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‘اتق شر الحليم اذا غضب’ An Arabic proverb that goes along the lines of ‘Be wary of the forbearing (slow-to-anger), if they become angry’. As we speak, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, who has been in...

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...

December 2018 marked the beginning of the Sudan uprising or revolution with anti-government protests breaking out across the country, calling for the downfall of President Omar Al Bashir and his regime. As peaceful demonstrations flooded the...

The anti-governement protests of Omdurman on 9 January 2019, which saw the largest number of protesters of the ongoing Sudan uprising, turned deadly as police forces responded to the peaceful demonstrations with live ammunition, rubber bullets, and...

On Wednesday, 9 January 2019, Sudan witnessed its largest anti-government protest of the ongoing Sudan uprising, which began on 19 December 2018 over shortages and rising prices of essential commodities. Over 20,000 protesters in Omdurman marched...

When the ongoing protests began in Sudan on 19 December 2018, calling for the overthrow of President Omar Al Bashir, quite a few took a step back to contemplate the implications — what comes next? As...

Language has long been a source of identity in Sudan. Since 2005, the constitution declared Arabic and English as the official languages, with Sudanese Arabic being the dominant lingua franca spoken by more than 78% of...

500 Words Magazine relaunched on 1 October 2018, publishing daily articles covering topics such as culture and tradition, music, arts, beauty and fashion, travel, architecture, healthcare, politics, business and economy, and more. 500 Words Magazine has...

Protests in Sudan erupted on 19 December triggered by shortages and the steep increase in prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel. Thousands have taken to the streets of Sudan, demanding an end to Sudanese...

Due to what happened in Sudan, which is one of the biggest suppliers in the world, Poland has noticed a sharp increase in the prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel, which has led...