♦ This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact weekly digest of Dabanga Sudan's highlights of the news from Darfur and Sudan ♦ Cholera: Dead, infections in...
25,000 need aid in East Jebel Marra: OCHA Sudan
There is an urgent need for water and sanitation in East Jebel Marra, South Darfur, humanitarian agencies report. An inter-agency...
Dead, infections by cholera in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref
(UPDATE 21/03/2017 09:00) More than 47 people have been infected with cholera in El Gallabat locality in eastern Sudan between...
‘Cancer among biggest challenges for Sudan’: Health Minister
The Sudanese Health Minister said that the rate of cancer in the country is rising. At least 13,000 cases are...
Explosion near North Darfur capital wounds seven
Seven people were injured in an explosion west of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, last weekend. One of...
Rallies for power supply to Sudan’s northern towns
People from the Northern state carried out protests to demand the delivery of hydroelectricity to villages in Dalgo locality and...
Blue Nile, Khartoum short of bread
A lack of flour has resulted in a bread shortage in Blue Nile in the past days. Several neighbourhoods in...
Port Sudan follows Khartoum in tea seller ban
Local authorities have arrested street and tea vendors in Port Sudan and confiscated their property in a campaign to regulate...
‘Serious water shortage’ in Blue Nile town: Unicef
Dindiro in Kurmuk locality in Blue Nile state faces serious water shortages that have affected more than 11,000 people, including...
Sudan Democracy Group highlights land conflicts in Sennar
Parts of Sennar state in southeast Sudan have witnessed an escalation of conflicts over land use and ownership recently, an...
SPLM-N deputy chairman resigns
Deputy chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) Abdelaziz El Hilu resigned from the rebel group on Friday. The...
North Darfur paramilitaries clash: one killed, residents shot
A member of a paramilitary force was killed and five civilians were wounded in a clash with another paramilitary force...
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