August 25
Sudan: Comms Blackout Across Sudan As Rains Damage Essential Fiber Optic Cable Hub
Cable outages attributed to heavy rains and flash floods in the Haiya area of Sudan's Red Sea state, have continued across much of the country for the second day in a row.… Read more »
August 23
Sudan: Sudan's Suakin Sea Port 'Paralysed By Workers Strike'
Small traders and workers at the Osman Digna Port in Suakin south of Port Sudan, the capital of Red Sea state, are blocking the harbour since Wednesday morning, in protest against… Read more »
August 11
Sudan: Prices Soar in Khartoum State Amid Resurging Violence
A resurgence of violence and shelling in Khartoum state, following two months of relative calm, has led to a further rise in the prices of consumer goods, as demand far outstrips… Read more »
July 23
Sudan: Sudan War - Telecom Tower in Khartoum Bombed?
Social media sites posted contradictory videos on 'the burning of the communications tower' at the Blue Nile in El Manshiya neighbourhood in north-eastern Khartoum on Saturday… Read more »
July 17
Sudan: Decimated Sudan Sugar Industry Faces Bleak Future
Like other sectors of the Sudanese economy and its industrial institutions, the sugar industry has not been spared from the war that erupted on 15 April 2023. The devastation has… Read more »
July 12
Sudan: USD Surpasses 2k Sudanese Pound Mark in Parallel Market
The value of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) against foreign currencies continues to deteriorate rapidly. On Wednesday, the US Dollar exchange rate in the parallel market surged to… Read more »
June 23
Sudan: RSF Accuses Saf of 'Criminal Act' As Khartoum Bahri Power Station Burns
A huge fire broke out at the Bahri thermal power station* in Khartoum North on Saturday evening, and thick clouds of smoke reportedly continued to rise in the sky of the station… Read more »
June 19
Sudan: North Kordofan Sees Fragile Calm Amidst Network Restoration
The city of Um Rawaba in North Kordofan state experienced a tentative calm after recent armed clashes, with the return of the Zain Communications network on Monday marking a… Read more »
June 03
Sudan: $12m Grant to Boost Agriculture in Eastern Sudan
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has announced a grant of USD12 million to support investment companies working in various agricultural… Read more »
May 23
Sudan: Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker - 'RSF Exploiting North Darfur Trade Route'
In a new report, the Sudanese Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) indicates that since taking control of Mellit, North Darfur, last month, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has… Read more »
May 21
Sudan: 'Control Livestock Trade With the Gulf to Halt Sudan War' - Ex-UN Official
A former UN and Oxfam official expressed his belief that the main driver of the ongoing war in Sudan is livestock exports to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Nicholas… Read more »
May 14
Sudan: Experts Question Central Bank of Sudan's Ability to Control Export Revenues
The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) granted 250 Sudanese companies two months to supply reports of export revenues yesterday. The list includes several major companies. Two economic… Read more »
May 10
Sudan: Sudanese Pound Continues Its Rapid Decline, Banks Expected to Collapse
The Sudanese Pound is continuing its accelerated decline against the foreign currencies since the beginning of this week. Economists expect the imminent collapse of about 25 banks… Read more »
April 29
Sudan: Sudan Gold Revenues 'Unaffected By War'
Although the war between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has continued since mid-April of last year, gold exports have allegedly not stopped or been affected by… Read more »
April 23
Sudan: UNHCR Completes $2.2 Million Projects in Sudan
Yesterday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan announced the completion of two projects funded by $2.2 million from the government of Japan, aiming… Read more »
March 20
Sudan: Sudan Oil Fields Crippled By 'Large-Scale Sabotage'
Engineers in the oil fields of West Kordofan have confirmed "large-scale sabotage operations" in the Dafra field, near the Heglig oil field, situated on the border between Sudan… Read more »
March 11
Sudan: Strikes Shutdown Sudan Ports
Sea Ports Corporation (SPC) workers have reported a successful strike in Port Sudan, Red Sea state, with participation exceeding 90 per cent, protesting government decisions. Read more »
March 10
Sudan: Bank Branches Reopen in Sudan Capital
The director of the El Hattana Branch of the Bank of Khartoum announced yesterday that 50 million transactions have been made via the bankak application service during the war… Read more »
March 03
Sudan: Swedish Ambassador to Sudan - 'EU Prepared to Impose More Sanctions If Necessary'
The European Union (EU), which has already imposed sanctions on six companies that are financing the war in Sudan, is ready to impose more measures if necessary, the Swedish… Read more »
February 22
Sudan: Internet Blackout Hinders Aid Distribution to Civilians
The ongoing internet and communications blackouts in most of Sudan have severely compromised efforts to provide humanitarian aid to civilians in Jebel Aulia, south of the capital… Read more »
February 19
Sudan: Communications Blackout Continues in Large Parts of Sudan
The total telecommunications and internet blackout continues in Khartoum, El Gezira, Blue Nile region and other parts of Sudan. The outages are causing a severe cash crisis in the… Read more »
February 13
Sudan: Communications Blackout - El Sudani Network Restored
El Sudani announced the gradual restoration of telecommunication and internet networks "to all cities of Sudan without exception" yesterday. The Sudatel terrestrial fibre optic… Read more »
February 12
Sudan: Southern Kordofan Mining Practices Prompt Environmental Outcry
Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold extraction using toxic chemicals harmful to both human health and the… Read more »
February 08
Sudan: Satellite Internet Services Surge in Sudan
Intermittent, unreliable, and non-existent internet and communication connections, that have plagued Sudan and Darfur since the outbreak of the war, have prompted a proliferation… Read more »
February 06
Sudan: RSF Denies Being Behind Communication Blackout in Sudan
Zain's telecommunications and Internet service returned for a short while to Port Sudan yesterday evening after a day-long outage, while Sudani and MTN continued to be cut across… Read more »