Opinion and Analysis
Op-ed: Performing refugeehood – How will Sudanese navigate Egypt’s incoming asylum system?
By Joseph A. Owens for Radio Dabanga Joseph A. Owens is an anthropologist whose work focuses on Sudan, displacement, and refugee protection. He was previously...
Counterfeiting compels Central Bank of Sudan to withdraw old SDG500 bills
Sudan’s central bank is withdrawing SDG500 notes issued in 2023 or earlier, with an economist linking the move to counterfeiting and warning of its inflationary...
‘Cinema keeps that memory alive’: Suzannah Mirghani on Cotton Queen and Sudanese cinema
Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani’s debut feature Cotton Queen (2025) follows Nafisa, a teenage girl growing up in a cotton-farming village where stories of Sudan’s colonial...
International Involvement
UNICEF condemns killing of 12 children in Sudan
UNICEF has condemned the reported killing of at least 12 children in separate attacks in Sudan’s West Kordofan and Khartoum states, warning that neither displacement...
Khartoum airport under drone fire as safety concerns mount
Repeated drone attacks near the Sudan capital's airport have disrupted flights and raised questions about passenger safety, while aviation experts call for a temporary suspension...
Sudan war: ‘Many still missing’ as Abyei market drone strike toll rises
The death toll from a drone strike on Amiet market in the disputed Abyei area between Sudan and South Sudan has risen from 73 to...
Features
Sudanese-Armenian archivists fight erasure and keep their history alive for generations to come
Feature by Sara Bass for Radio Dabanga Sudanahye is a Sudanese-Armenian archival project launched just after the war’s outset in April 2023 and is building...
Amnesty researcher: ‘Sudan’s children face recruitment, sexual violence, and lasting trauma’
Children in North Darfur have been recruited by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), subjected to sexual violence and left facing the effects of starvation and...
‘Cinema keeps that memory alive’: Suzannah Mirghani on Cotton Queen and Sudanese cinema
Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani’s debut feature Cotton Queen (2025) follows Nafisa, a teenage girl growing up in a cotton-farming village where stories of Sudan’s colonial...
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