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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:34:11 GMT
Troika Welcomes Statements By Military, Opposition On a New Civilian-Led Govt
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan Troika (Norway. UK, USA) has welcomed "the reaffirmation by a range of Sudanese civilian and military stakeholders, as set out in recent public statements, to a civilian-led government leading Sudan's transition to dem...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:33:35 GMT
Abu Hamad-Atbara Road in Northern Sudan Closed By Activists
[Dabanga] Atbara -- The road linking Abu Hamad with Atbara in River Nile state is blocked since Friday. The people living in the area demand better services and a solution to land disputes in the area.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:33:31 GMT
Attacks in Darfur and Eastern Chad Leave Five Dead
[Dabanga] Tawila / Saraf Omra / Gaga -- Three displaced people were killed by gunmen in Tawila in North Darfur yesterday. In Saraf Omra, a group of traders were violently robbed of their belongings. Last week, a villager was shot in the same area. In...

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.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:53:40 GMT
New Campaign to Expose Sudan Junta's Violations As Over 100 Protesters Are Injured
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- A new campaign was launched on Sunday to expose human rights violations by the military junta against pro-democracy protests as more than 100 people were injured in the July 31 Marches of the Millions.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:52:59 GMT
Transport Tariffs Increase Dramatically Whilst Economy Continues to Suffer
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Transportation tariffs in Khartoum witnessed a significant increase yesterday. Witnesses said that prices increased between 40 and 50 per cent. People condemned and rejected the increase in times of economic and political crisis...

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.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:52:27 GMT
Beja Nazirs Withdraw From Eastern Sudan Track
[Dabanga] Kassala -- The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains stated in a press conference in Kassala on Thursday, that they have decided to withdraw the file of the Eastern Sudan Track protocol, which is part of the 2020 Juba Peace...

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...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 06:51:58 GMT
Timeline April - June 2022
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- The second quarter of 2022 witnessed an escalation of popular resistance to the ruling military junta in Sudan, presided over by Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, and Lt Gen Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo. Lawlessness and banditry by arm...

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 ♦
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of the past weeks' most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.

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.



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