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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:34:24 GMT
COP27 - El Burhan Renews Sudan's International Climate Commitments
[Dabanga] Sharm El Sheikh -- Sudan's Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and Leader of Sudan's Armed Forces, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, returned to Sudan yesterday following his appearance at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:34:24 GMT
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:42:39 GMT
Anti-Junta Marches of the Millions Continue Across Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani / El Gedaref -- Thousands of demonstrators across Sudan joined the Marches of the Millions called by the resistance committees in the country on Tuesday, to denounce the crimes against demonstrators by the ruling junta...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:42:29 GMT
Farm Murder Prompts Anger in South Darfur Capital
[Dabanga] Nyala / Sirba -- The South Darfur capital of Nyala saw road closures and widespread public protests after a farmer and his wife were killed on their farm on Monday evening. The Omda of Dengdereis in El Salam locality, Mohamed Bahreldin, rep...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 06:32:52 GMT
North Darfur Clans Sign Reconciliation in El Fasher
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- At ceremony at the Presidential House Hall in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, leaders of two Mahriya clans, the Hajaya and Beni Hussein, signed a reconciliation agreement on Monday afternoon, with a view to ending a long-st...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:39:09 GMT
El Burhan Speech to Sudan Military Dubbed 'Political Posturing'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces and leader of the October 2021 coup d'état, Abdelfattah El Burhan, confirmed that meetings about a new political framework for the country are be...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:39:26 GMT
15.8 Million People in Will Need Humanitarian Relief in 2023
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan will rise to 15.8 million next year, equivalent to about a third of the population, which represents an increase of 1.5 million over this year.

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:39:17 GMT
UK Special Representative - 'United Front for Sudan Stakeholders Only Recourse for Civilian Transition'
[Dabanga] London -- The British Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather, shared his hopes for the Sudanese Bar Associations (SBA) steering committee's transitional constitutional framework and provided some insight into h...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:39:00 GMT
Northern State Farmers Warn That Agricultural Season Will Fail
[Dabanga] Dongola -- Farmers in Sudan's Northern State warn of the failure of the current agricultural season due to the lack of tools, the lack of inputs of seeds and fertilisers, and the scarcity and high price of fuel.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:36:52 GMT
Sudan - 'RSF' Bandits Kill Four in Kordofan Violence
[Dabanga] Kadugli / Lagawa -- Three farmers were killed and another wounded near Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan, on Monday. An army corporal was also shot dead by gunmen in West Kordofan. Witnesses say that video evidence identifies the assailant...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:36:18 GMT
Renewed Tension After Farmer Bludgeoned to Death in Blue Nile Region
[Dabanga] El Roseires -- The murder of 60-year-old farmer Malik Yahya near El Roseires in the Blue Nile region on Sunday evening, has reignited tensions in the area, which has seen extensive tribal and inter-communal clashes over the past weeks. A re...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:41:52 GMT
Darfur - Series of Attacks On Civilians Sweeps the Region
[Dabanga] Niertiti / Foro Baranga / Kendeer / Kutum / Shangi -- A number of violent attacks on people by soldiers, herders, and unidentified shooters have been reported to Radio Dabanga and by the Rasd Human Rights Monitor in West, South, Central, an...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:35:38 GMT
COP27 - Organisation Says 'Agroecology Is Most Efficient Way to Adapt to Climate Change' in Africa
[Dabanga] Sharm El Sheikh -- "Sustainable, locally driven agriculture solutions to address the climate crisis" are being called for by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) as day two of the COP27 climate summit kicks off in Egypt.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:16:16 GMT
How Russian Mercenaries Colluded With Khartoum Regime to Exploit Sudan's Gold
[RFI] An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the country's gold.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:58:58 GMT
Blue Nile Wali Orders Schools to Return Amid Mass Displacement
[Dabanga] ED Damazin / El Roseires -- The Blue Nile Wali (governor), Ahmed El Omda Badi, directed the Ministry of Education in a meeting yesterday to facilitate the return to schools, in spite of the recent renewed inter-communal clashes which trigge...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:58:32 GMT
Sudan Doctors - 74 Injured During Thursday's Anti-Junta Demos
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) announced yesterday that 74 people were injured during Thursday's demonstrations, including three people wounded by live bullets, and one case of a protester being ran ...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:58:03 GMT
North Kordofan - Two Deaths, At Least 60 Cases of Haemorrhagic Fever
[Dabanga] El Obeid -- The North Kordofan Ministry of Health acknowledged two *haemorrhagic fever deaths in El Obeid, after denying an outbreak in the region earlier.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:57:36 GMT
CBOS - 'Sudan Deficit Reaches Record High, Exports Lower Than Ever'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) reported that the trade deficit has reached $3.5 billion during the current third quarter of this fiscal year. The trade deficit reflects Sudan's import commodities exceeding its exports.

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:53:58 GMT
Pro-Coup Coalition Hopes to Break Country's Political Stalemate
[VOA] Khartoum -- In Sudan, armed groups and supporters of the military's coup last year have formed a new political coalition to appeal to marginalized groups. Calling itself the "Forces for Freedom and Change - Democratic Bloc (FFC-DB)," the pro-co...

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 18:16:13 GMT
Ethnic Clashes Surge in Blue Nile Region
[Africa Renewal] The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a reported resurgence of ethnic clashes in the Blue Nile region of Sudan.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:56:39 GMT
Transparency and Policy Tracker - How Mercury Is Poisoning a Nation
[Dabanga] Khartoum / River Nile State -- In the first week of August, flash floods swept through more than 25 villages north of Atbara in Sudan's River Nile state. The floods swept thousands of metric tons of mercury-contaminated mining residue into ...

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 18:18:26 GMT
Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens As Disease Outbreaks Surge - WHO
[Africa Renewal] Seven countries in the region recorded 39 reported outbreaks, flooding and other acute public health events between 1 January and 30 October 2022

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 05:53:06 GMT
Rebel Movements and Opposition Parties Form New Alliance
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A number of Sudanese former rebel movements and political parties announced the formation of a new political alliance called the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Block (FFC-DB) yesterday. They propose a number of changes...

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:22:10 GMT
Nile in Mortal Danger, Sudan's Food Security At Stake
[Dabanga] Alty -- "Climate change, pollution, and exploitation by man are putting existential pressure on the world's second longest river," the Nile, AFP writes in a report published not long before the start of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Su...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 06:55:50 GMT
SBA Attacked By Former Regime Lawyers, Police Crack Down On Lawyers House
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Police prevented lawyers from the Sudanese Bar Association (SBA) from entering the Lawyers House, denied them food and water, and deployed additional reinforcements. This came after the house witnessed an attack by members of th...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:12:44 GMT
Resurgence of Ethnic Clashes in Sudan's Blue Nile Region Triggers Death and Destruction
[UN News] The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a reported resurgence of ethnic clashes in the Blue Nile region of Sudan.

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:20:30 GMT
Sudan Timeline - July - September 2022: Junta Continues to Repress Resistance As Pound Founders and Hunger Grows
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- While the leaders of the ruling military junta in Sudan pledge that the military will withdraw from the political arena once a new civilian-let government has been formed, popular resistance demonstrations continue unabated...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:20:23 GMT
Darfur Defence Committee - Detainee With TB 'Has Lost His Mind'
[Dabanga] Omdurman -- The Defence Committee of Detainees in North Darfur stated that a Darfur detainee with tuberculosis in El Huda Prison in Omdurman, has suffered severe mental health issues as a result of maltreatment and insufficient medical atte...

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:20:15 GMT
North Darfur Bandits Steal Market Director's Vehicle At Gunpoint
[Dabanga] Saraf Omra -- Armed men stole an administrative official's vehicle at gun point in Saraf Omra in North Darfur yesterday. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga, three motorcycle-bandits blocked the Land Cruiser, then proceeded to steal the owner's ke...

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:50:38 GMT
Sudan Journalists Condemn Junta Curbs
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Journalists Association for Human Rights (JAHR) in Sudan marked yesterday's *International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, using the commemoration as an opportunity to highlight a number of significant ab...



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