♦ This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact weekly digest of Dabanga Sudan's highlights of the news from Darfur and Sudan ♦ Water and food...
Tuberculosis rate rises in West Darfur: Ministry
The Ministry of Health in West Darfur has confirmed reports of a rise in the number of tuberculosis cases in...
‘Every household a latrine’: North Darfur, aid groups agree on water plans
The government of North Darfur has agreed to plans worth $22.3 million to improve the water supply, sanitation and hygiene...
US Dollar rate breaks record in Sudan markets
The exchange rate of the US Dollar against the Sudanese Pound rose to an all-time high of SDG 23 in Sudanese parallel...
Water and food gap in eastern North Darfur
People in the eastern localities of North Darfur complained of a severe shortage of drinking water in the villages, causing...
Soldiers seize, beat merchant in West Darfur
A merchant was severely beaten by military intelligence members in a military garrison in Sirba, West Darfur, on Sunday. Members...
Al Bashir: ‘Sudan free of conflicts in 2020’
President Omar Al Bashir vowed to hand over Sudan “free of conflicts” to the new president in 2020, after calling...
More Sudan forces deployed for Darfur arms collection
The commander of Sudan’s main militia, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), announced on Sunday that Khartoum decided to deploy more forces...
AU Commission chief visits Sudan
A delegation of the AU Commission, headed by Chairman Moussa Faki, arrived in Khartoum on Saturday for a two-day visit....
West Kordofan herders refuse to hand-in their weapons
West Kordofan nomad herders are refusing to hand their weapons to the authorities in the current disarmament campaign. Misseriya and...
‘Haemorrhagic fever spreading in eastern Sudan’s Kassala’
Two people reportedly died from haemorrhagic fever in Kassala last week. A medical source told Radio Dabanga that two people...
Herders abduct two farmers, attack others in Darfur
A group of herders abducted two villagers from their farms in North Darfur’s Tawila locality on Saturday. Herders are grazing...
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