♦ This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact weekly digest of Dabanga Sudan's highlights of the news from Darfur and Sudan ♦ 15 killed as Sennar...
Wanted gang leader arrested in South Darfur
(UPDATE 17:22) The Sudanese police have arrested gang leader Hamad Shummo, who was convicted of a major theft of Unamid...
Herders raid West Darfur police station
A group of gunmen attacked a police station in Sirba, West Darfur on Monday evening, following the murder of a...
Sudan sues, threatens Amnesty International
Khartoum is attempting to counter the international uproar following allegations of the Sudanese government's use of chemical weapons against citizens...
15 killed as Sennar clashes continue
In renewed fighting between armed herdsmen and members of a paramilitary force in Abu Houjar locality on Sunday evening, fifteen...
Riot police disperse protest against land seizure in Sudan capital
Riot police and security agents dispersed a sit-in by residents of the El Jireif East residential area in Khartoum with...
Novels confiscated at Khartoum International Book Fair
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel Love in the Time of Cholera has been removed from the current Khartoum International...
Concerns for Sudanese President Al Bashir’s health
Conflicting reports have been received regarding the heath condition of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir after he missed an important...
UN, US meeting in North Darfur on immigration
A meeting between ambassadors of the UN Security Council, the US Special Envoy to the Sudans, and the government of...
Five Sese camp leaders detained by West Darfur Military Intelligence
Military Intelligence operatives detained five leaders of the Sese camp for the displaced in West Darfur on Friday. A relative...
Darfuri student ‘electrocuted’ in Omdurman
A Darfuri student at the Islamic University of Omdurman has been ‘electrocuted’, however his body reportedly bears signs of torture....
North Darfur militiamen halt water for Sortony
On Sunday, militiamen imposed passage fees on tankers bringing water to thousands of displaced in the Sortony camp in Kabkabiya...
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