Call for more policewomen in Sudan’s rural areas
The Sudanese police needs more women officers, to help and protect victims of gender-based violence, says activist Kamelia Kuku. In...
Interview with children’s rights activist and fearless journalist Inaam El Tayeb: ‘We were attacked and criminalised by those who rejected our ideas’
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women Series*, we spoke with Inaam El Tayeb about her activism, her journalism career, government censorship, and defending...
Rape and GBV a constant threat for displaced women as North Darfur violence persists
Women and girls displaced by violence and lawlessness in Darfur face the additional constant threat of rape and gender based...
Interview with Awadiya Abbas: Women’s union organiser and revolutionary
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series* we interviewed Awadiya Abbas, President of the Women’s Cooperative Association of Popular Food and...
Governor Minawi: ‘Darfur camps are demilitarised zones’
The presence of weapons within the camps for the displaced in Darfur is unacceptable, as the camps are demilitarised zones,...
Interview with novelist Sara El Jak on literature, womanhood, and empowerment
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series* we interviewed novelist and social activist Sara Hamza El Jak Abdallah. As one of the few successful Sudanese...
‘Sudan Public Order Law still being implemented’: SIHA Network
According to the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), crimes of gender-based violence against women by...
Darfur women accuse govt of violating the Juba Peace Agreement as representation promise is broken
Women who took part in the Juba peace negotiations on the Darfur track accuse the Sudanese government, the Peace Commission,...
Girl raped as attacks on Darfur villages persist
Gunmen in military uniforms raped a girl an attack on the Kushni area of Tawila locality in North Darfur on...
Interview with Nuba Kandaka Safaa Tutu: A Story of Resilience and Struggle
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series* we interviewed Safaa Jaber Tutu, activist, revolutionary, and once Miss Nuba Mountains. Originally from...
Sudan’s liberation movements chart conditions for lasting peace
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu), and the mainstream Sudan Liberation Movement under...
Interview with Siham Osman, the first woman to hold the position of Under-Secretary at Sudan’s Ministry of Justice
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series we interviewed Siham Osman Mohamed Ahmed, the first woman to hold the position of Under-Secretary of...
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