Floods have caused what local authorities described as ‘catastrophic devastation’ in White Nile state, and extra boats have been deployed on the river to evacuate people who have been stranded by floodwater since the beginning of the week. Official sources say that the main stream of the Nile at Atbara has risen since yesterday, but …
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The trial on 31 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), will begin on April 5, 2022, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, announced today.
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series* we interviewed novelist and social activist Sara Hamza El Jak Abdallah. As one of the few successful Sudanese women novelists, she is also the founder of the Faal Cultural Centre that empowers young women through writing and literary education. We spoke with her about her career, her ideas on …
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Doctors in Sudan’s Northern State have reported 27 deaths and 68 miscarriages among livestock in the area of El Nafaab in Merowe locality, and warn of the emergence of cases of Rift Valley fever and chikungunya, similar to last year. They have appealed to the Ministry of Health and the state government to deal with …