♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of this week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in...
Haemorrhagic fevers on the rise in Darfur, Northern State
Sudan is witnessing an increase in haemorrhagic fevers* in various parts of the country, mainly North Darfur and the Northern...
Power black-outs as Sudan ‘defaults on bill’
Large parts of Sudan have experienced power blackouts since Monday. The Turkish company delivering power to the national grid cut-off...
Sudanese Journalists Network honoured with press freedom prize
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) was awarded the Press Freedom Award 2020 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Swedish chapter yesterday for...
Sudanese govt rejects advice of Juba workshop on secularism
Sudanese government delegates have rejected the recommendations made in the final report after a four-day long workshop in Juba organised...
USA applauds ‘dramatic progress’ in Sudan – confirms ‘national emergency will not impact SST removal’
The US Department of State has assured that the extension of the national emergency in respect of Sudan does not...
NUP leader El Mahdi transferred to Emirates as COVID-19 cases rise in Sudan
El Sadig El Mahdi, President of the National Umma Party (NUP), was transferred to a hospital in the United Arab...
ICRC: ‘One in four Sudanese face food shortages’
One in four Sudanese are estimated to face food shortages as prices climb and clashes, droughts and floods destroy people’s...
Vigil in Khartoum for results of June 3 massacre investigation
Dozens of activists organised a protest vigil in front of the offices of the Council of Ministers in Khartoum yesterday,...
Curfew in southern Sudan’s Gedir
A curfew has been imposed in Gedir, Talodi locality in South Kordofan, following violent clashes between two herders’ clans in...
Road block against Ethiopian gunmen continues in eastern Sudan
The El Gedaref-El Galabat highway remains closed for the fifth day in a row. People in the area of El...
Protests against fuel and bread shortages across Sudan
Protests erupted in Atbara in Nile River state over the weekend against fuel, bread and transportation shortages. The protesters closed...
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