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Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:57:48 GMT
Sudanese Writer Wins Yousif Idris Short Story First Prize
[SudaNow] Paris, France -- Sudanese writer Reem Osman has won the first prize in the Yousif Idris Short Story contest for her story Hizaa Dami (Bloody Shoe).

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:53:21 GMT
West Darfur Masalit Reject Outcomes of Mediation By El Burhan
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina -- The Displaced People and Refugees Gathering of the Masalit in West Darfur rejects the decisions of the mediation between their leaders and those of the Arab tribes in the region. They hold the paramilitary Rapid Support ...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:46:20 GMT
Sudan Marks Bashir Ouster Anniversary but Challenges Remain
[Nation] Just what has the revolution that deposed Omar al-Bashir two years ago achieved?

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:46:02 GMT
Few Reforms in Sudan Even With Bashir in Jail
[Nation] Just what has the revolution that led to the fall of Omar al-Bashir achieved? As Sudan marks two years since the overthrow of a man who led the country with an iron fist for three decades, there is no agreement on what his departure brought.

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:53:14 GMT
Solar and Wind Power Could Break Big Dam Deadlock
[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:06:38 GMT
Shooting Stops in West Darfur but Thousands Need Help - UN
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Violence in the West Darfur capital of El Geneina has stopped after days of deadly ethnic and tribal clashes, but people who fled their homes urgently need food, water, shelter, and sanitation, according to the U.N. refugee a...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:49 GMT
Hamdok Calls for Prime Ministers to Hold Talks Over Nile Dam
[East African] Following a stalemate in the Nile dam talks in Kinshasa, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has suggested that further talks be held at heads of state level.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:50:32 GMT
Sudanese Medics Raise Alarm On Medicine Shortages in the Country
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- According to the Socialist Doctors' Association, 58 per cent of essential medicines, including life-saving medicines, are not available anymore in Sudan.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:50:20 GMT
Farmer Shot Dead Near Kadugli
[Radio Dabanga] Kadugli -- On April 6, a Nuba farmer was killed by unknown men near Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan. The case was filed at the Kadugli police, but no further investigations were done.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:16:46 GMT
West Darfur Clashes Trigger Mass Exodus Into Chad
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency reports recent deadly ethnic and tribal clashes in Sudan's West Darfur region have forced nearly 2,000 people to flee for their lives into neighboring Chad.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:35:31 GMT
Sudan Calls Summit With Ethiopia, Egypt to Resolve Nile Dam Dispute
[RFI] Sudan's prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts to a closed-door meeting to discuss the long-running dispute over Addis Ababa's mega-dam on the Blue Nile, his office said.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:41:01 GMT
Int'l Community Must Put Pressure On Sudan - Mofa
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia urged the international community to put pressure on Sudan to evacuate its troops from Ethiopian territories.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:07:20 GMT
Sudan Authorities Warn for Spread of Covid-19 During Ramadan Prayers
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani -- The Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments has requested all Muslim worshipers in the country to keep to social distancing and take their own prayer mat during prayers in mosques. The number of ...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 05:59:27 GMT
Two Years On, Victims of Crackdown On Protests Await Justice
[HRW] More Efforts Needed to Ensure Timely, Transparent Accountability

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:59:52 GMT
Seven Die in South Darfur Armed Robbery, Efforts to Restore Stability in West Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] Gereida / El Geneina -- Seven people were killed and two others were wounded on Monday evening in South Darfur in an armed attack in Wadi Ar Rag district, south of Gereida. The head of the Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Bu...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 07:59:49 GMT
Third Wave of Covid-19 Infections in Sudan Shuts Schools in El Gedaref
[Radio Dabanga] El Gedaref / Khartoum -- All schools have been closed in Sudan's El Gedaref state since yesterday and will remain shut until further notice. The state Ministry of Education said that this decision was because of a third wave of COVID-...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:28:30 GMT
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
[Radio Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of this week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:23:46 GMT
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - AU Intervention Is a Good Start, but a Long Road Lies Ahead
[Daily Maverick] On 4 April 2021, African Union chairperson Félix Tshisekedi hosted talks with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to provide much-needed AU leadership in de-escalating the impending conflict in the Horn of Africa.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:41:01 GMT
Ethiopia Continues Extending Olive Branch Despite Sudan's Hawkishness - Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan, Yibeltal Aemero
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and Sudan have been at loggerhead for quite a while now as Khartoum encroached into Ethiopia's borderline. Sudan's aggressions came as Ethiopian troops marched to enforce law in Tigray state. However, Ethiopia has been spa...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:40:55 GMT
The GERD Is a Win Win Project to Nurture, Not Sabotage!
[Ethiopian Herald] GERD, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is bound to be the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa with a capacity to generate more than 6,000 megawatt of electric power. It is the flagship project of Ethiopians who have raised all ...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:10:29 GMT
Liberian Students in Stranded in Sudan - Say They Risk Dropping Out of School
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- When Shem A. Z. Donzo landed a foreign postgraduate scholarship from the Liberian government years ago he was elated about starting a master's degree in Sudan, but, however, that dream has turned into a nightmare for Don...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:59:12 GMT
El Burhan Arrives in El Geneina Following Violent Incidents in Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] El Geneina / Darfur -- A delegation led by Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan arrived in El Geneina yesterday morning to investigate the situation in West Darfur. The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) stre...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:59:09 GMT
Sudan State Gov - Health and Water Issues in Blue Nile Are 'Stable'
[Radio Dabanga] ED Damazin -- In an interview with Radio Dabanga yesterday, the wali (governor) of Blue Nile state, Jamal Abdelhadi, said that issues with health facilities and water shortages are now stable.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:06:44 GMT
Police Disperse Protests With Tear Gas
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan / North Kordofan / El Fasher -- Sudanese Police dispersed demonstrations in Khartoum and Omdurman using tear gas as dozens demonstrated in front of the cabinet office in Khartoum and the parliament in Omdurman ye...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:51:39 GMT
'Genuine Cooperation Will Ensure Equitable Sharing of the Nile'
[East African] Lessons from African history show us that when statesmen endeavour to solve national or interstate challenges, they often succeed. But they can also fail. This duality of outcomes best fits summit negotiations and mediation efforts for...

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:17:53 GMT
The Jummaiz Tree - Shady, Nourishing and Curative
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- The Jummaiz (ficus sycomorus) is one of Sudan's very important tress, with a history dating back to the days of the ancient Nubian civilization.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:17:50 GMT
Referee Uses Police Dog to Deter Rowdy Fans
[SudaNow] Wad Medani -- A football ground in the City of Wad Medani in Central Sudan has recently seen one of the game's most amusing incidents when a referee took his fierce police dog to protect him in case of fan rioting.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:06:38 GMT
Violent Incidents Reported Across Darfur
[Radio Dabanga] Darfur -- One person was killed and five others were injured in Kalma camp, South Darfur, on Saturday evening, when a group of displaced youths reportedly came under fire while watching football.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:06:33 GMT
Sudanese Artists Commemorate the Revolution With Exhibitions
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- On the occasion of the second anniversary of the overthrow of the Al Bashir regime on April 11, 2019, the Sudanese Plastic Arts Association organised exhibitions in Khartoum and Omdurman.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 08:00:46 GMT
Weekly Press Columns Digest
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- In the editor's focus last week were three articles tackling the calamitous violence in the town of Aljenaina in West Darfur State, the resignation of the Energy Ministry's Undersecretary against the backdrop of the electric pow...



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