Sudan court jails former Wali of Sennar for corruption
The criminal court in Singa has sentenced the former Wali (governor) of Sennar state, Ahmed Abbas, to two years’ imprisonment...
IOM: 44,000+ displaced by El Geneina violence have returned home
About 44,500 people displaced since the beginning of 2021 from various locations in and around El Geneina, West Darfur, due...
‘Safe spaces’ helping women and girls in West Darfur tackle trauma of violence and displacement
About 1,500 women and girls access five UN Population Fund (UNFPA) temporary safe spaces in El Geneina, capital of West...
20 dead in River Nile horror smash, mine collapse
Two separate accidents in River Nile state claimed 20 lives on Tuesday; 10 people died when a mine shaft collapsed...
EU, USA welcome IMF, World Bank HIPC decision on Sudan
The international community has reacted enthusiastically to the announcement on Tuesday by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
Dozens arrested in pre-dawn Khartoum swoop on ‘NCP plotters’
Dozens of people - some reports say up to 200 - have been arrested during a combined pre-dawn operation in...
World Bank, IMF: Sudan’s debt to be cut by $50 billion
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that Sudan is to benefit from $50 billion in...
Khartoum clampdown on knives, edged weapons, unlicenced motorcycles
The Wali (governor) of Khartoum state has issued a decree prohibiting individuals and groups from carrying and possessing knives and...
Darfur: UNAMID drawdown complete as ‘liquidation phase’ begins
The African Union-United Nations hybrid operation in Darfur will complete its drawdown exercise tomorrow (30 June 2021), as requested by...
Forex speculators arrested in Sudan
Sudanese authorities have arrested 72 people on suspicion of illegal foreign currency speculation. The suspects include bank employees. The Empowerment...
Former Sudan security agent sentenced to hang for student’s December 2018 murder
The Special Court convened to try the perpetrators of crimes related to the Sudanese revolution, has sentenced a former member...
Sudan Cabinet: ‘Unanimous decision’ to hand Darfur war crimes accused to ICC
In a ‘unanimous decision’, Sudan’s Cabinet has pledged to hand former officials indicted for war crimes in Darfur to the...
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