UK justice organisation REDRESS has appealed to United Nations experts to urgently intervene on behalf of abducted Sudanese women’s rights activist Amira Osman, whose whereabouts remain unknown since she was allegedly taken by Sudanese security forces during a raid on her home last Saturday.
US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate John Godfrey and Michael Adler for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sudan and South Sudan respectively. A statement by the White House briefing room on Wednesday, introduces President Biden’s nominees for key diplomatic roles in his administration.
Three girls aged between 6 and 9 were raped by four armed herdsmen, a kilometre north of Bindisi in Central Darfur on Tuesday. A group of armed men halted a fuel tanker vehicle onear Tabit in North Darfur on Monday, and stole large quantities of fuel.
The alliance of farmers in El Gezira and El Managil forewarned authorities of the winter harvest failure, owing to the unjustified increase in agricultural fees, neglect of cleaning canals, lack of production inputs and, potential failure to fertilise the crops in time.
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.