February 05
Sudan: Sudan Communications Blackout Widens Amid Accusations
The El Sudani and MTN telecommunication and Internet networks continued to be cut off across the country for the second day yesterday. Nearly two thirds of the country's population… Read more »
February 04
Sudan: Phone, Internet Falters in Eastern Sudan
Subscribers to El Sudani and MTN communication and internet providers complain service interruptions in El Gezira, Sennar, and large parts of eastern Sudan since Friday morning.… Read more »
Sudan: New US Sanctions Unjust - Sudan Govt
The Sudanese government has denounced the US Treasury Department's decision to impose sanctions on Zadna International Company "under the pretext of its affiliation to the Sudan… Read more »
January 22
Sudan: European Union Sanctions Sudanese Businessman and Six Companies
The EU on Friday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on six people reportedly linked to Hamas, including Sudanese businessman Abdelbasit Hamza. Today, the European Council agreed… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Sudan: Paramilitary RSF Claims to Have Seized Country's Telecoms
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced yesterday it took control of the database centre of Sudatel (Sudan Telecommunications Group), raising many questions regarding the threat… Read more »
December 01, 2023
Sudan: War Plunges South Darfur Communications Into 'Medieval Abyss'
A complete breakdown in mobile phone and internet connections that has plagued Nyala, capital of South Darfur and Sudan's second-largest city, since the early days of the war that… Read more »
November 29, 2023
Sudan: Merchants - Bank of Sudan Policies 'Restrict Commercial Activity'
Market vendors in Sudan's El Gedaref voiced concerns about the impact of the Central Bank of Sudan's (CBoS) transfer limit policy on market dynamics, attributing a decrease in… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Delegation in China Proposes Increased Oil Investments
The Sudanese delegation currently visiting China met with the general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Beijing on Friday. Finance Minister Jibril… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Oil Field Workers Narrowly Avoid RSF Attack
Oil companies avoided a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on the Balila oil field and airport in West Kordofan on Monday morning. On Sunday evening, they evacuated all crews from… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Sudan: RSF 'Liberates' Vital Sudan Oilfield
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on the Balila oilfeild, as well as the Balila Airport in Sudan's West Kordofan, earlier today. In a statement by the… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Minister Intervenes Year-Long Mining Blockade
Protesters in the Telkok and Hamashkoreib locality in Kassala have continued their blockade of the markets around mining areas for more than a year now, demanding environmental… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan Halves Transfer Limits As Sudanese Pound Plummets
The Sudanese Pound continues its downward plunge against international currencies, with reports that the US Dollar is currently changing hands for more than SDG1,020. The Central… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Pound Hits New All-Time Low
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) continues its nosedive against foreign currencies, attributed by traders and economists to an increase in demand for the US Dollar. The greenback was… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Sudan: Declining Sudanese Pound 'Going the Way of Lebanese Pound' - Economist
Sudanese economist, Prof Hassan Bashir, warns that the collapse of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) "could catch up with the Lebanese Pound (LBP)* if the war continues," indicating that… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Pound Declines Further As Dollar Exchange Rates Rise Again
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) once again faced a significant depreciation against foreign currencies this week. Exchange rates for the US Dollar surged, with reports indicating prices… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Pound 'Collapses' Against Hard Currencies As CBOS Limits Bank Transfers
The Sudanese Pound (SDG) has recorded an 'unprecedented collapse' against foreign currencies in the parallel market, as the Dollar sold for more than SDG900. The Bank of Khartoum… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Africa: Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia Resume Negotiations On GERD
Negotiations between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) resumed on Saturday. The head of the Ethiopian delegation said that the meeting will… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Sudan: South Kordofan Traders Resort to South Sudanese Pound As Banks Are Closed
Merchants and vendors at the markets of South Kordofan have resorted to barter trade and dealing with South Sudanese currency, because of the persisting liquidity crisis in the… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Sudan: Country in 'Depths of Economic Abyss' - Analyst
In an interview with Radio Dabanga, economic analyst Kamal Karrar said that the continuation of the war for more than five months caused the country's overall economic collapse. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Sudan: Conflict Causes Daily Economic Loss of $80 Million - Economist
Sudanese economist Haisam Fathi estimates the daily costs of the violent conflict that erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15,… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Activist Warns of 'Dire Consequences' of Toxic Gold Extraction
A workshop held by Sudan's Ministry of Minerals and the Sudanese Company for Mineral Materials earlier this week in Port Sudan, ignored environmental studies that ensure health and… Read more »
September 11, 2023
East Africa: Sudanese Experts Decry Ethiopia's 4th Filling of GERD As a 'Water Bomb'
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which Ethiopia says is now full, has been denounced by Sudanese commentators as 'a water bomb'. Concerned international experts predict… Read more »
Sudan: Central Bank of Sudan to Return to Siraj Payments System
The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) has announced that it will return to working via the Total Instant Settlements System (Siraj), making the system available to all banks and dealers… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Sudan: Dollar Exchange Rates Increase in Sudan
The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Sudanese pound recorded a significant increase following a rise in the demand last week - while a sharp decrease in exports since war… Read more »
August 30, 2023
Sudan: Levies Imposed Along Kordofan's Highways Strangle Supply Lines
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) units and other armed groups are imposing hefty levies on the roads connecting North Kordofan with West Kordofan, threatening to disrupt the supply of… Read more »