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South Sudan: Doctor Recalls Trauma and Triumphs with COVID-19 Patients
Dec 16, 2021Dr Abe Manase Lori is haunted by the memory of a 45-year-old patient who succumbed to COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in South Sudan. ‘This was a time when we ran out of resources…It... -
500 Words Magazine’s Top 10 Stories of 2021
Dec 5, 2021500 Words Magazine relaunched on 1 October 2018, publishing articles, covering a variety of topics such as culture and tradition, music, arts, beauty and fashion, travel, architecture, healthcare, politics, business and economy, and more. 500 Words Magazine has... -
Balqis Badri Receives Pioneering Arab Woman Award at Takreem 2021
Dec 5, 2021Well-known academic and human rights activist Balqis Badri received the ‘Pioneering Arab Woman Award’ at the Takreem 2021 awards ceremony organised by the Arab Union in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday, 3 December 2021. The Takreem Foundation... -
Sudan Mourns the Loss of Singer and Poet Abdel Karim Al Kabli
Dec 3, 2021One of Sudan’s greatest icons, distinguished singer, poet, songwriter and composer Abdel Karim Al Kabli has passed away on 2 December 2021, at the age of 89, after battling an illness in the US where he... -
Sudan Set for FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™
Dec 1, 2021Sudan is set to play against Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon at the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™, which is taking place in Qatar from 30 November and 18 December 2021. The opening ceremony was highly-received, which included jaw-dropping... -
Google Doodle Celebrates Sudanese-Libyan Writer Muhammad Al Fayturi
Nov 24, 2021Google Doodle celebrates Sudanese-Libyan writer Muhammed Al Fayturi on 24 November 2021 – on what would have been his 85th birthday. The writer, poet, playwright and ambassador died in Rabat, Morocco in 2015. Widely revered as a... -
Sudan Prepares for Millions March for the Martyrs
Nov 23, 2021Hundreds of thousands are preparing for a Millions March, dubbed as the “Millions March for the Martyrs”, on Thursday, 25 November 2021 to honour those who have been killed by military forces in anti-coup protests since... -
Beyond the Coup: What Does Falling Back to the Dark Ages Mean for Sudan’s Economy
Nov 15, 2021In Elazhary, South of Khartoum, construction is underway for Mohamed Elbagir’s, a 32-year- old university graduate, modest veranda in his shared family house. The narrow shed, covered with iron sheets, is his office space for his... -
Sudan Prepares for Another ‘Millions March’ Against Military Coup
Nov 10, 2021After a military coup, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, took place on 25 October 2021, millions of protesters took to the streets on a ‘Millions March’ on 30 October to condemn the coup. According... -
Sudan Prepares for ‘Millions March’ Against Military Coup
Oct 29, 2021Tens of thousands of protesters are preparing for a Millions March on Saturday, 30 October 2021, protesting against the military coup, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan. In the early morning hours of 25 October...