♦ This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact weekly digest of Dabanga Sudan's highlights of the news from Darfur and Sudan ♦ Sudan's second Civil Disobedience:...
Woman killed in West Darfur robbery
A woman was killed in Sirba locality in West Darfur on Sunday evening, as she travelled home from the market...
Darfur: Kidnappers release UNHCR staff
Three UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff members who were kidnapped by gunmen on 27 November, have been set...
Employees, shop owners threatened on Sudan’s ‘strike day’
On Monday, Sudan witnessed varying responses to the calls for a nationwide civil disobedience action against the recent austerity measures...
Two girls raped in North Darfur
Two girls of 12 and 16 years were raped near their camp in Tawila, North Darfur, last Friday. Approximately 13...
WHO may shut down Sudan health facilities
Dozens of health facilities supported by the World Health Organization in strife-torn areas of Sudan risk closure due to a...
Norway backs IOM to combat irregular migration in Sudan
The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security has signed a NOK 4 million ($480,000) agreement to fund a IOM...
New charges against Czech, Sudanese pastors
The Sudanese security service (NISS) filed a new charge against a Czech and two Sudanese pastors, and a Christian activist,...
Sudan’s second civil disobedience action ’partially successful’ in Khartoum
Today, Sudan witnessed the second civil disobedience action in response to the austerity measures of November and the ensuing price hikes....
Sudan Feature: Does today’s Civil Disobedience represent a popular uprising?
Whether the 19 December Civil Disobedience action in Khartoum shakes the ruling power and has an effect on the recent austerity...
World Bank continues supporting the poor in eastern Sudan
The World Bank has launched the second phase of the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in the Eastern...
Family of detained Sudanese human rights defender concerned about his safety
The family of the well-known Sudanese human rights defender Dr Mudawi Ibrahim, who is being held incommunicado by the National...
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