Student protests across Sudan amid rising food insecurity
Mass student demonstrations broke out in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Sunday morning, owing to the recent rise in the price of a loaf of bread to SDG50.
Month: March 2022
Critics lambast Sudan port renewal plans
The economic expert and University of Khartoum lecturer, Prof Ibrahim Onur, has stressed the difficulty of implementing the matrix announced by Gen Mohamed ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, Vice-President of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council.
At least one dead, several injured in North Darfur attack
At least one person was killed, several injured and five people missing in a deadly attack by gunmen in the Daliba area of Kutum in North Darfur, on Sunday.
Hemeti calls on eastern Sudan tribes to ‘unite for the greater good’
Gen Mohamed ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, Vice-President of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, has ended a five-day visit to Red Sea state, which he described as “successful and fruitful,” during which he “reviewed all the shortcomings in the Red Sea ports”, and that a matrix has been developed to address the issues at the seaports.
US Dollar now costs SDG640 on Sudan streets
The price for a US dollar has continued to rise in banks and on the streets of Khartoum over the past week, with the value of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) in freefall against major international currencies.