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Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Art in a Time of War: The New Chapter for Sudanese Artists
The Derik Cultural Festival 2023 Embraces Diversity
Books
Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Zeinab Badawi Announces Publication of Her First Book “An African History of Africa”
New Book “100 Sudanese Verbs for Beginners” is All You Need to Master Verbs in Sudanese Arabic
Creative Writing
In Her First Book, Roaa Nizar Writes ‘To All Who Exist’
On What it Means to be Sudani: An Introspection
Crying for Omar
Photography
‘Modern Sudan’ Photography Competition Launched
‘Sudan Protests’: Regional Winner of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Society
Colourism and Skin Bleaching in South Sudan
Modesty in Sudan | Part III: Facing Patriarchal Power
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
Travel
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Top 10 Travel Destinations for Sudanese
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
Interviews
Tahani Ajak: The Unknown Helping Hand of Sudan’s Refugee Camps
Interview with Reem Gaafar, The First Sudanese to Win The Island Prize for African Novels
Ghost Season: A Debut Novel By Fatin Abbas
Foreigners’ Perspective
From Nimiti Paradise to Sand Dunes Dreamland
Five Things I Miss About Sudan
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
Science and Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
Climate Education in Sudan: An Unattainable Dream
Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Shakheto: Sudanese Team at 2023 Hult Prize Challenge
Blockchain for Cross-border Remittances in Sudan: A Humanitarian Approach
Health
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
Business and Economy
Videos
17 May 2024
Science and Technology
The Consequence of COVID-19 Pandemic I Didn’t See Coming
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Nedda Elbedawi
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Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 made life a mess. It was the early work from home days. Restaurants were still accepting patrons. A Sudanese friend called me, frantic, begging to meet in person. I broke social distancing protocol because it...
Is Sudan Ready for COVID-19?
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500 Words Magazine
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Mar 22, 2020
On 31 December 2019, an unknown flu-like virus, causing fever, pneumonia (Infection in one or both lungs), chest pain and shortness of breath was first reported in Wuhan, China. As more cases began to appear, examinations,...
COVID-19 and the Sudanese Economy: A Wake-Up Call or Final Nail in the Coffin?
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Jawhara Kanu
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Mar 19, 2020
Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019, coronavirus (COVID-19) has been taking a gigantic toll on the global economy. It can be described as a trigger to a domino effect of a future economic...
Hydroponic Farming and the Sudanese Agricultural Industry
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Mohammed Jalad
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Aug 28, 2019
With more than 80 million hectares of cultivable land, Sudan is one of the most fertile countries in the world. Since its independence, agriculture and livestock continued to be the main sources of livelihood for many...
PTSD Concerns After Sudan Protests
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Rawan Abazer
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Jul 25, 2019
Since the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) reached a power-sharing agreement on 5 June 2019, a much-needed grace period came into effect after eight months of ongoing protests – although protests...
World Autism Month: Autism in Africa
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Terhas Berhane-Rwakaara
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Apr 30, 2019
According to Autism Speaks, a non-profit which was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright and grandparents to a child with autism, autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a broad range of conditions characterised...
Sudan Protests: What Does Tear Gas Do?
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500 Words Magazine
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Feb 6, 2019
Since 19 December 2018, protests began across Sudan calling for the downfall of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir and his regime, the National Congress Party (NCP). Thousands of protesters took to the streets chanting, ‘Tasgut Bas!’, telling...
When Cousins Marry: Sudan’s Genetic Challenge
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Mustafa Badri
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Jan 22, 2019
My parent’s homeland faces numerous challenges on its long road to becoming a well-functioning democratic society. Attention is rightly paid to issues such as ethnic disunity, weak institutions, egregious poverty, as well as the crumbling economy...
How Ushahidi Technology Can be Applied in Sudan?
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Mohammed Jalad
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Jan 16, 2019
It is 2008, the Kenyan election has just started. Violence erupts around the country after widespread perception that the count of the presidential election was modified in favour of then Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, leaving millions of...
Grooming Sudan’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs
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Shahd Elshafei
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Dec 9, 2018
Regardless of Sudan’s political and economic climate, Sudan is seeing a growing drive for entrepreneurship. Aspiring entrepreneurs have many platforms to approach that can help them turn their ideas into real businesses. This year, new initiatives...
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