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 »
Sudan: Sudan General Accuses 'Mafia State Emirates' of Supplying RSF
Lt Gen Yasir El Atta, member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), has unleashed harsh criticism against the United… Read more »
Sudan: UN Secretary-General - El Burhan-Hemedti Power Struggle to Blame for Sudan Catastrophe
A plain-talking UN Secretary-General António Guterres lays the blame for the ongoing war and humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and Darfur squarely at the feet of "two… Read more »
Sudan: 'RSF Atrocities in Sudan and Darfur Signify Political Defeat'
The litany of atrocities, murder, rape, robbery, and trail of mayhem attributed to and alleged against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Darfur and across Sudan and Darfur during… Read more »
November 28, 2023
Sudan: 'There Must Be a Third Way' - Darfur Wali Minni Minawi Calls for Urgent Negotiations in Sudan
The Wali (governor) of the Darfur Region, Minni Minawi, called on the warring Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate and end the war. In an interview… Read more »
Sudan: Report - 'Security-Business Networks Holding Sudan's Private Sector and Democratic Transition Hostage'
Sudan's modern history has been characterised by an inequitable, predatory political economy, that can be tracked back to long before independence, under the British-Egyptian… Read more »
Sudan: Death Toll Rises in Sudan Cholera and Dengue Outbreak
Sudan's Red Sea and El Gedaref states report a steady increase in cases of cholera as the seasonal outbreak of disease takes hold. The death toll is rising daily. Read more »
Sudan: Egypt Asked to Ease Visa Procedures for Sudan Transport Drivers and Medical Patients
The head of the transport chambers in Wadi Halfa locality on Sudan's northern border with Egypt, Essam El Khair, has called on the Egyptian authorities to facilitate the entry of… Read more »
Sudan: Exhibition and Fundraiser for Sudan in Oxford, UK
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Sudan: Former Sudan PM Hamdok Discredits Decision to End UNITAMS
Chairperson of the Civil Front to Stop the War and former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has stressed that there is "no legitimate government today" that has the right to request… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Sudan: Sexual Violence Against Women in Wartime - A Never-Ending Tragedy
Whilst the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday, Radio Dabanga continues to receive horrific testimonies of violence against… Read more »
Sudan: Cholera - Public Urged to Take Measures As Deaths Rise
Health ministries in Sudan states are calling on the public to take measures to curtail the spread of cholera, and the proliferation of mosquito vectors for dengue, as the seasonal… Read more »
Sudan: HRW - Security Council Must Strengthen UN Presence in Sudan
With the pending closure of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), and replacement by a special envoy, the United Nations Security Council… Read more »
Sudan: 'Last Redoubt' - North Darfur Capital Braces for RSF Onslaught
The North Darfur capital El Fasher, the last major city in the region that is still under combined control of the Sudan Armed Forces, and the amalgamated Joint Force of Armed… Read more »
South Sudan: 34 Die in Abyei-South Sudan 'Land Dispute'
At least 34 people have died, 34 others injured, and about 4,000 displaced in attacks in the disputed Abyei* border region between Sudan and South Sudan last week. A 'cautious… Read more »
Sudan: SAF Deputy Commander Breaks Out of Seven-Month Siege to Reach Port Sudan
The Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), Lt Gen Yasir El Atta, has managed to reach Port Sudan after seven months under siege. Radio Dabanga has learned from… Read more »
November 26, 2023
Sudan: Regional Body IGAD Plans Emergency Summit As RSF Attacks West Kordofan Army Base
On Friday, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military base near Babanusa in West Kordofan. Residents of the city of continued to flee… Read more »
Sudan: 'Relative Calm' in West Darfur Capital - Governor
The Wali (governor) of West Darfur, Tijani Karshoum, says that a "relative calm: has returned to the state capital of El Geneina. Speaking to Radio Dabanga, he explained that life… Read more »
Sudan: ACJPS - Concerns Mount Over Darfur 'SAF-RSF Assault On Civilians'
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expressed grave concern on Tuesday over the deliberate targeting of civilians by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and… Read more »
Sudan: Plight of Women in Sudan and Darfur Highlighted On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Sudan in April, women and girls have been particularly vulnerable to violence and violation, with gender-based violence used as 'a… Read more »
Sudan: Darfur Bar Association 'Taking RSF Threats Seriously'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) says that it has been subjected to "serious threats from some members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)," which it says it is "taking very… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Sudan: Amnesty International Reports 'Unspeakable Horrors' in West Darfur
People in Sudan are "enduring unspeakable horrors" amidst ethnically motivated violence in Darfur, warns a recent report by Amnesty International on Wednesday. Survivors who fled… Read more »
Sudan: East Darfur Capital 'Stable' As SAF-RSF Tensions Simmer in West Kordofan
A sense of calm reportedly prevails in the East Darfur capital, Ed Daein, three days after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the town. In West Kordofan, tensions are… Read more »
Sudan: Gender-Based Violence 'A Weapon of War' in Sudan and Darfur
Sudan has experienced a concerning rise in sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) since the onset of war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on… Read more »
Sudan: Opinion - 'Juba Peace Agreement Is Ink On Paper' As Sudan Junta Dismisses Sovereignty Council Members
A growing chorus of opposition has condemned the decisions by Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, president of the Sovereignty Council and commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), to… Read more »