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September 29 - 2016
WADI HALFA
Protest against Customs post move in Sudan’s far north
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Wadi Halfa in Sudan’s Northern State today, to protest a decision to move the Customs post at Argeen to the city of Dongola, about 450...
September 29 - 2016
AL MALAM
South Darfur woman killed, more wounded, kidnapped and missing after militia attack
One woman died, three others were wounded, three were kidnapped and seven others are still ‘missing’ after a militia attack on a group of South Darfur women on Wednesday.
September 29 - 2016
KHARTOUM
More Sudanese doctors join strike for security
The Central Committee of Doctors in Sudan has announced that doctors across Khartoum state and Kordofan have now joined the strike demanding security and protection for medical...
September 29 - 2016
KHARTOUM
Sudan’s Al Bashir: ‘No negotiations abroad’
Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir has ruled-out any peace negotiations abroad, insisting the National Dialogue be held within Sudan.
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Diarrhoea epidemic: Death toll rises in Sudan
September 29 - 2016
EL GEZIRA / KHARTOUM
The death toll in the current watery diarrhoea outbreak in Sudan continues to rise as medical facilities struggle to cope. Babies, young children and the elderly are especially vulnerable.
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September 29 - 2016
EL GEDAREF
Pests damage crops in Sudan’s El Gedaref
Several farmers in Sudan’s El Gedaref state adjacent to the Ethiopian border complain that a pest referred to locally as ‘American worm’ has damaged about 500 acres of sorghum...
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September 25 - 2016
MURNEI / GARSILA / SORTONY
Malaria spreading, health care deteriorating in Darfur
Displaced people in Darfur complain about the spread of malaria, deterioration of health services, and soaring prices of medicines.
“There is not a family here in Murnei camp...
September 26 - 2016
KHARTOUM / SENNAR / KASSALA