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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:58:48 GMT
Donors Accuse UN of Mismanaging Tigray Refugee Response
[The New Humanitarian] London -- Tens of thousands of refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are facing security risks and assistance shortfalls in camps in Sudan, according to a group of Western embassies and donors who ...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:35:20 GMT
Ethiopia Resumes Filling Nile Mega-Dam Reservoir, Angering Downstream Nations
[RFI] Ethiopia has started the second phase of filling the reservoir of its mega-dam on the upper Blue Nile, Egypt and Sudan said, raising tensions Tuesday ahead of an upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the divisive project.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:03:54 GMT
Sudan Outraged As Ethiopia Announces Second Filling of GERD
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / New York -- Sudan's Foreign Minister has voiced outrage following an announcement by Ethiopia that it has initiated the second filling of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Sudanese Foreign Minister M...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:06:45 GMT
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Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:38:14 GMT
Egypt, Sudan Discuss Cooperation in Health Sector
[Egypt Online] Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said on Wednesday 7/7/2021that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is keen on offering medical support to Sudan for enhancing the health care system in the sisterly country.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:33:53 GMT
Ethiopia's Stance On GERD Becoming International Community's Stance
[Ethiopian Herald] With the request of Egypt and Sudan, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to meet tomorrow to discuss on Ethiopia's national dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiation between Ethiopia, Sudan and ...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:38:23 GMT
Sudan Needs the ICC for More Than Its Darfur War Crimes
[ISS] On 26 June, the Sudanese government pledged to surrender those wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution. This signals a growing commitment from the country towards international criminal justice.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:47:11 GMT
20+ Dead in West Darfur Cashes
[Radio Dabanga] Sirba -- The death toll from four days of tribal clashes in the villages of Sirba locality in West Darfur has risen to more than 20 dead and dozens wounded. Callers from the locality told Radio Dabanga that more than five villages inc...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:45:48 GMT
Sudan's Transitional Legislative Council to Convene in August
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Council of Partners of the Transitional Period in Sudan has begun the formation of a Transitional Legislative Council, with its first session planned for August 17. The council also recommended that all state Walis (go...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:47:13 GMT
Christian Affairs Advisor Assaulted, Threatened in Sudan Capital
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Boutros Badawi, the advisor for Christian affairs to Sudan's Minister of Religious Affairs, was assaulted by armed men as he returned to his home in the El Salamah El Baqala area, south of Khartoum on Sunday evening.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:47:04 GMT
Outcry As Sudan Blocks El Sudani Newspaper and 30 Other Websites
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A chorus of condemnation has erupted from politicians and media advocates for human rights over the blocking of the website of El Sudani newspaper, as well as more than 30 other websites in Sudan. Faisal El Baqer, Coordina...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:13:35 GMT
FM Meets With Sudanese Counterpart On GERD
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi in New York.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:17 GMT
Central Darfur Wali - 76 Bodies and Counting As Mass Graves Await Exhumation
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Three mass graves have been discovered in Central Darfur, State Wali (governor) Adeeb Abdelrahman has confirmed. In one of them, 26 skulls were found, a second contains more than 50 skulls, and third site soon to be exhume...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:09 GMT
West Darfur Displaced Question IOM Figures On Returnees
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- The Association of Displaced Persons and Refugees have questioned figures published by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), asserting that about 44,500 people displaced from various locations in and around...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:09:00 GMT
Status Agreement for UN Assistance Mission in Sudan Signed in Khartoum
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Foreign Minister and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG), Volker Perthes, signed the official Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) for the United Nations Integrated Transition As...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:57:09 GMT
In an Unusual Turn, Farmer Successfully Grows Wheat in Summer
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Wheat is basically a crop of temperate zones. It flourishes best in cold weather. And when it is tried to be grown in tropical zones, it is usually cultivated in the cold winter weather.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:14:49 GMT
UN, African Union Peacekeepers Hand Over 14 Darfur Bases to Sudan
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Fourteen bases that had been run jointly by the United Nations and the African Union in Sudan's Darfur region for 13 years are now under Sudan's control and to be used by local populations.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:06:05 GMT
IOM - 44,000+ Displaced By El Geneina Violence Have Returned Home
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- About 44,500 people displaced since the beginning of 2021 from various locations in and around El Geneina, West Darfur, due to insecurity and violence, have returned to their places of origin over the past few weeks, the...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:06:02 GMT
'Safe Spaces' Helping Women and Girls in West Darfur Tackle Trauma of Violence and Displacement
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- About 1,500 women and girls access five UN Population Fund (UNFPA) temporary safe spaces in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, each month, to tackle the trauma of violence and displacement, the UN Office for the Coordin...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:05:57 GMT
20 Dead in River Nile Horror Smash, Mine Collapse
[Radio Dabanga] Atbara -- Two separate accidents in River Nile state claimed 20 lives on Tuesday; 10 people died when a mine shaft collapsed in El Ashar Valley, while a horrific collision on the road from Khartoum to Atbara left at least 10 dead and ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:05:28 GMT
Storms Render Thousands of Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan Homeless
[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies are racing against time to provide temporary shelter for more than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan whose tents were swept away during violent storm surges over the past few weeks.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:52:31 GMT
Sudan Gets Much-Needed Debt Relief From IMF
[Nation] Sudan has obtained the much-needed debt relief from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will see most of its $60 billion owed to creditors settled and Khartoum allowed back into borrowing eligibility.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:18:39 GMT
Sudan to Stand On Its Own Feet As Peacekeeping Forces Leave
[Nation] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after African Union and United Nations peacekeeping forces officially left the country.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:41:59 GMT
Sudan Takes Over Security Services After Peacekeeping Forces Leave Darfur
[East African] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after the peacekeeping forces from the AU and the UN officially left the country.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:20:23 GMT
Govt Takes Over Security Services After Peacekeeping Forces Leave Darfur
[East African] Sudan on Wednesday started testing its ability to provide security and other services to regions initially engulfed in war, after the peacekeeping forces from the AU and the UN officially left the country.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:36:05 GMT
Khartoum Clampdown On Knives, Edged Weapons, Unlicenced Motorcycles
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Wali (governor) of Khartoum state has issued a decree prohibiting individuals and groups from carrying and possessing knives and edged weapons in public places. He also issued a decree banning motorcycles without licen...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:36:01 GMT
World Bank, IMF - Sudan's Debt to Be Cut By U.S.$50 Billion
[Radio Dabanga] Washington / Khartoum -- The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that Sudan is to benefit from $50 billion in foreign debt relief, effectively reducing the country's current estimated $56 billion foreig...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:57:31 GMT
IMF Approves $50b in Debt Relief, $2.4 Billion Funding to Sudan
[VOA] Washington -- As they move their country toward democracy and elections, Sudan officials are hoping that a massive economic boost the international banking community provided this week will wipe out decades of debt and bring stability.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:59:58 GMT
EU, U.S. Welcome IMF, World Bank HIPC Decision On Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Brussels / Washington -- The international community has reacted enthusiastically to the announcement on Tuesday by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Sudan has successfully reached the Decision Point under ...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:40:33 GMT
Sudan Entitled to Enjoy Debt Relief Assistance Within HIPC
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Leading international financial bodies are agreed in Washington that Khartoum has made the required moves entitling the Sudan to enjoy debt relief assistance within what is known as the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Ini...



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