Sudan’s major floods meet a meagre response
23 January 2020 “God must be angry with us,” says Khartoum resident Khalaf Shareef half-jokingly as he surveys more streets engulfed...
Authorities arrest artists and film-maker in Khartoum
18 September 2020 A Sudanese court charged five artists with a two-month prison sentence and a fine of 5,000 Sudanese Pounds (roughl...
One step forward, three steps back in Renaissance Dam talks
12 September 2020 Negotiations between Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt over the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are se...
State Governors denied – challenges in new appointments
7 September 2020 As of last week, life in Kassala, eastern Sudan, appears to slowly return to normal after a curfew was lifted and s...
Prospects and confusion over Sudan and Israel relations
22 August 2020 In October 2012, former president Omar al-Bashir referred to Israel as the “Zionist enemy that will remain the enemy...
The struggle for Sudanese women’s rights: gains at home, losses abroad
Although divorced from a past, abusive husband, Sahar* still felt trapped. Until recently, regulations would prohibit mothers from t...
Sudan’s two-faced approach to press freedom
Although slight in stature, her voice boomed her indignation towards the army’s on-going hold on power in Sudan. A social medi...
Mounting calls for justice: Kushayb’s trial and the ICC
With overwhelming support in Darfur for Kushayb’s trial commencing at the Hague, pressure is mounting for the Sudan gov...
Another pandemic: Rising domestic violence under quarantine in Sudan
The pandemic has caused all countries to direct citizens to stay home to protect themselves and others, yet for domestic violence vi...
Sudan’s Dearth of Doctors
Medical personnel quit during a pandemic due to assaults and limited equipment Doctors are celebrating a small victory in Sudan afte...