Rise in COVID-19 infections expected, no school closures in Sudan
Sudanese Minister of Health Omar El Najeeb expects “a steady increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths during the next three...
UNHCR: $574 million needed for refugees in Sudan
The UN refugee agency UNHCR, together with 38 international and national partners, has launched an appeal to assist more than...
Sudan Finance Ministry, MTN agree on electronic Samarat payments
Electronic payment services via the MTN mobile money service are to be provided to facilitate the implementation of Sudan’s internationally...
Two men killed in North Darfur
Two men were killed in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Monday evening. Abbas Hussein Adam was shot dead near...
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Sudan: USA and EU keen to mediate on Ethiopian dam deadlock
The EU and the USA have both affirmed their willingness to mediate in the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...
Juba Declaration of Principles draws praise from across Sudan’s political spectrum
Reactions continue to flow-in from across Sudan’s political spectrum, to the historic signing of the Declaration of Principles (DOP) between...
Darfur activists lament insecurity, Blue Nile state is short of water
People from Gireida locality, South Darfur, have complained of a lack of security, continuing violence, and conflicts, as well as...
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 surge among Sudan’s youth
The current surge in COVID-19 infections across Sudan is ‘alarming’, youths are especially vulnerable, and this is contributing to the...
Sudan’s Desert Hawks bound for Afcon in Cameroon after 2-0 win against South Africa
Sudan’s national football team, the Desert Hawks, have secured a place in the line-up for the Africa Cup of Nations...
Book collection initiative starts three new libraries in Darfur
“Awareness is the closest way to helping people achieve their aspirations,” says Khartoum literary writer and journalist Stella Gaitano, whose...
Deal between rebel movement, Sudanese govt well received
The head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, welcomed the signing of the Declaration...
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