April 12, 2023
Sudan: Schoolteachers On Strike Again
A new nationwide strike of state schoolteachers enters its third day today. On Sunday, the Sudanese Teachers' Committee (STC) decided to down tools, less than two weeks after… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Sudan: South Kordofan Residents Oppose 'Hazardous Mining'
Residents in South Kordofan restated their opposition to mining activities that pose a threat to human health and the environment in the El Tadamon locality, on Saturday. Human… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Sudan: Teachers Extend Strike Suspension With Extra Month After Negotiation 'Breakthrough'
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April 03, 2023
Sudan: Four Miners Still Missing in Northern State After Shaft Collapse Kills 14
Four miners are still trapped under the rubble, and searchers have little hope for their survival, after a shaft collapsed at El Ahmar mine in Wadi Halfa in Sudan's Northern State… Read more »
Sudan: Treatment Cancelled for Patients of Khartoum Health Insurance Corporation
The director of the Khartoum state Health Insurance Corporation has decided to temporarily suspend the access of patients to health institutions contracted by the corporation,… Read more »
March 31, 2023
Sudan: Economist Expects Dismissals At Sudanese Banks and Warns of Stagflation
Former banker and economic analyst Hafiz Ismail warned about the disastrous impacts of stagflation and the weak financial position of Sudanese banks. He criticised the policies of… Read more »
March 27, 2023
Sudan: Radio and TV Workers Strike Across Sudan
The Committee for the Demands of Radio and Television Workers in the Various States of Sudan continued to schedule a strike, demanding their legitimate rights in the matter of… Read more »
March 26, 2023
Sudan: Fire Guts Market on Sudan-Egypt Border
An extensive fire consumed an as yet unspecified number of shops, businesses, and homes in and around the Argeen crossing market on the border between Sudan's Northern State and… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Sudan: Prices Up, Buying Power Down, As Sudan Shoppers Gear for Ramadan
As the Sudanese public prepare for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, while the current official inflation rate has fallen to 63.3 per cent compared to 83.6 per cent in January,… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Sudan: West Kordofan 'Wronged' By Sudan's Central Government in Distributing Oil Profits Vs Burdens
The executive mechanism of the oil fields in Sudan's West Kordofan said that the region faced injustice at the hands of the central government as the state's population did not… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Sudan: Gold Miners Protest Over Fivefold Fee Increase
Gold miners in Red Sea state and Blue Nile state are protesting the decision of the Sudanese Company for Mineral Resources to pursue a fivefold increase in the fees of a 100kg sack… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Sudan: Economists Sound Alarm As Trade Deficit Hits U.S.$6.7 Billion
A leading Sudanese economist cites the decline in petroleum production and the loss of traditional markets following the October 2021 military coup d'état, after the Central… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Sudan: Protests Against Privatisation in Sudan Spark Detentions
Authorities in Red Sea state detained two leaders of the Ports Workers Union following protests against the privatisation of terminals of the Green Harbour on the east side of Port… Read more »
Sudan: New Policies Fail to Address 'Disastrous' Economic Situation, Traders and Consumers Say
Traders, vendors, consumers, and economists in Khartoum denounced the doubling of customs duties on more than 100 import commodities and the Ministry of Finance's intention to lift… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Sudan: Economist - Factories Will Go Bust If Tariff Increases Go Ahead
The recent decision by Sudan's Ministry of Energy and Oil to increase customs tariffs* on imported goods by up to 20 per cent, has been described by economist Osman Kheiry, as… Read more »
Sudan: Activists Stand Firm Against 'Toxic, Monopolistic' Mining Practices
South Darfur activists staged a protest vigil in front of the secretariat of the state government in Nyala on Monday, to condemn the practices of the mining company that operates… Read more »
February 26, 2023
Sudan: Poverty in Sudan Rises to 65 Percent
The Director of the Sudan's Commission for Social Security, Solidarity, and Poverty Reduction, Ezeldin El Safi, met with delegates from the United Nations in Khartoum on Thursday,… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Sudan: Road Closure Threat As Mining Company Charges Activists and Refuses to Obey Agreement
The Delgo Mining Company is pressing charges against five protesters in Sudan's Northern State for 'causing the suspension of a gold mining plant', which uses the highly toxic… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Sudan: Transparency and Policy Tracker Report Calls Economic Situation 'Grim'
A new report by the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker(STPT) states that the "December 2018 revolution created space to pursue major economic reforms. However, that space was… Read more »
February 21, 2023
Sudan: New Anti-Gold Mining Protests in Red Sea State As Military 'Procrastinates'
Karrar Askar, a member of the protest committee against gold mining in Dordeib, Red Sea state, accused commanders of the 45th Infantry Brigade of procrastinating with regard to… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Bus Owners Plan Open Strike
The Executive Office of Public Transport Owners and Drivers in Khartoum are planning an open strike to reject increases in licensing fees and traffic fines announced by the… Read more »
February 18, 2023
Sudan: No Irrigation Water for Farmers in Northern El Gezira
Farmers in the northern section ofthe El Gezira Agricultural Schemecomplain of an acuteshortage of waterneeded toirrigate their crops. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Sudan: Protests Against Gold Mining Continue in Sudan Red Sea State
The Port Sudan-Kassala highway near Dordeib in Red Sea state remained closed yesterday after protestors decided to extend their roadblocks due to a lack of reaction from… Read more »
Sudan: Economists Accuse Sudan Authorities of 'Secrecy' Over National 2023 Budget
Economists are accusing the Sudanese authorities of a "lack of transparency" for failing to publish the 2023 national budget after it was approved by the Sovereignty Council and… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Teachers Committee Calls Promises to Pay Salaries 'Political Fraud'
Despite an announcement that Sudan will begin paying their outstanding dues and delayed salaries, the national teachers' strike has continued into its ninth week, accusing the… Read more »