led Dialogue On GERD Will Resume Soon - Foreign Affairs Spokesperson
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia expressed its conviction that the AU-led dialogue over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will commence soon under the leadership of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:36:08 GMT
To Avoid Water Conflicts in Africa, Stop Playing the Colonial Card!
[DW] African countries need to stop using colonial-era treaties to hoard water resources. Instead, states need to focus on sustainable water management to mitigate the impacts of climate change, says DW's Harrison Mwilima.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:07:16 GMT
Displaced Seek Dismissal of South Darfur Governor
[Radio Dabanga] Kalma -- The General Coordination of Camps for the Displaced and Refugees in South Darfur has given the Sudanese government a week to dismiss South Darfur governor Mousa Mahdi. The displaced accuse him of supplying tribal groups with ...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:35:19 GMT
Keeping the Momentum Over the GERD Ten Years On!
[Ethiopian Herald] It is now ten years since the construction of the GERD has been launched. Through these years the project has undergone several phases, several controversies and equally many diplomatic rows and negotiations, at times hopeful at ot...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:06:57 GMT
Imperialist Past That Started Dam Politics Between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
[The Conversation Africa] Ever since construction began a decade ago, there's been serious contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a huge project straddling the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:26:41 GMT
Hamdok Advocates 'Democracy At the Local Level' in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said the "main issue in this transition towards democracy and good governance is the issue of local government, which seeks a real and broad participation of citizens in decision-mak...



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