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There is noticeable movement in the entrepreneurship atmosphere in Sudan. Plenty of individuals are trying to make their way on their own by starting businesses. Some of them succeed, some others don’t. Reasons for success and...

The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that followed offered many people – fortunate enough – around the world an opportunity to stay home and stay safe. Social media feeds have been flooded with pictures of how...

Throughout human history, the notion of culture links with literature, poetry, and art. However, culture is more than that. It’s also about social behaviours, knowledge and understanding – what we learn by socialisation. There is culture...

If you’ve been on Sudanese Facebook lately, you’ve probably seen Gasharona, the heavily-filtered, totally silly star of a series of comedic videos that deal with situations as diverse as office life, weddings, childbirth, and even abuse. Although...

Food is a life necessity, and what we consume is intricately intertwined with our culture. It’s a universal language that allows us to convey our environments and history and share our mutual culinary experiences. Without it,...

On 17 September 2020, Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, artist Duaa Tariq and four other artists of the Feed Arts Group were arrested on “public nuisance” charges and jailed for two months. At the time of the...

On 16 September 2020, the Freedom House has awarded the 2020 Freedom Award to the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) and the Organization of the December Revolution Martyrs’ Families (ODRMF) for their work ushering a revolution in...

Egypt-based Sudanese singer Setona has passed away in Cairo, Egypt on 8 September 2020. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed. رحيل الفنانة #ستونا في القاهرةتعازينا لأسرتها و أصدقائها و جمهورها الصبر والسلوان وان...

In January 2020, pictures of five severely malnourished lions in Al Qurashi Family Park in Khartoum went viral on social media, bringing international attention and aid to save the lions and other mistreated animals at the...

On 5 September 2020, Sudan’s Security and Defence Council has declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that affected more than 500,000 people, killed at least 100 people, and destroyed more...