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Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:46:45 GMT
One Year Anniversary of Military Takeover
[State Department] Almost one year ago today, the Sudanese military overthrew the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, contravened Sudan's Constitutional Declaration, and undermined the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:33:47 GMT
One Dead in Demonstrations Calling for Blue Nile State Gov's Dismissal
[Dabanga] ED Damazin / Wad El Mahi / El Roseires / -- As the situation in Blue Nile state deteriorates due to outbreaks of violence, demonstrators calling for the dismissal of Governor Ahmed El Omda burned the buildings of the Secretariat of the stat...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:33:40 GMT
Protestor Killed During Demonstrations Against Sudan's Military Coup
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) reported on Sunday that an unidentified demonstrator was killed in Khartoum after being shot in the chest during street protests earlier that day.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:50:50 GMT
ACJPS Calls Death Sentence of Young Woman a Human Rights Violation
[Dabanga] Kosti -- On Friday, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) published a statement condemning the sentencing to death by stoning of 20-year-old Amal*, after she was found guilty of adultery, violating article 146 (2) of the ...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:09:50 GMT
No Immunities From Prosecution for Grave Human Rights Violations
[Dabanga] The Hague -- Since the October 25 2021 military coup, rumours of an "imminent" political breakthrough have circulated countless times. This time around, almost exactly one year since the coup, a deal between the military and the Forces for ...

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:06:14 GMT
A Year After the Coup, Still Hoping for Democracy in Sudan
[DW] On the first anniversary of Sudan's military coup, the country remains stuck in a political stalemate. But, despite the increasingly difficult humanitarian situation, the population hasn't given up hope.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:51:35 GMT
At Least 198 Dead in Clashes in Blue Nile State
[Dabanga] Wad El Mahi / ED Damazin / El Roseires -- The death toll rose to at least 198, with more than 90 injured as a result of the Wad El Mahi inter-communal clashes in Blue Nile state. The regional government declared a state of emergency, preven...

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:06:51 GMT
UN Urges Restraint One Year After Sudan Coup
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum and all major cities across the country on Friday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 1964 'October Revolution' that overthrew the junta of Maj Gen Ibrahim Abboud to u...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:12:54 GMT
Renewed Inter-Communal Conflict Leaves Four Dead in West Kordofan
[Dabanga] Lagawa Locality, West Kordofan -- Four people were killed in an armed inter-communal clash in the Um Khashmin area of West Kordofan state, on Friday morning.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:05:19 GMT
Deaths, Kidnapping and Threats As Herdsmen Force Cattle Onto Darfur Farms
[Dabanga] Kutum / Mukjar -- Two displaced people were killed, a third was wounded, and a fourth was kidnapped in attacks on farmers by armed herdsmen on Tuesday and Wednesday in Kutum, North Darfur. Displaced farmers in Central Darfur have been held ...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:51:16 GMT
OCHA 'Deeply Concerned' About West Kordofan and Blue Nile State Violence
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Eddie Rowe, expressed his deep concerns about the situations in Lagawa, West Kordofan, and Wad El Mahi, Blue Nile state, and appe...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:50:46 GMT
Economic Crisis - Finance Minister Returns From Washington With Support Pledges
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Minister of Finance Jibril Ibrahim confirmed that the World Bank has promised to provide humanitarian support to Sudan. The minister acknowledged "the impact of the 2021 coup d'état on cooperation with international ins...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:50:01 GMT
Sudan's FFC Denies Allowing Military to Escape Accountability
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- In an interview with Radio Dabanga, the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council, the mainstream FFC, defended their 'imminent agreement' with the military and denied rumours that they agreed with the junta that the militar...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:54:58 GMT
Over 10 People Dead in Renewed Blue Nile State Clashes
[Dabanga] ED Damazin / El Roseires -- More than 10 people were killed during renewed inter-communal clashes in the Wad El Mahi locality in Blue Nile Sate yesterday. Following these events, the regional government prevented large gatherings and vehicl...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:52:42 GMT
Darfur Bar Association Joins Wajdi Saleh Defence Committee
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) has announced it is joining the defence committee for Wajdi Saleh. Saleh is the former head of the now-dissolved Empowerment Removal Committee* (ERC), a leading member of the Forces for Freedom a...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:52:20 GMT
Sudan's Emergency Lawyers File Complaint Against Khartoum Police for Detainee's Death
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- Sudan's Emergency Lawyers have begun legal proceedings by filing a complaint against El Emtada police station in Khartoum, where a detainee Mudaser Kamal died, allegedly from torture, last week.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:49:17 GMT
Army Accuses SPLM-N of Shelling West Kordofan
[Dabanga] Lagawa Locality, West Kordofan -- Following West Kordofan's inter-communal clashes between the Misseriya and Nuba tribes which erupted over a land dispute in the state's Lagawa locality last week, Sudan's Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Su...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:48:42 GMT
West Kordofan 'Still Tense' Following Inter-Tribal Clashes
[Dabanga] Lagawa Locality, West Kordofan -- The Wali (governor) of West Kordofan has confirmed that skirmishes continue in the state's Lagawa locality, after tension between the Misseriya and Nuba tribes escalated following a dispute over land owners...

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:48:04 GMT
Youth Murdered in North Darfur Market Robbery
[Dabanga] Zamzam Camp, El Fasher -- A suspect has been arrested after a youth was murdered during an armed robbery in the Jaflo market of Zamzam camp for the displaced in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur on Sunday.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:44:52 GMT
West Darfur - Fighter Aircraft to Be Stationed At El Geneina
[Dabanga] El Geneina -- The Wali (governor) of West Darfur, Khamis Abkar, says that the federal government in Khartoum has approved for two fighter aircraft to be stationed in the state capital of El Geneina, to assist with maintaining security.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:30:23 GMT
Report - 'Dismal Performance of Sudan Economy Will Continue If Military Rule Persists'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- After the Sudanese economy showed 'dismal performance' in the first half of the 2022 financial year, a report published by the transparency monitor Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) predicts a tough last quarter of 20...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:30:14 GMT
Sudan Report - Over 7,000 Protesters Seriously Injured Since Oct 25 Coup
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Hadhreen initiative published a documentary report yesterday on the violations against peaceful pro-democracy protesters dating from the October 25, 2021, military coup to August 4 of this year. At least 116 protesters had d...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:23:22 GMT
White Nile State Bans Motorcycles, Kadamol, To Deter Banditry
[Dabanga] Rabak -- The White Nile state authorities in Sudan have issued a decree prohibiting the use of motorcycles and kadamol scarves that cover the face, in the localities of El Jebelein, El Salam, and Tandelti, in a move designed to reduce bandi...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:23:13 GMT
Outrage After Journalist Detained In Central Darfur
[Dabanga] Zalingei -- The police in Zalingei, capital of Central Darfur, released journalist Hafida Abdallah Musa after arresting her while she was performing her work and detaining her for hours without following any legal procedures. The incident l...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:06:59 GMT
Netherlands Ambassador To Sudan Hails 'Fruitful And Constructive' Meeting With TSC Member El Hadi Idris
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC),El Hadi Idris, met at the Ambassador of Kingdom of the Netherlands to Sudan, Irma van Dueren, at the Republican Place in Khartoum on Monday. The meeting reviewed the historic ...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:09:49 GMT
Opposition Parties Reject 'Imminent' Agreement Between Sudan's Military And Civilian Forces
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The National Accord Forces (NAF) announced last week its total rejection of an alleged "bilateral settlement" between the Forces for Freedom and Change-Central Council (FFC-CC) and the military component of the government. Accor...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:19:32 GMT
Famine In Refugee Camps - Children And Young People Search For Food In The Garbage
[Agenzia Fides] Nyala -- In the Otash refugee camp in the town of Nyala, southern Darfur, in the face of a food crisis that continues to worsen, children are also forced to look for food in the rubbish. The head of the refugee camp is already reporti...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:10:14 GMT
Two Sudanese Football Teams Qualify For African Championship
[Dabanga] Benghazi / Khartoum -- Two Sudanese football teams, El Merrikh and El Hilal, qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage this weekend, which will take place from February 10 to April 1, 2023, according to the Confederation of African...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:10:00 GMT
Flood Damage To Crops Will 'Exacerbate' Food Insecurity In Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- As Sudan's rainy season draws to a close, the number of people affected by seasonal rains and flash floods across Sudan has remained constant at 349,000 since 26 September, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordina...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:07:12 GMT
Renewed Blue Nile State Clashes Kill Another 13
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin / El Roseires -- The conflict in Blue Nile state flared up again on October 13, leaving at least 13 people dead and 24 injured after a land dispute in Wad El Mahi locality, the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA...



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