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Arts and Culture
Folktales from Sudan: Audio Stories from Sudanese Folklore Coming on 1 April
Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
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
Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
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
Culture and Society in South Sudan in the Face of Climate Change
A Surgeon’s Legacy: Remembering Dr Isam Osman
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
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
31 March 2025
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Juba’s Urban Transformation: Balancing Progress with Cultural Identity
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Butros Nicola
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Sep 28, 2024
As we navigate through the bustling streets of Juba and other cities in South Sudan, we often find ourselves immersed in socio-cultural events that spark lively debates, which frequently revolve around comparing the past and present...
Nima Elbagir’s “Going Home: The War in Sudan” Receives News Emmy® Award
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 27, 2024
“Going Home: The War in Sudan” with Sudanese journalist Nima Elbagir from The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper received the Outstanding Investigative News Coverage: Long Form in the 45th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Award competition, which...
Famine in Sudan: Here is How You Can Help
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 26, 2024
The World Food Programme (WFP) has a declared a hunger emergency in Sudan in 2024, after famine was declared in North Darfur and is threatened in 14 other areas. On 15 April 2023, a war broke...
Sudanese Perfume and Incense Brands
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 10, 2024
Sudan has a rich culture with its own traditional beauty products, including perfumes (khumra), boy scrubs (dilka and a’ruka), incense (bakhoor) and more. Sudanese women worldwide depend on these age-old Sudanese beauty regiments and treatments for...
Sudan Mourns the Death of TV Cameraman Hatim Mamon
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 5, 2024
On Wednesday, 4 September, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate announced the death of Sudanese TV cameraman Hatim Mamon, who passed away on Tuesday, 3 September in Cairo, Egypt after succumbing to his wounds as a result of...
Public Outcry Over RSF’s Looting of Sudan National Museum
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500 Words Magazine
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Sep 4, 2024
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have reportedly looted the Sudan National Museum (SNM), smuggling some of its artefacts, which are believed to be taken across the country’s southern border. It is unknown what specific artefacts...
The Realities of War Through the Eyes of Sudanese Artists
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Dominica Amet
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Sep 1, 2024
In the heart of Nairobi, Sudanese artists have transformed their pain, hope and memories into extraordinary pieces of art, painting their feelings and depicting the lives of people who are now displaced and seeking refuge in...
Not Tall and Not Very Dark-Skinned, But I Am Still South Sudanese
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Butros Nicola
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Aug 28, 2024
One summer day in 2019, just before 11 am, I was on my way to the South Sudan Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan to process some official documents. To ensure I arrived on time, I took a...
Macklemore Cancels Dubai Concert Over UAE’s Involvement in Sudan War
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500 Words Magazine
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Aug 25, 2024
American rapper Macklemore has cancelled his show in Dubai, the UAE, which was scheduled for 4 October 2024, due to UAE’s involvement in the ongoing war in Sudan that has resulted in the world’s largest displacement crisis. The war...
Sudan’s 12 Most Tragic Events
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500 Words Magazine
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Aug 22, 2024
When it comes to world news, Sudan commonly makes headlines for civil conflicts, political and economic instability and crises, humanitarian crises, war crimes, and more. However, there are many times Sudan made headlines for other tragic...
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