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Sudan

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:35:41 GMT
Charter, Agreements, Conferences... Quest to Unite Opposition Continues
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's opposition has witnessed various calls and initiatives to overcome divisions and form a united front against the military junta that took power in the October 25 military coup. The resistance committees are working on un...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:35:44 GMT
Beja Council Split - Anti-Tirik Group Announces Preparations for Self-Determination of Eastern Sudan
[Dabanga] Tamai / Port Sudan -- Disputes within the High Council of Beja Nazirs* and Independent Chieftains seem to have led to a definite split as a group opposed to Beja Nazir Sayed Tirik announced the formation of committees to prepare for the rig...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:04:38 GMT
Japan Pledges U.S.$4.5 Million to Fund WFP Emergency Aid to Sudan Displaced
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which has faced a funding shortfall of $366 million until the end of 2022, has welcomed a contribution of $4.5 million from the government of Japan to provide life-saving food assis...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 11:49:00 GMT
U.S. Providing Immediate Humanitarian Assistance In Response To Flooding
[USAID] The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 in immediate assistance to support the people affected by heavy rains and severe flooding in Sudan, which have resulted in at least 89 dea...

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:17:35 GMT
Fifth Failed Rainy Season Looms for Greater Horn Region
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agenci...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:25:49 GMT
Floods - Dire Suffering in Darfur Camps and Across Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Darfur -- Around 226,200 people have been affected as torrential rains and flash floods continue to wreak havoc across Sudan. The Coordination of the Darfur Camps for Displaced People and Refugees report dire humanitarian conditi...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:37:30 GMT
North Darfur Displaced Appeal to Govt As Zamzam Camp Sit-in Enters Seventh Day
[Dabanga] Zamzam Camp -- The sit-in at Zamzam camp for the displaced in El Fasher, capital of in North Darfur, entered its seventh consecutive day on Friday, against the background of violent events in the camp, which claimed the lives of a number of...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:37:24 GMT
Sudan Doctors - 18 Protesters Injured in Aug 25 Marches
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors reports that 18 protesters were injured during the August 25 Marches of Millions, including three cases of protesters being hit by vehicles belonging to the regular forces, wounded with rub...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:26:07 GMT
Seminar to Nationals in Khartoum
[Shabait] Asmara, 29 August 2022- Eritrean Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Mr. Isa Ahmed Isa conducted seminar on 26 August to nationals in Khartoum focusing on the objective situation in the homeland as well as regional developments.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:25:53 GMT
Finance Ministry Expects No 'External Support' for 2023 Budget
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Jibril Ibrahim, expects that the country's budget for 2023, like the current year's budget, "will be devoid of external support". Last week, he pointed to the importance of expandin...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:25:40 GMT
Sudanese Journalists Syndicate Elects First Chair in 33 Years
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate elections launched in Khartoum on Saturday morning were successfully concluded. The election committee announced that Abdelmonim Abu Idris, who works for Agence France-Presse (AFP), was democra...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:44:07 GMT
Totalenergies CHAN 2022 - Sudan Already Well On Track
[CAF] With a 4-1 victory over Djibouti in the first leg of the last qualifying round of the 2022 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) to be held in Algeria, Sudan have taken a serious option in the race for qualification.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:38:40 GMT
Envoys Laud ICC Prosecutor Khan's Visit to Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Leading international Ambassadors and Heads of Mission to Sudan, have issued a joint statement welcoming the visit by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, to Sudan last week, as "the latest...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:49:24 GMT
Drug Abuse in Sudan - 'The Tip of the Iceberg'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Contractors who cannot keep construction workers for more than one day, students who might use drugs to spike others' drinks, street vendors selling 'special tea', rumours about police officers selling confiscated drugs. Sudan, ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:48:21 GMT
Floods - No Sign of Relief From Torrential Rains As 23 More People Are Killed
[Dabanga] Nyala / Kabkabiya / El Fasher / El Managil / Sahab -- No sign of relief from ongoing rains and floods in Sudan as torrential rains caused the death of 22 people in Darfur and one person in northern Sudan. In South Darfur, 16,000 homes were ...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:47:45 GMT
Humur Protests in West Kordofan After Unilateral Border Demarcations
[Dabanga] El Nehoud -- The authorities in El Nehoud in West Kordofan have suspended their work in compliance with the request of the Humur tribe after conflict over new unilateral border demarcations. An armed group also closed the road linking El Ne...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:47:29 GMT
Eastern Sudan Conference Concludes, but Not Without Criticism
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- At the end of the Conference on Crucial Issues for Eastern Sudan in Khartoum on Wednesday, 28 eastern Sudanese political parties and civil society groups signed an agreement stipulating the speedy implementation of the Eastern S...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:40:57 GMT
ICC Prosecutor Requests Access to Ousted Sudan Dictator Al Bashir
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, confirmed that he had requested access to former ousted President Omar Al Bashir concerning cases of alleged war crimes in Darfur.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:40:55 GMT
West Darfur Displaced Hand ICC Prosecutor Memo Listing Atrocities
[Dabanga] West Darfur / El Geneina -- The Displaced People and Refugees Gathering of the Masalit in West Darfur stated that, displaced people in the Kalma, El Hasahisa, and El Hamidiyah camps presented a memorandum to the Chief Prosecutor of the Inte...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:47:10 GMT
Ambassador Godfrey - 'Civilian-Led Government Key to Greater US-Sudan Cooperation'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The newly appointed US Ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey, says that the establishment of a civilian-led government is key to facilitating better US-Sudan cooperation. Ambassador Godfrey arrived in Khartoum to take-up office on y...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:02:07 GMT
Death Toll From Floods Rises to 89, Saudi Arabia and U.S. Send Aid
[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Managil -- Sudan's National Civil Defence Council announced that the number of deaths resulting from torrential rains and flooding over the past month has risen to 89 and that 50,000 homes across the country have either been c...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:52:59 GMT
After Darfur Visit, ICC Prosecutor Urges UN to Seek Justice
[DW] The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, gave the first ever Security Council briefing from within a country where the court is pursuing justice. Darfur is a region of western Sudan.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:48:50 GMT
Youth On Police's Head-Shaving Campaign - 'Better Do It Yourself'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- On Monday, the police carried out a 'head-shaving campaign' targeting a group of young men at the Bahri Market in Khartoum North. In response, a group of young Sudanese decided be ahead of the police by shaving their heads thems...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:05:39 GMT
National Accord Forces Announce Political Vision
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The National Accord Forces on Tuesday signed a political declaration aiming to achieve civilian rule and the formation of a sovereign ruling body for the next 30 months.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:03:14 GMT
Muslim Sheikh Killed in Darfur, ACJPS Reports 'Suspicious Deaths' of Christians
[Dabanga] Garsila / Dar El Salam -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) called on Tuesday for urgent investigations into "suspicious circumstances'" surrounding the deaths of Pastor Azrag Barnabas and his three children in Centra...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:02:32 GMT
ICC Prosecutor Suggests Holding a UN Security Council Session in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has warned of the dire consequences of impunity for those Sudanese wanted by the court, and said it could lead to more crimes against humanity. "The nig...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:04:35 GMT
ICC Chief Prosecutor Demands 'True Accountability' for Darfur Genocide
[RFI] The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has urged the UN Security Council to accelerate action to deliver justice for thousands of people in Sudan's western Darfur region, the scene of multiple massacres and bloodshed in 2003.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 07:21:55 GMT
Trial of Janjaweed Leader Must Not Be 'A False Dawn' for Justice, Security Council Hears
[UN News] The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb - the first prosecution to get underway at the request of the UN Security Council - represents "a glimmer of hope for justice in Darfur," Sudan, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecu...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:28:18 GMT
Oil Field and Hospitals Closed as Strike Wave Continues
[Dabanga] Kassala / El Fasher / Abyei -- Medics in Kassala threatened to go on strike if the hospital director was not dismissed within 24 hours, whilst medics in North Darfur remained on strike for the fourth consecutive week. Workers and locals in ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:00:48 GMT
Beja Nazirs Council Refuses to Participate in Eastern Sudan Conference
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan -- The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains announced yesterday that it would not attend the Eastern Sudan Conference, which is held in Khartoum today. The Beja Nazirs Council which did not participat...



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