Border tensions mount between Sudan, Ethiopia
26 January 2021 Tensions are mounting between Sudan and Ethiopia, as Sudan refuses to back down from its heavy military presence alo...
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Dam negotiations unlikely to succeed anytime soon
2 December 2020 Tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) appear permanently stalled for 2020, affecting Sudan’s...
Dark times: government pledges relief to Sudan’s daily blackouts
26 March 2021 Last Saturday, Sudan’s Energy Minister Jaladin Ali Obeid pledged Sudan’s severe electricity shortages would be resolve...
Ethiopia determined to fill Dam amidst regional concerns
17 June 2021 With the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) approaching, Sudan has expressed concerns regardi...
Floods 2021: White Nile River flow at an all time high
2 September 2021 Sudan’s recurrent flooding challenges may finally be subsiding as water levels of the Nile and its branches show fe...
No end in sight – As Ethiopia’s war escalates, relations with Sudan remain strained
19 August 2021 On Sunday, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said Sudan would continue pushing for a peaceful solution to the civil war i...
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...
Poor yields: The challenges faced by Blue Nile’s farmers
30 March 2023 Farming in the Blue Nile State, southeast Sudan, faces severe challenges in both rain-fed and irrigated sectors and co...
Sudan as negotiator in Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict
1 October 2021 As northern Ethiopia’s devastating war enters its tenth month, the international pressure for a negotiated ceas...
Sudan can and plans to do more to mitigate future floods
8 December 2020 Floods are an annual issue for Sudan that impacts tens of thousands of people living close to the Nile. While Sudan...