Month: August 2022

A US student of Sudanese descent was shot dead outside Khartoum’s Nile Club, a General Intelligence Service (GIS) social club, following an apparent altercation with a security guard early Friday morning. Mohamed Magdi Taha (21), a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was visiting Sudan on break from his studies. He was reportedly …

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Sudanese authorities stated that 52 people have died as a result of the torrential rains which have flooded various states throughout Sudan. The torrential downpour, which usually occurs between May and October, has also resulted in 25 injuries as well as the destruction of thousands of homes, much-needed infrastructure, and agricultural lands.

The Sudanese Pound (SDG) has fallen sharply against major international currencies over the last two days. Traders active on Khartoum’s parallel market ascribe the flux to a scarcity of foreign currency – an ongoing issue in Sudan’s ailing economy, that is driving an increasing number of Sudanese into poverty and hunger.

In a Q&A published by non-governmental think tank International Crisis Group (ICG) on Friday, the Horn of Africa director said there is not yet ‘‘a clear path out’’ of Sudan’s political impasse but ‘‘progress remains possible.’’According to ICG’s Alan Boswell, the resilience of Sudan’s protest movement since October’s coup, along with Abdelfattah El Burhan’s apparent …

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Over the past two weeks, six children have died and a further 2,322 others have been reported as malnourished in Kalma camp for the displaced in South Darfur. The head of Kalma camp told Radio Dabanga that of the 2,322 children 767 are severely malnourished and 30 children are permanently confined to camp health centers …

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