Sudan’s press, from repressed to self-repressed
Sudan’s press is undergoing several reforms in a spirit of increasing openness under the new administration, but the vestiges of a p...
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A blind musician’s vision for the future
His lack of sight since birth has never prevented Mohamed Hassan from having vision and dreams for the future. Just like his father,...
Hopeful signs to end Blue Nile’s cholera curse
Today marks the end of the first phase of the World Health Organization’s cholera vaccine campaign in Sudan, first detected on 28 Au...
Poisonous practice: the ongoing fight to close Sudan’s gold mines
“Companies leave our land! Health before everything!” shouted demonstrators last week in Kalogi, South Kordofan State. Civilians are...
Foreign oil investment may be curbed by Sudan’s own oil sector
On Monday, the Sudanese government under Energy Minister Adel Ali Ibrahim called out to foreign energy companies to invest in Sudan’...
“Thirty years without service” Life in the outskirts of Kosti
Even those war-displaced decades ago in Sudan struggle with acquiring basic services and support from the former government, local r...
Sudan’s prospects for peace, optimism despite huge challenges
“Peace seems to be in the air in Juba these days,” comments Angelo Wello, a pastor and charity worker based in Juba, South Sudan. We...
The trial of a warlord, a test for the new government
Despite four public protests, petitions and multiple calls for his release, warlord-turned-opponent to the former regime, Musa Hilal...
Bashir national trial continues, but ICC trial remains blocked
As the trial of deposed former president Omar Al-Bashir is set to continue this week, several sources claim former members of the ru...
The last days of Bashir in the palace, new days in court
The moment millions of Sudanese entered into the vicinity of the General Command of the Army Headquarters on 6 April, the deposed fo...