♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
Covid-19: US-COVAX grant of a million doses of Pfizer vaccine lands in Sudan
As many countries in the world report an upsurge in Covid-19 infections as the ‘autumn wave’ approaches, a consignment of...
Seven cases of monkeypox reported in West Darfur
The Director General of the Ministry of Health in West Darfur, Osman Ali Abakar, reported the death of a new-born...
Working Sudanese unable to make ends meet as economy founders
Rising costs of transport, food, and basic commodities are putting immense pressure on Sudanese consumers, as the Sudanese Pound continues...
Osman Mirghani: Sudan needs new political system to prevent ‘migration to the north’
About four million Sudanese live and work in Egypt. And many intend to follow. Up to at least eight daily...
West Kordofan: ‘No police response’ after farmer and son slain by gunmen
A group of gunmen killed a farmer and his son, also shooting and injuring the farmer’s sister near their farm...
Sudanese youth on police head-shaving campaign: ‘Better do it yourself’
On Monday, the police carried out a ‘head-shaving campaign’ targeting a group of young men at the Bahri Market in...
Muslim Sheikh killed in Darfur, ACJPS reports ‘suspicious deaths’ of Christians
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) called on Tuesday for urgent investigations into "suspicious circumstances’" surrounding the...
Darfur Network reports death of two policemen, five civilians in several attacks
The Darfur Network for Monitoring and Documentation reported this week that two policemen were killed, allegedly by followers of former...
HUDO: ‘Govt forces involved’ in South Kordofan robberies
Five people, including a policeman, were wounded in an armed robbery by unknown gunmen near El Abbasiya in South Kordofan...
South Darfur: ‘Floods further deteriorate inadequate humanitarian condition’
People in the Gereida locality of South Darfur faced week-long torrential rains, resulting in many losing their homes and having...
Report: ‘Military control of Sudan economy obstructs democracy’
A repressive cartel of state-affiliated actors uses its control of the economy to obstruct Sudan’s democratic ambitions, constituting a ‘deep...
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