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A young Sudanese woman died in Absha Regional Hospital in Chad on Sunday, from injuries she received during an assault near the village of Dankoj, four kilometres southwest of Gaga refugee camp in eastern Chad.

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 …

Livestock deaths prompt fear of Rift Valley fever and chikungunya outbreak in northern Sudan Read More »

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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Heavy rains and flooding have affected over 88,000 people in 13 out of Sudan’s 18 states since the start of the rainy season in July, according to the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). The water levels in the Nile River are above flood risk level in Khartoum, Ed Dein and Shendi stations, according to the Ministry …

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According to the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), crimes of gender-based violence against women by Sudanese security and military forces continue to be the norm in the public and private spheres across the country.