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May 12 - 2021
DABANGA SUDAN
♦ Sudan: This week's news in brief ♦
A compact digest of this week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
May 11 - 2021
KHARTOUM / PORT SUDAN
US Dollar at ‘unprecedented high’ as the end of Ramadan approaches
The US Dollar rate reached new highs as its exchange value increased with two Pounds in a week. Meanwhile, the economic wing of the Council of Ministers approved the establishment...
May 11 - 2021
KHARTOUM / WAD MADANI / EL FULA / SENNAR
COVID-19: Khartoum MoH monitors 12 cases from India
The Khartoum Ministry of Health announced that it is monitoring 12 COVID-19 cases from India. The Federal Health Ministry reported 37 new COVID-19 deaths and 428 new cases of infection...
May 10 - 2021
ABU ZEREGA / DELLING
Protests against water crisis in Darfur and Nuba Mountains
People in Abu Zerega in North Darfur blocked the El Fasher-Nyala road on Sunday, demanding a solution to the drinking water crisis in the area. In the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan,...
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IMF takes 'critical step' towards Sudan's debt relief
May 11 - 2021
KHARTOUM / WASHINGTON D.C.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board approved a financing plan yesterday that "will help mobilise the resources needed for the IMF to cover its share of debt relief to Sudan".
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May 10 - 2021
KHARTOUM
Sudan’s Fiqh Academy prohibits ratification of CEDAW
The Sudanese Fiqh Academy issued a fatwa on Sunday, barring the planned ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The No to...
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May 7 - 2021
DABANGA SUDAN
Christians in Sudan can ‘still not believe the changes’
Sudanese Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter on Sunday, May 2. For the occasion, Radio Dabanga decided to investigate the experiences of Christians in Sudan before and after...
