Fighting, road closures raise fears of imminent famine in Sudan’s Kordofan
The Kordofan Observatory warns of signs of an imminent famine in several parts of the region, reporting that families in...
Sudan: Verdict due today in Sennar ‘Virgin’ case as appeal court upholds prison term and fine for mother
Report by Suleiman Siri for Radio Dabanga The Sennar Court of Appeal, sitting at the city’s court complex under Judge...
Port Sudan prisoners suspend hunger strike until Sunday
Remand prisoners at Port Sudan Central Prison in Red Sea state have agreed to suspend their open-ended hunger strike until...
WFP warns global conflict is driving Sudan deeper into hunger crisis
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that global conflict and disruptions to fuel and trade are worsening Sudan’s already...
UN Security Council and Sudan: Arms embargo exposes gap between international will and action
By Ashraf Abdelaziz for Radio Dabanga The UN Security Council held an emergency session in New York on Monday, convened...
Sudan: Kassala gold traders shut shop amid clashes, illicit parallel market
The closure of the gold market in Kassala entered its second consecutive day on Tuesday, after traders shut their shops...
Sudan’s Radical Change Forces’ Alliance: Contact with Quintet and UN envoy does not imply external mandate
Sudan’s Radical Change Forces’ Alliance confirms that it has been in contact with the Quintet initiative (the African Union, the...
South Darfur hospital closure leaves pregnant women dying on road to care
By Abdelmoneim Madibu for Radio Dabanga The journey taken by three women from Rahad Al-Bardi locality in South Darfur to...
NUP deputy leader: Sudan’s anti-war forces must move from declarations to making peace
Report by Radio Dabanga Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi, deputy leader of the National Umma Party, has welcomed a joint...
Port Sudan detainees launch hunger strike over ‘endless’ trial delays
By Suleiman Siri for Radio Dabanga At least 83 detainees at Port Sudan Central Prison in Red Sea state have...
Denmark, UK, France back US proposal to expand Sudan arms embargo – China, Russia oppose
A US proposal to expand the arms embargo on Darfur to cover drones and the whole of Sudan has prompted...
US moots expanding Darfur arms embargo to cover drones and all of Sudan
The USA has proposed expanding the arms embargo currently imposed on Sudan’s Darfur region to cover the entire country, in...
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