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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:23:59 GMT
Tensions Between Sudan and Ethiopia Escalate Further
[Radio Dabanga] El Gedaref / Khartoum -- Tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia over border issues are escalating after an Ethiopian military aircraft entered eastern Sudanese airspace yesterday. Politicians call for the expulsion of the Ethiopian ambas...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:24:01 GMT
Inflation, Forex Rates Continue to Rise in Sudan Amidst Rumours About a New Currency
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The annual inflation rate for December recorded 269.33 per cent compared to 254.34 in November. The US Dollar rate on the parallel market in Khartoum jumped to SDG 275 yesterday. Acute food insecurity will remain high in s...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:24:00 GMT
Blogger and Women's Rights Defender Could Face One Year in Prison Over Facebook Video
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A human rights and women's rights defender faces one year of imprisonment over a Facebook video she broadcasted. In the video, she reported on an incident in which several women were harassed by SAF and police officers as ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:23:57 GMT
Sudanese Doctor Warns About Lack of Resources As Covid-19 Cases Continue to Rise
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- In a press conference with Sudan News Agency (SUNA) yesterday, Dr Bandar Nouri, a member of the Socialist Doctors Association (SDA), talked about the rise in COVID-19 infections, high death rates, regional disparities, and...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:09:14 GMT
The 'Real Politics' of Taxation in Post-Revolutionary Sudan
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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:35:27 GMT
Sudan Savours Fruits of Being Off Terror List
[East African] Sudan added two new agreement to its package of deals with the US, following Washington's decision to remove the country from the list of states sponsoring terrorism, and restore its sovereign immunity after nearly three decades of dep...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:17:57 GMT
New Attacks At the Ethiopian Border in Eastern Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] El Fashaga / El Gedaref -- Five women and a child were killed in an attack by Ethiopian gunmen on a village in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref yesterday. In another attack by Ethiopian armed forces, aimed at Sudanese armed forces, civillia...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:14:17 GMT
Providing Assistance to People in Ethiopia and Sudan in Wake of Tigray Violence
[MSF] Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia after fighting broke out in early November 2020, according to OCHA.ReliefWeb - Ethiopia - Tigray Region Humanitarian Update Situatio...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:11:14 GMT
Ethiopia Still Prioritizes Diplomatic Means to Ethio-Sudan Border Skirmish
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia as an ancient state still maintains its position to handle the Ethio-Sudan border skirmishes peacefully with a diplomatic approach despite the Sudanese side's continuing military buildup in the disputed area, Ministry of F...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:11:53 GMT
Prof Haseeb - Godfather of Sudan's Laboratory Medicine
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Introducing the book "A Monograph on Biochemical Research in the Sudan" written by the Late Professor Mansour Ali Haseeb, Harry Hoogstraal stated in May 1973 that "Professor Mansour Haseeb has been more intimately associated tha...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:28:35 GMT
Women Protest Rape, Violence, and Sexual Harassment in Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / El Fasher -- Yesterday, the Sudanese Women's Revolution Initiative held a vigil in front of the Ministry of Justice in Khartoum to protest against rape, sexual harassment, and discrimination against women. Another vigil was...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:28:34 GMT
Covid-19 'Dangerous' Spread Continues in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Ministries of Health in Khartoum State, El Gezira, and River Nile State have published their reports on the rise of COVID-19 infections in their respective states.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:28:32 GMT
Electricity Restored in Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] Nyala -- Electricity was restored in a number of cities and towns in Darfur yesterday after an interruption of more than a week. Power outages have been a problem for over two months.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:59:40 GMT
'Sudan 2021 Budget Will Lead to Economic Collapse'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Economic Committee of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) has warned that the 2021 National Budget approved by the Council of Ministers last week will lead to an economic collapse of the country.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:49:27 GMT
Africa Surpasses Three Million Covid-19 Cases, Most in South Africa
[RFI] The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than three million cases have been logged on the continent since the start of the pandemic, with South Africa accounting for more than 30 percent.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:26:47 GMT
New Govt to Be Announced This Week
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Ibrahim El Sheikh, leading member of the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) reported yesterday that a new Sudan government, which will include members of the rebel movements that signed the Juba Peac...

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:24:26 GMT
Ethiopian Dam Negotiations in Deadlock
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A digital meeting of the Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Resources yesterday failed to reach agreement on a formula to continue negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:48:50 GMT
Sudan Police Shoot Suspect Dead in River Nile State
[Radio Dabanga] Atbara / Darfur -- Police officers shot a suspect dead in Atbara, River Nile state, yesterday. Five were wounded, including a policeman who was stabbed. In Darfur, a policeman was killed, a man was kidnapped, displaced people were att...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:48:19 GMT
Sudan Mortuary Director Charged Over Missing Protestors
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Public Prosecution in Khartoum has charged the suspended director of the Omdurman Hospital mortuary in connection with the demonstrators who disappeared during the violent dispersal of the Khartoum sit-in on June 3, 20...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 06:58:04 GMT
Young Sudanese Frustrated At Lack of Change
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- There is great frustration among the Sudanese youth about the slow implementation of the goals of the revolution by the transitional government, youth leader El Daw Gardoud said during a workshop in Khartoum yesterday.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:25:00 GMT
Ethiopia Urges Sudan to Withdraw Army From Occupied Territories
[Nation] Ethiopia's Border Affairs Committee (EBAC) has urged Sudan to urgently pull its forces from forcibly occupied "Ethiopian territories".

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 11:32:03 GMT
Sudan Delegation Visits Eritrea to Discuss Regional Security
[Radio Dabanga] Asmara -- A high-level Sudanese delegation returned from a one-day visit to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, yesterday evening.

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:14:05 GMT
States Must Join Hands to Resolve Regional Issues
[Nation] For many years, the peace and security in the Horn of Africa has remained delicate due to lack of a binding collective action by the member states, who share the region's prosperity.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:00:48 GMT
African Union Commission Chair 'Undermined' Peace Effort
[African Arguments] The Ethiopian civil war broke out following the November 4 attack by Tigray regional forces on the base of federal troops in Mekelle, capital of the northern Ethiopian regional state. Although the relationship between Addis Ababa ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 18:30:49 GMT
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Sudan 'Deeply Concerned'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasir Abbas, has expressed "deep concern" over the Ethiopia's intention to proceed with the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the absence of bilat...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:38:26 GMT
Africa's Road to Recovery in 2021 Is a Fresh Start
[Chatham House] The continent now has a chance to reshape its relations with the global economy to create greater pan-African prosperity and resilience for future generations.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:22:38 GMT
Khartoum Signs Pact With U.S. On Normalizing Ties With Israel
[DW] Sudan and the United States have signed an accord that paves the way for normalizing ties with Israel, making it the third Arab country to sign the "Abraham Accords."

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:09:52 GMT
AU's Peace and Security Council Played 'Marginal Role' in 2020 Crises
[ISS] The African Union Peace and Security Council's (PSC) response to emerging crises in 2020 was marginal. This is primarily because the AU's ability to intervene in crises is restricted by its principles of national sovereignty (non-interference) ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 08:59:56 GMT
UN Appoints German Professor to Head Sudan Mission
[DW] Volker Perthes's international career ranges from an stint at Beirut's American University to decades in international relations. He brings to the UN deep expertise in conflict resolution and regional geopolitics

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:32:26 GMT
Khartoum State Covid-19 Cases On the Rise
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Ministry of Health in Khartoum recorded 16 deaths and 95 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday in the state, bringing the cumulative number of deaths to 778 and number of cases to 18,343.



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