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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:52:05 GMT
Forces of Freedom and Change Draws New Constitutional Charter Amidst Criticism
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The mainstream faction of the Forces of Freedom and Change, the FFC- Central Council, has drawn up a draft of a new constitutional charter. After repeated criticism, they stressed their rejection of any agreement with the milita...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 07:10:20 GMT
Floods in Darfur Claim Life and Livelihoods
[Dabanga] El Fasher / Um Dukhun / Kassala / Chad -- One person was killed during floods in North Darfur whilst at least 180 houses and 126 stores were destroyed in floods in Central Darfur. A Darfuri refugee camp in Chad also faced severe flooding.

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:36:39 GMT
Sudan Doctors - 105 Wounded in Khartoum Peace Protest
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors announced 105 cases of injury at the 31 July Khartoum protests calling for peaceful co-existence, including a scattered gunshot wound, 11 protestors ran over, and 68 cases of tear gas re...

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:36:33 GMT
West Darfur Activists - 'Authorities Detained 177 Illegally'
[Dabanga] Omdurman / El Geneina -- The Defence Authority for West Darfur Detainees reported that the authorities had arbitrarily detained 177 people last week. The whereabouts of a large number of them are still to be determined.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:17:05 GMT
Call for Protests After Report Accuses Russia of 'Looting' Gold Reserves
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Moscow -- CNN published an investigation that had been seven months in the making disclosing how "Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war effort in Ukraine" with the complicity of Sudanese military rulers. Followi...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 13:55:44 GMT
Sudan Records First Confirmed Case of Monkeypox
[Dabanga] West Darfur / Khartoum -- The Federal Ministry of Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in Sudan. A 16-year-old-student in West Darfur tested positive for the virus at the Public Health Laboratory on Thursday.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:17:38 GMT
High Court Rejects Prosecution Appeal in Policeman Murder Trial
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The defence team of the teenagers accused of killing a police officer in January won a small victory in the trial against the young protesters as an appeal of the Criminal Investigation Prosecution, objecting the defence's reque...

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:14:23 GMT
Committee Selected to Investigate Recent Violence in Blue Nile State
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin / El Roseires -- Governor of Blue Nile state and head of the security committee in the region Gen Ahmed El Omda Badi met with a delegation of the committee investigating the recent violent events in the state. The meeting took pl...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:26:59 GMT
Angry Workers Close Second Largest Sea Port
[Dabanga] Suakin -- The harbour of Suakin, the second largest sea port of Sudan, yesterday remained closed for the fourth consecutive day, following a dispute between old port workers and those who have been recently appointed.

Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:26:59 GMT
Siddig Tawer - Junta 'Is Preparing to Tighten Its Grip On the Country'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- According to Siddig Tawer, prominent member of Sudan's Arab Socialist Baath Party, the current rumours about imminent decisions to be announced by Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan are intended to prepare the public opinion for a tighte...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:04:19 GMT
HUDO - 'Govt Forces Involved' in South Kordofan Robberies
[Dabanga] El Abbasiya / Talodi / Kadugli / Abu Jubeiha -- Five people, including a policeman, were wounded in an armed robbery by unknown gunmen near El Abbasiya in South Kordofan on Thursday. Earlier this month, three goldminers were robbed of their...

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:51:39 GMT
Children Die As Measles Spread in South Darfur Camp
[Dabanga] Nyala -- Kalma camp for the displaced near Nyala, capital of South Darfur, is witnessing a deadly outbreak of measles, amid acute food shortages. More than six children die daily.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:13:41 GMT
Sudan Lawyers Group Condemns Violent Conduct During July 26 Procession
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Emergency Lawyers expressed their disapproval over that the violent behaviour exhibited at the July 26 procession, saying that it was "unacceptable and contrary to the principles of the glorious December revolution".

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:13:00 GMT
Former Sudan Sovereignty Council Member Warns of 'Descent Into War'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Mohamed El Faki Suleiman, a former member of the Sovereignty Council, warned that the situation in Sudan may lead to the country's eventual descent into war.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:12:34 GMT
East Darfur - Five Herders Accused of Attacking Farms Arrested
[Dabanga] East Darfur -- Government authorities arrested five herders who attacked farms in the Shaeriya locality of East Darfur yesterday.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:45:07 GMT
World Bank Provides U.S.$100 Million in Emergency Support
[UN News] The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan has received a $100 million contribution from the World Bank to assist with critical emergency cash and food sustenance in Sudan.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:55:40 GMT
Armed Robbers Kill North Darfur Merchant
[Dabanga] Kabkabiya / Saraf Omra -- A North Darfur merchant has died after being shot by two armed gunmen riding motorcycles in Kabkabiya on Monday. In a separate incident, gunmen ransacked the house of a Marasi tribe leader in Saraf Omra.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:55:40 GMT
Sudan Doctors - Death Toll in Anti-Junta Protests Now 116
[Dabanga] Omdurman / Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors say that the killing of a young man in Omdurman yesterday brings the death toll among protesters since the October 25 2021 military coup, and subsequent crackdown by junta author...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:55:38 GMT
Sheik Blames Blue Nile Wali for Violence
[Dabanga] ED Damazin -- A Native Administration leader in Blue Nile State, Abu Shotal, has accused the state Wali (Governor) Ahmed El Omda, of 'communicating and colluding' with Hausa leaders in preparation for last week's violence.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:09:48 GMT
More Clarity On Plans of Newly Formed Sudanese Alliance of Forces for Radical Change
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The newly formed Alliance of Forces for Radical Change (AFRC) explained more of its plans, including the removal of the military from politics and making its participation punishable by law.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:09:46 GMT
Sudan Emergency Lawyer Detained On 'Fabricated Charges' of Murdering a Protester
[Dabanga] Omdurman -- On July 22, security forces detained Emergency Lawyers member Saleh Bushra while he was working on defending the case of the murdered resistance committee member Abubakr Mutasim Ismail. He was charged with murdering the proteste...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 07:51:18 GMT
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
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Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:08:32 GMT
Steps Taken Towards a New, More Independent Sudanese Journalist Syndicate
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudanese journalists are working on a new, more independent Journalists Syndicate. On Saturday they elected the members of the committee that will oversee the elections for the syndicate's Executive Committee.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 13:08:29 GMT
RSF Assault Civilians in Sudan's North Kordofan
[Dabanga] Abu Hajjar -- At least six people were wounded in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the market of Abu Hajjar and some of the other neighbourhoods of the town in North Kordofan on Saturday.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:21:28 GMT
Strengthening Sudan's Fragile Peace - A Resident Coordinator Blog
[New Dawn] The killing of protestors by security services during large-scale demonstrations in Sudan's capital Khartoum in June underscores the ongoing political tensions in the country. Against this backdrop, the UN is committed to sustain and build...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:58:33 GMT
IGAD to Review Child Policy in Member - States
[SudaNow] Sudan will chair the meetings of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to review the child policy in the member states, scheduled in Mombasa, Republic of Kenya, during July 25-27.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:58:27 GMT
Wad Almakki _ the Icon of Sudanese Poetry
[SudaNow] Mohammed Almakki Ibrahim the great Sudanese poet and iconic figure of the Sudanese cultural scene was honored last June by Abdulkarim Cultural Center ( in Omdurman) for his achievements and contributions in the national literature.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:32:15 GMT
Press Headlines
[SudaNow] Sudan Press Headlines for Sunday, July 25, 2022

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 07:28:04 GMT
New Revolutionary Alliance Establishes Agenda Aims
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A new Sudanese political entity, the Alliance of Forces for Radical Change (AFRC), launched their agenda by holding a press conference at the Centre for Sudanese Studies on Sunday. The AFRC conference was led by the Political Se...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:04:32 GMT
South Darfur - 'Floods Further Deteriorate Inadequate Humanitarian Conditions'
[Dabanga] Gereida -- People in the Gereida locality of South Darfur faced week-long torrential rains, resulting in many losing their homes and having their farms destroyed by the floods.



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