February 07, 2023
Sudan: More Anti-Gold Mining Protests As Cyanide Poses Environmental and Health Risk
People in Sirba in West Darfur have called on the state authorities to intervene and stop illegal mining excavations in the area in which toxic cyanide is used. In Red Sea state,… Read more »
Sudan: Robberies in West and North Darfur Mark Deteriorating Security Situation
Both West and North Darfur witnessed several robberies and other violent incidents in the past days that resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries and sparked complaints… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Sudan: Armed Forces 'Won't Protect a Constitution Signed By 10 Men' - Council Member
Member of the Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Shamseldin Kabbashi, says that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) will not proceed with the Framework Agreement unless it is signed by a… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum JPA Conference Under Fire As Cairo Workshop Forms Committees
As workshops to discuss critical issues in Sudan began in Cairo on Thursday, the contentious Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) conference in Khartoum received "a lot of criticism" from… Read more »
Sudan: Weather Station Strike Affects Seven Airports
The Sudanese Meteorological Corporation has been on strike for seven weeks in Sudan, meanwhile, the nationwide state schoolteachers' strike entered its eighth week on Sunday. Read more »
February 05, 2023
Sudan: Eastern Sudan Beja Nazirs Adarob Faction 'Disavow Both FFC Blocs'
The eastern Sudanese High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains faction led by Ibrahim Adarob announced its disavowal of any central bloc, in particular the mainstream… Read more »
Sudan: Israeli Foreign Minister Says Visit to Sudan Sets Stage for Peace Agreement
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with the head of the Sovereignty Council and Sudan's Armed Forces commander Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan on Thursday, stating that the visit… Read more »
Sudan: Egyptian Brokered Inter-Sudanese Conference Under Way in Cairo
The inter-Sudanese dialogue conference to discuss a range of contentious issues was launched in Cairo on Thursday and was attended by at least 75 Sudanese political… Read more »
February 04, 2023
Sudan: Victims of Attacks On Beleil Still Being Treated, Reports On Darfur Violence 'Not Convincing'
On Saturday, Adam Abdallah Ibrahim died in a hospital of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, of burns sustained when gunmen torched his home in Humeida in Beleil on December 23 last… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Governor - Sovereignty Council Mainly Responsible for Insecurity
The Sovereignty Council and the security apparatus bear the main responsibility for the deterioration of the security situation in Darfur, says Minni Minawi, Governor of Darfur.… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Sudan: Economic Situation 'Remains Poor', 2023 Budget 'Vague' - Experts
Sudan's macroeconomic situation remainedpoor in January, FEWS NET reported on Wednesday. Economists criticise the national budget for this year for its lack of clarity. Read more »
Sudan: USA Concerned Over Sudan Supreme Court's Release of Convicted Murderer
According to the defence lawyer of Abdelraouf Abuzeid, who was sentenced to death in 2009 for the killing of USAID employees John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas, Sudan's Supreme… Read more »
Sudan: Israel FM Cohen Visits Sudan As Khartoum and Tel Aviv Step Closer to 'Normalisation'
Sudan and Israel have taken a step closer to normalisation of bilateral relations, following a one-day visit to Khartoum by Israel's Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen yesterday, where he… Read more »
Sudan: UN Human Rights Expert Calls for Sudanese Forces to Be Held Accountable for Violations
The UN Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, has called for a speedy accountability of the security forces accused of committing violations. At a… Read more »
Sudan: North Darfur Deploys Joint Forces to Contain Security Situation
Security forces started patrolling the Kabakabiya-El Fasher road earlier this week in an attempt to reduce attacks on vehicles in the area. In Tawila, joint forces carried out a… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Sudan: Journalist Faces Death Threats After Quran School Exposé
A journalist at Sudan's El Jareeda newspaper, Safaa El Fahal, has received threats from an extremist Islamic group via Facebook, after she wrote a column on military training… Read more »
Sudan: North Darfur Police Seize 500 Cartons of Illegal Drugs
Police in El Fasher seized 500 cartons of stimulant pills, the opioid tramadol, illegal medical supplies, in addition to large amounts of cosmetics in the North Darfur capital… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Lawyers Hold Vigil to Protest Omdurman 'Police Brutality'
A large group of lawyers carried out a solidarity demonstration in front of the Ombadda Court in Omdurman yesterday, following reports of one of their colleagues being beaten by a… Read more »
Sudan: SPLM-N Agar to Boycott JPA Conference in Sudan Capital
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement North faction under the leadership of Malik Agar (SPLM-N Agar), announced their boycott of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) conference which… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Sudan: ICG - 'Considerable Work Remains to Keep Things On Track' in Sudan
A statement by the non-governmental think tank International Crisis Group (ICG) recommends that signatories of Sudan's new Framework Agreement should "work to win broader support… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Sudan: Illegal Logging, Locusts, and Livestock Grazing Threaten Environment and Agriculture in Darfur
Native administration leaders, activists, and other people in Reheid El Berdi locality, South Darfur, have reported illegal logging for firewood and charcoal, along with threats to… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Leaders Say They've Been Excluded from Khartoum Peace Conference
The conference on the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA), organised by the AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism in coordination with the signatories to the Framework Agreement, was… Read more »
Sudan: Finance Minister Criticised for Lack of Clarity in New Sudan Budget
As Sudan witnessed protests demanding improvements in health and education, Economist Haisam Mohamed Fathi told Radio Dabanga that the 2023 national budget, approved by the Council… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Sudan: Supreme Court to Release USAID Diplomat's Killer - Report
The Supreme Court of Sudan has reportedly issued a decision to release Abdelraouf Abuzeid Mohamed Hamza, who was sentenced to death in 2009, together with three others, for their… Read more »
Sudan: FCC-DB - '70 Leaders to Attend Cairo Inter-Sudanese Dialogue Workshop'
A delegation of 70 leaders of the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Block (FFC-DB), will depart for Cairo to participate in the inter-Sudanese dialogue workshop brokered by… Read more »